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There’s something eternal, yes, and thrilling about this video — at last count viewed by more than 7 million. Some time ago, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 singers from community chorales, school choirs, local opera clubs — 28 different organizations — to surprise shoppers at the famed Macy’s in Philadelphia. They…

OK, what if your favorite pet could sing Christmas carols? The result just might be hilarious. In the spirit of the season, we share these classics with you — hilarious pets singing … hey, you have to see it to believe it … Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Silent Night and other favorites.   CLICK HERE…

“Sometimes God’s just not ready to take something away,” marvels Reta McKinlay, affectionately petting her family’s mixed-breed puppy, Scamp. A few days ago, the eight-month-old half-Yorkshire terrier, half-Shihtzu was hit by a car. He was obviously a goner — not moving, no apparent pulse. “His eyes were fixed, he wasn’t breathing and he was covered in…

The assignment: give your child a truly stupid early Christmas present. Videotape their reaction. Send it into late-night TV talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel. CLICK HERE to see hilarious video  

What a fun video! Here is a Christmas greetings unlike any you’ve ever seen — the Hallelujah Chorus brought to you by the 5th graders of Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat Elementary School in Quinhagak, Alaska. As you can see, they’ve had a little help from the local Head Start kiddies, the local postmaster and various parents and…

They’re just a bunch of very talented college kids who had a bright idea. They were inspired by the 650 singers who showed up at a Philadelphia Macy’s department store and spontaneously began singing Handel’s classic Hallelujah Chorus. However, they live in a small town in Ontario on the other side of the U.S.-Canadian border…

When Mom figured out that her youngest son had fallen into the pool, she was frantic. She pulled the toddler out of the water and tried to resuscitate him, but it wasn’t working. Enter big brother — age 9 — a take-charge fourth grader who had taken Junior Lifesaving. Like many heroes, Logan Hearn isn’t…

“He loves me. He cares about me. But he’s still annoying.” So says 8-year-old Brandon Lovett. That’s the thanks that his seventh grader brother, Bryan, gets after saving the third grader’s life. It seems Brandon was being his ever-active self and in a blur bumped into his 12-year-old big brother and gulped, inhaling a piece…

Ignoring instincts as old as dogs’ hatred of cats, the golden Labrador baffled his owner by dragging home a rumpled bag of fish-flavored cat food — and impatiently presented it for her approval. It had been run over at least once by traffic. It smelled like cats. Dogs delight in antagonizing cats, right? CLICK to…

Why should Victor Perez get involved? After all, he didn’t know any of the people in the news story. He didn’t know the family of a little girl who had been kidnapped off of the street. He’d never met the child. Why should he care? After all, Perez is an unskilled laborer. He’s a day…

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