Posted by christmas - October 28th, 2008
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love the decorations and how pretty everything looks on the houses and the malls. The season also has this feeling to it of joy and happiness. It’s something that I can not explain but its definitely there.
I am twenty now and no longer believe in Santa Claus but I still get that old childhood feeling when I was younger on Christmas Eve and morning. My favorite Christmas song of old time is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sung by Burl Ives.
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Posted by christmas - September 22nd, 2008
Christmas in my family has always been a very special holiday. We usually start decorating and preparing for the holiday right after Thanksgiving day! Usually, the day after Thanksgiving, my family starts decorating the exterior of our home. Read More »
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Posted by christmas - September 9th, 2008
Christmas time at my house is a big deal. It is when Jesus was born so for Christmas one of my main decorations would have to be my manger scene. We enjoy lighting candles and setting them around the scenery to get the elusion that they are stars. Read More »
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Posted by Santa Clause - November 27th, 2003
Every Christmas party needs Santa Claus and hence the search for the perfect Santa hat, Santa suit and various other pieces for Santa costumes. Or maybe this year, your party will have both Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus visit. You’ll need more than just a Santa hat to impress the kids.
Father Christmas and the history of Santa Claus dates back a very long time. Today’s Santa in fact comes from a blending together from many cultures and customs around the world. Santa flies through the midnight skies in his red Santa hat and Santa suit trimmed with white fur, every Christmas eve delivering gifts to children around the world in his sleigh and is pulled by his team of reindeer. This ride through the sky comes from mythology.
The figure that we most associate with the story and the history of Santa is that of St. Nicholas, a religious bishop who lived in what is now know as Turkey. St. Nicholas was known for his generous spirit and giving to the poor and to young children.
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