I love the Christmas season and try to decorate the house indoors and out. Outside we use nothing but small white lights and outline the house and the porch and twine the lights around the columns of the porch.

Our house is pale green with dark green trim so it adds to the seasonal look. We have a lighted green and red holly display that we attach to the patio fence. The patio is just off the porch and between it and the garage so it is easily seen from the street. The porch has a bench on it and a small table.

We usually put a flower pot with artificial poinsettias on the table to add a splash of color. We hang 3 windsocks on the porch – a Santa, a Nutcracker and a reindeer. We have 3 wooden reindeer made from logs that we place in the upper yard near the patio and porch and a sign that reads ‘Reindeer Crossing’. Read More »

My all time favorite Rum Balls recipe is easy to make in the Christmas season to delight all friends. It is easy, no-bake recipe which will be a big hit. It is simple to make and very yummy to resist. This recipe makes 36 pieces.

INGREDIENTS
3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup ground pecans
3 tablespoons cocoa Read More »

My favorite Christmas song is Sleigh Ride. That song epitomizes everything Christmas has come to mean to me and has always meant to me from childhood. It is all about having a great time in winters.

I grew up in New England so the lyrics about cheeks being nice and rosy really hit home. It is always cold in the fall and winter months and I am used to a White Christmas. Didn’t really take many sleigh rides as I lived in the city and not the country, but I did a lot of sledding, which is good enough.

I just know the song from my childhood. During Christmas season we always played Christmas songs in my home. We played everything from Burl Ives to the Temptations and Ella Fitzgerald. I don’t have many funny stories regarding the song, but every time I was outside when I was young and it began snowing, I’d start singing this song at the top of my lungs. Read More »

I know this song from my sister. My sister was married to a soldier and he died Iraq war. She was listening to this song during the Christmas season and it just made me sad. She loved him so much.

Lyrics: Merry Christmas Darling

Greeting cards have all been sent
The Christmas rush is through
But I still have one wish to make
A special one for you
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