Holiday, General Feature Package

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with holiday topics and issues and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. 

For each story included in this package, you will find the first paragraph of the feature release below, as well as its headline linked to the full text.

This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service.  Coming up in 2014 are features on:

Holiday, General Feature Package

1. Stylish Solar Lanterns Brighten Up Back-to-School and Holiday Gifting 
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MPOWERD, Inc., today announced the birth of Luci Lux – the newest addition to its Luci family of award-winning inflatable solar lanterns. The socially and environmentally conscious consumer products company also announced that its much anticipated color-changing lantern (Luci Aura) will arrive in time for back-to-school and holiday gift giving.

2. High Demand Color-changing Solar Lantern This Year's Holiday "It" Gift
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MPOWERD, Inc. today announced that people can now add cordless, colorful illumination to just about any occasion with its much-anticipated color-changing Luci Aura inflatable solar lantern. Designed to make any indoor or outdoor event special Luci Aura ($24.99) has seven luminous hues plus classic white and can cycle through multiple colors (like a modern lava lamp) or settle on one favorite shade.

3. Heavy Video Viewers 57% More Likely to Spend on Holiday Gifts
NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Videology, one of the world's largest video advertising platforms, released the results of a survey of online users and found that heavy video viewers (those who watch 15+ hours a week) are 57% more likely to spend more on holiday gifts this year compared to last year.

4. Sun-Maid® Raisins and Chiquita™ Banana Bread Mix launch "Sweeter-Together" campaign for the Holidays 
KINGSBURG, Calif., Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Some foods are made to be paired together. The fusion of flavors that results when you mix Sun-Maid® Raisins and Chiquita™ Banana Bread are the perfect combination! Whether it's a simple banana raisin bread or banana-raisin chicken curry, banana bread and raisins are simply sweeter together.

5. Early Exclusives Blur Black Friday Predictions via FatWallet.com
BELOIT, Wis., Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FatWallet, where savvy shoppers share coupons and earn cash back at over 1,800 stores, says this will be the biggest, and earliest, Black Friday shopping season in history. The FatWallet Black Friday Deal Finder is expected to host more than 50,000 holiday deals (up from 37,000 in 2013) featuring hundreds of Black Friday ads, from early November sale items through 2014 Cyber Monday deals. Early sales will showcase thousands more items than previous years, with big retailers pushing member exclusivity by offering a chance to purchase Black Friday deals before they're available to the public. Many retailers will start their Black Friday deals on Wednesday, both online and in-store, ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend.

6. This Holiday, Give Inspiring Art Gifts For Kids From Oopsy Daisy
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday, spark a child's creativity and make new memories with original, personalized art gifts from Oopsy Daisy. Here are our favorite gift ideas for 2014.

7. Savings.com Unveils The First Ever Halloween Candy Popularity-to-Cost Index
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Is Halloween a trick or a treat to your wallet? Both, say the experts at Savings.com, the leading destination for coupons, deals and expert shopping tips. In addition to costume expenses, you also have to shell out for candy, which, according to the National Retail Federation, will cost Americans $2.2 billion this year.

8. Mix some spirits into your Halloween festivities with some spooky WAVE Vodka cocktails
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween is eerily close, and a haunting feeling is looming as costumes and parties are being planned down to the last creepy details of the spooky cocktails that will be served.

9. 'Tis the Season to Cruise to the Caribbean with an All-Inclusive Package on Holland America Line's Holiday Sailings 
SEATTLE, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Put a holiday cruise aboard Holland America Line on your gift list this season and you just might get your wish. With special all-inclusive packages in verandah staterooms and suites, travelers can leave the hustle and hassle behind and let Holland America Line spread the holiday cheer by doing all of the decorating, cooking and cleaning.

10. Brandy – The Winter Warmer
GUERNEVILLE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson observed, "Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy." Certainly winter is the season for heroes of both genders, with frigid temperatures, icy winds, big snowdrifts and frozen…well, everything! Those who enjoy winter probably already appreciate brandy, but those who have winter thrust upon them should discover the fact those brave ones already know – brandy is the ultimate winter warmer.

11. Enjoy the gift of beautiful skin this holiday season with L'eclisse mineral makeup 
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, give yourself or someone you love the gift of beautiful, healthy skin with L'eclisse natural mineral cosmetics.

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