Years later, Aebersold's daughter, Chanda Bell, spotted the family's elf sitting — you guessed it — on a shelf, and she had an idea. "I told my mom we should write this story," Bell said.

‘Elf’ has the magic touch. By Kenneth Turan . Nov. 7, 2003 12 AM PT . ... the challenge for Buddy and this film is to make it creditable in “a magical kingdom called New York City. ...

The magical Elf on the Shelf watches over kids and lets them know Christmas is coming — which means parents make a mad dash each night to rearrange their special friend before dawn.

Touching an Elf on the Shelf. While it is well-known that touching an Elf on the Shelf can take away their magic so they can’t perform their all-important task, not many people are aware of the ...

c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At first glance, your confusion can be forgiven: He's an elf! He's an angel! He's Santa Claus! The Magic Elf, 12 ...

But when it comes to the holidays, there’s one tradition I’d love to buck: the Elf on the Shelf. I feel like every year, I sit down to write my annual column about my Grinch-like hatred of ...

Someone has to make that magic, though, and while some parents enlist their family's elves as scouts for Santa, others make it all about fun. Valerie Seward, a mom of three, said her family's elf ...