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Good morning, Houston. It's August, and that means hurricane season is starting to get heavy. The country's got fins to the left and fins to the right, so to speak. As of last night, Tropical Storm Dean was crossing the open Atlantic with winds at 50 mph, while Tropical Depression #5 had put part of the Texas coast under a tropical storm watch. And over in the Pacific, Hawaii's dealing with Hurricane Flossie. Time...

We're ending the week with one of our favorites – the odd 1977 pairing of classic crooner Bing Crosby and (at that time) glam-rocker David Bowie. As noted in the Chronicle yesterday, the producers of Bing's Christmas special wanted Bowie to sing "Little Drummer Boy" as a duet, but Bowie wanted a song that showcased his vocal range better, so the producers wrote "Peace on Earth" for him at the last minute. There were...

Texas has a Christmas song that they can call their own. Originally from Houston, Robert Earl Keen has had a great following over the last decade or so, but even those who don't know him in the Lone Star state still know this song. "Merry Christmas From the Family" is the ultimate white-trash Christmas song. For some, the song hits too close to home. The video was put together a few years ago when...

Houstonist's slide down the slippery slope of yuletide spirit was interrupted this morning by a delightful passage in the Chronicle's profile of George Tims, a 90-year-old Salvation Army bell ringer: Christmas was moving in fast at the big box store. The mercury hunkered in the 30s — cold enough to make your nose drip — and a nasty wind knifed in from the north. Faces showed strain. Parking gridlock reigned. Peace and goodwill? Oh, ho,...

Like it or not, Thanksgiving has come and gone, so the holidays are officially upon us. Stressed? Us too. Fortunately, there are plenty of holiday distractions — here are a few of the old standbys. Do you know a holiday event Houstonist should note? Drop us a candygram. In the meantime, Merry Christmas/happy Hanukkah/happy Kwanzaa/super Winter Solstice! Sure, there are always a bunch of community theater productions of A Christmas Carol, but only in...