Oct. 26, 2025

Why Starbucks Holiday Menu 2025 won't include THIS drink!

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The new trend this year is minimalist Moss Ball Christmas trees. Fallout Boy released a rock version of 'It Feels Like Christmas' from the Muppet Christmas Carol, and the film will have a sing-along show in London's West End. Brad Paisley announced his new Christmas album 'A Snow Globe Town,' set to release on November 7th. Viral TikTok designers Molly and Preston share tips for achieving a perfect Christmas aesthetic. Starbucks' holiday menu for 2025 will not feature any new drinks but will bring back popular favorites.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Oh Ho Ho, Johnny Mack with five

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good news Christmas stories. Seems we have a new Christmas trend.

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It is the moss ball Christmas tree. That's right. The

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recent trend had been loud, glittery, maximus decor, big show

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off kind of Christmas trees. Not now. Now we're into

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minimalist Christmas trees anchored by round, earthly mossball bases. That

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gives off a serene woodland vibe. It's like your Christmas

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tree came back from a spa weekend. Even better, most

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of them are artificials. They don't have to water them

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and they won't get the house messy. So that's the

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new trend. Remember the Muppet Christmas Carol, Well, we're getting

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a new version of one of the songs from it.

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Fallout Boy has released a rock version of it Feels

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like Christmas. You remember it Feels like Christmas. It was

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sung by the Ghost of Christmas Present in the nineteen

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ninety two film The Muppet Christmas Carol Fallout Boy. He

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calls up at Christmas Carol, possibly the greatest adaptation of

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Dickens classic. There's an all trend of these. Poppy has

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covered Wham's Last Christmas. The Pretty Reckless have covered where

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Are You Christmas? And turn that into a grungy anthem.

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And if you're really into the Muppet Christmas Carol and

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you're in London's West End, they're doing a singalong version,

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so go check that out. Brad Paisley announced a new

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Christmas album. It's called snow Globe Down that'll be out

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November seventh. It's his second Christmas album. This one has

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sixteen tracks. Eight of the songs are new eight or

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favorite Christmas classics. Always good to get new Christmas songs.

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He's already released one of the tracks, it's called Leave

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the Christmas Lights On. Another one is called counting Down

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the Days Now. That happens to be coincidentally the official

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anthem of the Hallmark Channel sixteenth annual Countdown of Christmas programming.

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Paisley said, I had so much inspiration writing songs for

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Hallmarks a Grand Ole Opry Christmas movie. It sparked a

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real creative energy that was honestly hard to stop. So

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we made an entire album. Now, if you're going for

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that perfect Christmas esthetic. Two designers, Molly and Preston, have

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some tips for you their tips have gone viral on TikTok.

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Rule number one, don't mix plaids or tartans. Each room

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gets its own pattern, never more than one pattern. Use

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tartan lampshades and tablecloths. Skip the droopy garlands. You can

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layer stuff pine cones, magnolia, red roses. Don't use the

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bright greenery. More tips. Keep the lighting warm, lamps over overheads.

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Gifts should match wrapped in boxes with red ribbons, and

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if someone brings a gift bag, tuck it in the

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back during the photos. Other tips frosted window spray, Christmas music,

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but absolutely no signs that say ho ho ho. Conrad says,

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we're speaking Merry Christmas, not hanging it on the wall.

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All right. This time of year, people are like, what's

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Starbucks up to. Customers check in daily to see if

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the local stores have started selling peppermint mochas or gingerbread

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oat milk lattes. There was one flavor that people did

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not like, the Juniper Lat. That's right. The Juniper Lat

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was a limited time Starbucks drink was released in twenty eighteen.

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Was described by Starbucks as like being in an enchanted

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forest dusted with fresh snow. The flavor profile consisted of juniper, sage, evergreen,

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and citrus. The recipe included espresso, steam, milk, green pine,

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citrus sugar, and juniper flavored syrup. One person on Reddit

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said the drink tasted like trees. Another said it tasted

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like wind dex. Well that's not good. I could almost

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roll with the trees. Well, sad news for you. The

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Starbucks twenty twenty five holiday menu does not feature any

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new drinks. In a press release, Starbucks says the holiday

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drinks will be out November sixth. Returning favorites include peppermint mocha,

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caramel Breulet Latte, iced sugar cookie Latte, and iced Gingerbread chi. Now,

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later in the season, we're told we'll get the chestnut

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pre Lean latte and the cult favorite eggnog lat We'll

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keep an eye on all that and keep you posted.

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And those so your five good news Christmas stories for today.

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You have an awesome day.