December 16, 2009 RSS feed / Holidays

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can’t wait for you to come, Santa. More...

A beautiful Christmas story

submitted by John Pirnie

Beautiful story.... makes you understand that things happen for a reason More...

The Ornament on the Christmas Tree

by Carol Ann Garretson

There were more beautiful ornaments than Nel, but none could do the things he did after the lights went off on the tree. More...

Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged

submitted by Jack Warner

1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear? 2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are 3. Amnesia --- I Don’t Know if I’ll be Home for Christmas 4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me More...

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!

By: Blake Thomas

Get this, Sydney, Australia city officials warn this year ’s incoming Santa’s for hire against using the phrase “Ho, Ho, Ho” in this year’s Christmas lexicon. More...

Tradition of Christmas Lights

Christmas lights were at one time were candles, chosen because their twinkling appearance reminded families of the twinkling of moon light through the branches of fir trees in the forest. More...

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I love you so much, Santa. More...

Mistletoe

Mistletoe was often hung over the entrances to homes of the pagans in Scandinavian countries to keep out evil spirits. An old Scandinavian myth tells of the seemingly invulnerable god, Balder, who was struck down by a dart made from mistletoe. More...

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Just give me back my bottle, and I’ll be fine. More...

Who stole the Christmas cookies?

by Debbie Williamson

My brother Joey and I had just finished hanging our stockings by the fireplace one Christmas Eve, when the most disturbing thought crossed my mind. “Joey!” I shrieked. More...

Christmas Is For Love

Christmas is for love. It is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family and friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated packages. More...

FROM SANTA’S INBOX

LETTERS TO SANTA from GOOD GIRLS & BOYS

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. Santa will you please bring me toys. I wish to have a train, and dinosaurs and cars. Santa please surprise me. Santa please come to my house. I love you Santa Claus. I want computer and video games. More...

Go to bed early, because

by Dianna H. Cline

Santa Claus is coming on a cold Christmas Eve night wearing his red suit, black belt, boots and his beard and hair so pretty and white. More...

Tradition of hanging Christmas Stockings

Christmas Stockings Many families will hang large brightly colored Christmas stockings over the fireplace or on the walls of their homes during Christmas time in the hopes that Santa Claus will fill them with toys, treats, and goodies. More...

Christmas is for Love

by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown

Christmas is for love. It is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family and friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated packages. But mostly, Christmas is for love. More...

A Christmas Story - If you just had 75¢

submitted by Richard Morgan

In September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket. Their father was gone. The boys ranged from three months to seven years; their sister was two. More...

Twelve Days of Christmas

submitted by Berta Ulm

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? This week, I found out. More...

Dear Santa----------

Dear Santa, Please bring me a power wheels car, some games, and a big wheel. Also, bring my big brother a gocart and some games too. Love, Tyler “Joe” Morgan P.S. I will leave you some cookies under the tree. More...

Santa got stuck in the chimney

by Debbie Williamson

It was Christmas Eve. The children had hung their stockings by the fireplace and were all snug in their beds. Sometime during the night, they were visited by a big, jolly, old man dressed in red. You got it, it was Santa Claus! More...

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Let me whisper what I want to you. More...

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I have been a really good girl this year, Santa. More...

The elf who ate too much

by Dianna H. Cline

Santa Claus is coming on a cold Christmas Eve night wearing his red suit, black belt, boots and his beard and hair so pretty and white. More...

Great Gifts Made Simple

For many, the most “wonderful time of the year” can also be the most harried. Holiday shoppers would love to minimize the time and stress associated with shopping for friends and loved ones. More...

The Small Envelope

By Nancy Gavin

It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. More...

Discover the true history behind the joy of the Christmas season

The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. More...

A Little Strange and Different

On a December night in Chicago, a little girl climbed onto her father’s lap and asked a question. It was a simple question, asked in children’s curiosity, yet it had a heartrending effect on Robert May. More...

Mistletoe; the hows and whys...

Mistletoe was often hung over the entrances to homes of the pagans in Scandinavian countries to keep out evil spirits. An ld Scandinavian myth tells of the seemingly invulnerable god, More...

A Baby’s Touch----

by: Deborah Linne, Heartwarmers4u

During the busyness of this holiday season, my one year old daughter caught a cold that wouldn’t seem to let go of her. She had it especially rough at night when she had coughing fits. More...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

By Francis Pharcellus Church, Editor of the New York Sun, in response to a letter by Virginia O’Hanlan

“We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor, More...

The "W" in Christmas

The "submitted by FC Garrett

Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. More...

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We want it all, Santa More...