• December 2008
    December Monthly Events
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    Bingo's Birthday Month
    tara@bingobugle.com

    Choose a Summer Camp Month
    www.campparents.org

    National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month (3D)
    202.452.6004

    National Tie Month
    magician@total.net

    *Safe Toys and Gifts Month®
    www.preventblindness.org
    December Weekly Events:

    Cookie Cutter Week (1-7)
    502.839.4929

    Recipes Greetings for the Holidays (1-8)
    mail@contentprovidermedia.com

    Operation Santa Paws (1-22)
    www.santapaws.info

    Human Rights Week (10-17) Day (10)
    December Bestsellers: The advertisers listed below indicate the particular stores and products with high sales for the month. Here are the sales percentages of their year’s total linage. Key months for them can equal a boost in linage for you:
    Car Rental Companies, Local, Consumer 67.5
    Cameras (Excluding Video) & Photographic Supplies 50.9
    Shoes & Boots Regular & Casual 27.8
    Jewelry Stores 23.3
    Jewelry 22.8
    Watches 22.3
    Discount Department & Variety Stores 20.3
    Card, Gift & Book Stores 20.1
    Computer & Software Stores & Services 17.1
    Liquor & Wine Stores 16.0

    Source: NAA’s 2008 Newspaper Advertising Planbook
    December Daily Events
    December 1, 2008
    Coats For Kids Day
    www.wcsh6.com

    UN: World Aids Day
    www.un.org

    Cookie Cutter Week (1-7)
    502.839.4929

    Operation Santa Paws (1-22)
    www.santapaws.info


    December 2, 2008
    Special Education Day
    www.specialeducationday.com


    December 3, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 4, 2008
    Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
    www.qpcteam.com


    December 5, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 6, 2008
    Coats & Toys for Kids Day
    WCSH6.com

    National Pawnbroker's Day
    617.423.9366

    Parade of Lights
    www.kingsvilletexas.com


    December 7, 2008
    National Fire Safety Council Founding Anniversary, 1979
    tlusby@nfcd.org

    Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day


    December 8, 2008
    Feast of Immaculate Conception

    International Shareware Day


    December 9, 2008
    No Scheduled Events

    December 10, 2008
    Human Rights Day
    www.un.org

    Human Rights Week (10-16)
    www.un.org


    December 11, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 12, 2008
    Day of Lady of Guadalupe

    Gingerbread House Day

    Poinsettia Day


    December 13, 2008
    International Shareware Day
    onlinetonight.net

    National Day of the Horse


    December 14, 2008
    Natl Children's Memorial Day & Worldwide Candle Lighting
    www.passionatefriends.org


    December 15, 2008
    Bill of Rights Day, 1791

    Puerto Rico: Navidades (12/15-1/6)


    December 16, 2008
    Boston Tea Party, 1773


    December 17, 2008
    Wright Brothers Day


    December 18, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 19, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 20, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 21, 2008
    Pilgrim Landing, 1620

    *Winter begins (12/21- 3/20)

    World Peace Day/Winter Solstice
    781.631.0786


    December 22, 2008
    Capricorn (12/22-1/19)

    *Chanukah (22-29)


    December 23, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 24, 2008
    Christmas Eve


    December 25, 2008
    *Christmas Day


    December 26, 2008
    *Boxing Day

    *First Day of Kwanzaa (12/26-1/1)


    December 27, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 28, 2008
    Pledge of Allegiance Recognized, 1945


    December 29, 2008
    No Scheduled Events


    December 30, 2008
    Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Parade and Game
    619.283.5808


    December 31, 2008
    Canada: First Nights
    www.firstnights.com

    First Nights
    www.firstnights.com

    *New Year's Eve

    Sun Bowl
    www.sunbowl.org

    World Peace Meditation
    www.quartus.org