In addition, there is a special, shortened Lesson-Sermon for Thanksgiving Day.

makes its network TV debut, when CBS telecasts the 1955 film version as a 3-hour Thanksgiving special.

" Dinner " is used in some areas, such as Newfoundland and Labrador, to describe the noon meal as well as special meals, such as " Thanksgiving Dinner " or " Christmas Dinner ", the evening meal being " supper ".

* Every year in November, the Friday after Thanksgiving marks the start of Coeur d ' Alene's Christmas Lighting Ceremony including a parade, fireworks and special holiday candles given out by the local downtown businesses.

In a filmed Thanksgiving special, billed as his TV debut, sponsored by Coca-Cola on CBS in 1950, the new character Podine Puffington was introduced.

A popular variation called " Indian corn " features a " special " chocolate brown wide end, orange center and pointed white tip, often available around Thanksgiving.

Pardo squeezed in many other assignments at NBC, including the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ( until 1999 ), WNBC-TV's Live at Five news program, NBC Nightly News, and Wheel of Fortune ( during two special on-location weeks in 1988, when the show originated from New York and was using substitute announcers after Jack Clark's death ).

On November 16, 2008, Allen returned to Iron Chef America as co-floor reporter for the show's Thanksgiving special.

Allen reprised the role as co-floor reporter for the Thanksgiving special on November 20, 2011.

A special Christmas train runs Thanksgiving weekend, the weekends following, and the full week prior to Christmas itself.

Two other Little House movies were made in conjunction with the Landon series: the 1974 pilot for the program and Little House Years ( 1979 ), a Thanksgiving special / clip show that aired in the middle of season six.

In 1968, he appeared as Captain Jones in the Thanksgiving special The Mouse on the Mayflower, and that Christmas he appeared as the father of the Drummer Boy, Ali, and as the three Wise Men in The Little Drummer Boy.

the first of which was The Cricket on the Hearth ( introduced in a live-action prologue by Danny Thomas ), in 1967, followed by a Thanksgiving special, The Mouse on the Mayflower ( told by Tennessee Ernie Ford ), in 1968.

An example of the former showed in the 1973 Emmy Award winning special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ; when Peppermint Patty throws a fit about the " dinner " Charlie Brown made for them, Marcie gently reminds her that he didn't invite her to dinner, but she invited herself.

The bi-centenary of this church was celebrated in 2008 and a special Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on Saturday, 11 October 2008, with Bishop John Buckley as Principal Celebrant.

He has a special sensitivity about youth suicide, since his college roommate, a close and supportive friend of his since high school, committed suicide on Thanksgiving during his sophomore year.

From 1992 to 1998, Fox Kids would have a special programming block on Thanksgiving Day, called " The Fox Kids T. V.

School-wide events include Grandparents ’ & Special Friends ’ Day on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving ; Yule Festival – a longstanding holiday assembly that acknowledges both the common and varying traditions of the school ’ s diverse community in songs and readings that capture the principles and spirit of Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa ; and May Day – a special assembly welcoming spring for students in Pre-K through Grade 5.

2005 Marked the last time the classic " Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade " logo ( seen on right ) was used in 2006 a special variant of the logo was used but every year since then a new logo has been used every year for the parade.

The special, entitled Beavis and Butt-head Do Thanksgiving, includes a balloon of Beavis and Butt-head spectating from their couch.

However, a female rabbit with Honey Bunny's yellow character design ( who is unnamed in the cartoon but credited as Honey Bunny ) makes a cameo appearance in the closing scene of the Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet animated television special in 1978.

ABC would occasionally telecast Movie Specials on other days of the week as well, among them Fiddler on the Roof, and Godspell ( which was shown on network television as a Thanksgiving season special in 1974 ).

They toured Russia, appeared in " The Lonely Goatherd " sequence in the film The Sound of Music ( 1965 ), as well as in the ABC-TV 1958 television special Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf, graced many World's Fairs, and were part of five Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades.

In 2009 and 2010 the " Punkin Chunkin " special aired on tape delay on Thanksgiving Day.

the only exception being if both teams are wearing throwback uniforms, such as Thanksgiving Classic games.

