The Beat wants to help you get your Holiday Season in order. We put together everything you need to know around the city from Shopping, activites, gift ideas and much more we got you covered. The holiday season is one of the best seasons of the year and why not make it extra special with a little help from us!
If you have any ideas or traditions you want to share with us feel free!
THE BEST ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS MOVIES
Check out this list to help choose the best movie to cuddle up in front of in the best Holiday spirits! Don’t forget to check out our list of all-time classic Christmas flicks, too!
The perfect entertainment to cuddle up in front of the TV.
THE MAGICAL GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET IN QUEBEC YOU MUST VISIT
Christmas markets are a gorgeous holiday tradition loved by families of many faiths and cultures! Sadly, Montreal’s “Grand Marché de Noël" is cancelled this year due to various logistical hurdles. But don’t worry – ANOTHER German-style Christmas market has been announced in Quebec City, and it promises to be breathtaking in every way!
The Quebec German Christmas Market opens Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 4 pm and will showcase “Bavarians traditional musicians, Quebec musicians, carolers, storytellers, traditional puppet shows, unique tasting of food and special drinks” all the way until its closure on December 23!
THE MOST DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS TOYS
It’s all fun and games… Until someone gets hurt! That’s why there’s a watchdog organization dedicated to identifying and denouncing toys that could be dangerous or harmful. As you may guess, November and December is their most active season.
The organization, called W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm), has just released its 2018 list of the 10 most dangerous toys, and some of the stuff on there is… Well… Worrying!
DO YOU KNOW A GRINCH?
Christmas is coming… Can you feel it?
The stress of November is ripe to give way to the magic of the Holiday season. Bright reds and greens dot the (hopefully snow white) landscape, and the sounds of caroling fill the air. Not to mention the smells of family cooked food… YUM!
Someone is on a mission to kill the vibe. A Grinch is among us! It could be anyone, but most of us know at least one veritable Scrooge! It’s someone who only sees the bad side of the Holidays; the excessive consumption and the greed-fest of opening gifts. Everyone’s cheer seems to bother them. They even hate the music! (Gasp!)
DECEMBER EVENTS IN MONTREAL
With the holiday season just around the corner, we have put together a few fun events you can attend with family, friends and loved ones to enjoy the winter season.
With the holiday season just around the corner, we have put together a few fun events you can attend with family, friends and loved ones to enjoy the winter season.
REAL TREE VS FAKE… WHICH IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
Every December, the debate of whether to get a REAL or FAKE Christmas tree resurfaces. With both approaches offering pros and cons, there’s good reason to give the question careful consideration.
There’s something special about having a REAL Christmas tree… They smell AMAZING, and many people see the annual trip to the market as a family tradition. But plastic trees offer certain advantages! A fake tree might be more convenient, as long as you have the space to store it. No need to go buy a tree each year (a labour-intensive chore). Just take the plastic one out of storage and you’re all set! Fake trees may be more expensive, but they also last longer.
THIS LIP-SYNC VIDEO IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO WATCH!
It will make your day and make you laugh!
YouTube sensation Motoki Maxted has the BEST lip-syncing skills we’ve seen in a long while! He has shared a video to his Facebook page of him performing various classic Christmas songs. His Mom is blissfully non-expressive, and it makes for a hilarious video! Watch this today, you won’t regret it.
TOP 7 APPS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Get into the holiday spirit and jolly up your smartphone with gift apps, games, stories and more!
Jolly up your smartphone with gift apps, games, stories and more!
MONTREAL'S SANTA TRACKER
We all want are kids to experience a photo with the jolly old man and get a photo! Here is a list of different places around the city where you can make your kids dreams come true this December!
Find out where the jolly old man will be this December!
[VIDEO] SIMON BECK'S BEAUTIFUL SNOW ART
Check out Simon Becks work of art during the holiday season, it is just beautiful! The work and detail that is put into it is just something out of the ordinary! The video is filmed from a drone footage of "snow tapesteries"! INCREDIBLE
Drone footage of his snow tapestries reveals beautiful works of art.
TRACK SANTA AS HE DELIVERS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
As with each passing year, you can track Santa Claus on the Web as he completes his annual trip around the world delivering presents to all the good children!
Google’s Santa Tracker will allow you to see, in real-time, where jolly old Saint Nick is in the world! You can see if his delivery is on schedule, if his reindeer are doing good, and in which part of the world kids are getting gifts!
The Google Santa Tracker also has lots of games, videos and activities to check out while you wait for Santa to start his big journey!
HELP US BRING CHRISTMAS TO A FAMILY IN NEED
LAST holiday season we wanted to bring Christmas to a family in need.
The Beat 92.5 elves worked really hard over the last weeks to help our family with donations from listeners and partners who generously provided everything needed to make this Christmas a magical one!