Thanksgiving

Stores opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day to usher in the holiday shopping season is almost as much a part of turkey day as football and a tryptophan-induced nap, but that may change.

Thanksgiving is on record as being America’s second-favorite holiday (Christmas wins first prize, of course), so it makes sense that Thanksgiving lore is a part of our shared cultural history and something we start learning early in our lives. But it turns out a lot of what we think we know about Turkey Day is wrong.

Thanksgiving, of course, is a time to pause and reflect about all the good in our lives, but what exactly are we thankful for this year?

Thanksgiving means the whole family—in-laws, distant cousins, grandparents and grandchildren—gets together to share a meal, catch up and generally spend some quality time together. If you're the host, it can be a challenge to entertain such a broad gathering of people.

Ah, Thanksgiving. Every family’s tradition is different, but some things always ring true. There will always be a motley crew of folks coming together to celebrate and slip into a tryptophan-induced slumber. Here are the people who show up at Thanksgiving dinner...

Thanksgiving, which we've been celebrating in America for centuries now, is a time of family, food and, especially, tradition. Even so, many of the stories we take as gospel about this wonderful holiday—wonderful if you’re not endlessly bickering with your relatives, that is—aren’t true at all. Myth, legend and wishful thinking play into a lot of the misconceptions surrounding Turkey Day. Read Mor

Thanksgiving without turkey would be like Easter without eggs. But could it happen?

When it comes to holiday mornings things are hectic and crazy and no one wants to think about breakfast.  On Thanksgiving you are more worried about making sure the turkey is done, the side dishes and desserts are made, and the table is set.  On Christmas, heck you gotta see what Santa brought.  No one wants to really think about breakfast, but you will have a hungry family.  So here are some idea

The holidays are usually associated with families and friends getting together, but there are many people out there that are also dealing with a loss of a loved one, some for the first time. Let's be honest, no matter what, the holidays can be a very stressful time on any given good day. There's the prepping of food, coordinating family members who may be coming in from out of town, the hustle and

If you run the risk of eating so much of the main course that you can’t entertain the thought of enjoying dessert this Thanksgiving, then have we got some big news for you.

Thanksgiving is almost here, which means we start seeing turkeys everywhere—on TV, in our children's school drawings, running through our dreams every single night while we sleep ... you get the idea. And eventually these poor turkeys will be inside many of our overstuffed stomachs as well.

The 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is shaping up to be quite the festive event. And it's only fitting that one of the nation's most beloved spectacles would feature some of country music's most beloved performers, including Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line in 2013!