With most school-age children and college students ( except those attending summer school ) on summer vacation during the summer months, especially in the United States, travel and vacationing traditionally peaks during the summer, with the volume of travel in a typical summer weekend rivaled only by Thanksgiving.

The team also wore their white uniforms in home games, as opposed to their time in Houston, when their blue uniforms were worn at home – in the two years as the Tennessee Oilers, the team only wore their colored jerseys twice, for road games against the Miami Dolphins and a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys.

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion takes place in 1963, 30 years after " The Homecoming ", even though the actors are only 22 years older.

According to an ESPN Broadcast on Thanksgiving Day, 2007, Turkey is one of only three towns in the United States named Turkey.

He then tells Scott that he only has eleven months, until Thanksgiving, to get his affairs in order before becoming Santa Claus full time, which he tries to refuse.

With strong reviews appearing all over the country, not only of Buffalo Springfield Again but of the band's performance as part of the Beach Boys Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Tour, things were looking up.

The team's November schedule included only single-game weekends, and a Thanksgiving Day game.

The team wound up playing one of its final two " home " games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, where the franchise's only win occurred — over the Chicago Bears of George Halas, in front of an estimated 3, 000 fans on Thanksgiving Day.

At a time when Joey and Chandler had problems, when Chandler had kissed Joey's girlfriend, Joey had stopped acting as Chandler's best friend and replaced him with Ross although this only lasted until Chandler spent Thanksgiving in a box in order to show his remorse and apology towards him.

When Amy visits during Emma's first Thanksgiving, she only says Hi and tells her she came by to borrow a hair-straightener.

UAINE representatives say the only true element of the Thanksgiving story is that the pilgrims would not have survived their first years in New England without the aid of the Wampanoag.

Their " Waterbury Running Chicken " cancel, perhaps a turkey since it appeared close to Thanksgiving of 1869, was in use for only a few days and is now the most prized of all 19th century cancels, with covers fetching very high prices.

Dried and cubed bread is commonly sold in large bags in North America to make Thanksgiving holiday stuffing or dressing, though these are generally different than salad croutons, being only dry bread instead of buttered or oiled and with different seasonings, if any.

Malls, shopping centers and most retail stores close only on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, but remain open on all other holidays ( early closing on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and sometimes on other major holidays ).

Though presidents since George Washington had been issuing Thanksgiving proclamations, Pat became the only First Lady to issue one.

Therefore, by the time of the first Thanksgiving in autumn 1621, there were only four women from the Mayflower left alive: Eleanor Billington, Elizabeth Hopkins, Mary Brewster, and Susanna Winslow.

Due to the high fuel prices in 1974 with the OPEC embargo, Swearer and the college's treasurer suggested the change might save fuel ( not only would the college be largely unoccupied for a longer period during the colder months of November and December, but students who wished to visit home for Thanksgiving would not need to return to campus immediately afterward and then head home again a week or two later ).

When the show finally ended on Friday, November 25th, 1960, the day after Thanksgiving Day, it was one of only eight entertainment shows still on the CBS radio network.

The season included home scenes with the Potters, most notably when they were deluged with guests in " Thanksgiving of ' 53 ", and Potter tried to keep the phone occupied so Klinger couldn't call his relatives, who were on the way over to surprise him ; this episode also marked the only onscreen appearance of Potter's oft-mentioned daughter, Evvy Ennis, and Potter's grandson, Corey.

This win further solidified the group's dominance in the company as Lex Luger was the reigning NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and Ric Flair spent most of 1987 as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, losing it to Ron Garvin in September, only to regain it at Starrcade ' 87 on Thanksgiving night.

In prior years the families of inmates were allowed past visiting rooms only on Thanksgiving Day when they could also share in a holiday feast for $ 1. 75.

It was also a participant in the 1994 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, being the only high school band chosen to play at the Dublin Lord Mayors Ball ; the 1995 and 1999 Texas Gubernatorial Parades ; and the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Since the tree was rather late in being set up to begin with ( November 14 was only 11 days before Thanksgiving that year ), a replacement tree ( always selected in case of an emergency such as this ) was being rushed in from nearby Lithia Springs.