Christmas Shipping Deadlines Loom as Gift Buyers Turn to Online Shopping: 'Shipageddon'

Christmas gifts at a shipping center.Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty But now in recent days, with the approval of theCOVID-19 vaccination, mail carriers have also been focused on distributing the vaccine nationwide, according to the outlet. “The carriers are well-equipped to handle the needs of both the vaccine distribution and e-commerce shipping — not to mention the fact that both rely on very different parts of the UPS and FedEx infrastructure,” Laura Behrens Wu, the CEO and co-founder of Shippo, a shipping software provider for e-commerce businesses, told CNBC.

Christmas Song That 83-Year-Old Great-Grandpa Wrote in the '60s Finally Makes Its Radio Debut

Christmas came early for one Texas great-grandfather, whose wish was to hear the holiday song he wrote in the 1960s finally make its debut on the radio. “My goal is to get the song all over the world,” Gondesen, 83, toldCNN. “I would like all the children, especially at Christmastime, to be able to hear it and learn how to sing it.” A former country band musician, the Cypress great-grandfather said he first started working on the song after beginning a family with his high school sweetheart.

Christmas Tree Ignited by Faulty Electrical Outlet, Injuring 2 in Calif. House Fire: 'Be Aware'

House fire in San Jose.Photo: San Jose fire department/ twitter Two people were injured in a California house fire that began after an apparent electrical mishap ignited a Christmas tree, authorities said. One firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries, while a resident of the home was treated on the scene following the blaze on Lick Avenue, the San Jose Fire Departmentsaid on Twitter. San Jose Fire Captain Peter Caponio toldKPIXthat multiple calls came in regarding the fire around 4 a.

Christmas Tree Surrounded by Presents Remains Standing in Mo. House Destroyed by Tornado

Photo: Courtesy Office of the Missouri Governor Pastor Danny Lybarger of The Well, a United Methodist congregation that meets at the Good News Brewery, tells PEOPLE that while he and community members participated in a cleanup, they noticed a lone Christmas tree standing in what was left of a home. “There’s one house where the whole front was ripped off. You look right in and the only thing that’s left standing is their Christmas tree with presents underneath,” Lybarger says.

Christmas Trees Are Going for as Much as $6,500 in N.Y.C. — and Selling Out

Photo: GettySome New Yorkers are coughing up a lot of green for their evergreens thisholiday season.In a recent report from theNew York Post, a roundup of liveChristmastree vendors around the Big Apple showed some varieties are being sold at rates as high as $6,500. Other sellers priced select trees in the $850 to $2,000 range.Fraser firs are the particularly pricey species. They’re currentlyexperiencing a shortagedue to farmers in North Carolina having not planted as many tree during the 2008 recession.