Outdoor Decorating for Christmas!
November 14th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Christmas - Outdoor Decorating Ideas for the Holiday Season
Everyone enjoys the longstanding practice of putting up outdoor Christmas lights. That’s still a great way to decorate the exterior of a home. But go beyond the usual and add some visually pleasing twists to your decorating efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
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Children love to make Christmas Crafts
July 21st, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
The wonderful thing about the Christmas season is that it is a time for families to spend quality time together that people of all ages enjoy. For family togetherness, especially when you have children, there is no better way to prepare for Christmas than to create some new Christmas craft decorations. Read the rest of this entry »
Is a Real or Artificial Christmas tree for you?
July 17th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Tell me more about Artificial Christmas Trees?
When the Christmas season rolls around, you face the decision of whether to get a real or an artificial Christmas tree. Many of us think about our childhood holidays and buy based on tradition. And then we repeat that preference year after year. While others struggle to decide. Before you can take the best decision you really have to learn about both real and artificial Christmas trees. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both - so that you will be informed and knowledgeable and make the best possible decision for your family. Read the rest of this entry »
Sing it! - The 12 Days of Christmas
July 17th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Most of us are familiar with the Christmas song, The 12 Days of Christmas, even though many folks might have a bit of trouble getting the lyrics of the song right after about the sixth day! This song has been sung for generations, and is a traditional part of our Christmas season. There have even been many versions of the song. The structure lends itself well to variation and humor. But have you ever stopped to think about what this silly song really is really all about? While there is some disagreement among historians over the definite purpose for The 12 Days of Christmas, the theories regarding this fun and vibrant song are quite interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
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The World Wide History of Christmas
July 13th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year, bar none. It is celebrated world-wide with a variety of traditions and folklore. But when did the history of Christmas begin? It was long before the mass merchants and retailers were capitalizing on Christmas. Every culture has its own history of Christmas that signifies the beginning of the holiday in various countries. Here in the United States we have our own rich history of Christmas, which originated much later than many of the older countries of the world. However, the very first Christmas was celebrated in a town called Bethlehem, more than 2000 years ago, and this is the history of Christmas that most people are familiar with. Read the rest of this entry »
What was the Greatest Christmas Movie of them all?
July 13th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
The Christmas season becomes an interesting time every year for your entertainment and viewing pleasure. The reason for this is that there are a number of holiday television and film favorites that are so well made that they attract new audiences year after year. Granted, some really great animated Christmas specials have seemingly been lost to history and are not often repeated (The Flintstone’s Christmas Special was a classic and one of my personal favorites that has yet to be given a DVD release and its appearances on TV are non-existent)
But, there are a number of classics such as The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Nester, The Long Eared Donkey and A Christmas Carol (The 1951 Alastair Sim version…the other versions are fine, but Sim’s version is a masterpiece) are among the top productions that seem to get better with age. I always enjoyed Miracle on 34th Street. If there was one Christmas film that was the best of them all, it would have to be Frank Capra’s masterpiece, It’s a Wonderful Life. Read the rest of this entry »
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