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Christmas Shopping Season 2017 Make a list for Christmas Shopping This is a famous line from one of the most beloved Christmas songs. Everyone who celebrates Christmas knows all about Santa’s good and naughty lists. Most people do their best … Continue readingChristmas Shopping Season 2017
Xmas Heroes – Parents What would Christmas be without parents? As much as Christmas has become a child-focused affair, it really depends on the parents to bring the magic to the holiday. Having been on both sides of the spectrum, … Continue readingXmas Heroes – Parents
Xmas Heroes – Christmas Truce On June 28th of 1914, a Bosnian Serb nationalist assassinated the presumptive heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Due to a mad web of international treaties and cultural obligations, this began a horrendous … Continue readingXmas Heroes – Christmas Truce
Xmas Heroes – Francis Pharcellus Church A child asked a question that is of concern to so many children at one time or another. Virginia O’Hanlon asked her father, who referred her to their favorite newspaper. The family had often … Continue readingXmas Heroes – Francis Pharcellus Church
Xmas Heroes – Charles Dickens In 1843, Charles Dickens published a novella that has never been out of print at any time from then until today. The story has also been presented in virtually every other form of media. … Continue readingXmas Heroes – Charles Dickens
An Important Question In 1991, Mark Lowry wrote the lyrics to a popular Christmas song and the music was written by his friend, Buddy Greene. It has been recorded by a number of famous stars over the years. The question … Continue readingAn Important Question
Epiphany and Shortbread Day Like the wise men of old, we have finally arrived at our destination. Here we are at the official end of the holiday season. I hope you enjoyed the ride! Epiphany It’s generally held that the … Continue readingEpiphany and Shortbread Day
Bird Day and Whipped Cream Day Today we celebrate our winged neighbors and a light sweet treat. It’s our last day of Christmas, so let’s enjoy! National Bird Day We don’t see too much of our feathered friends in Wintertime. … Continue readingNational Bird Day and Whipped Cream Day
Trivia Day and Spaghetti Day Christmastime is quickly slipping away and we’ve only got a little bit of the magic left to share. So, why not sit the family down around a bowl of spaghetti and play some trivia games? … Continue readingTrivia Day and Spaghetti Day
Boxing Day, Again As we said back on the Feast of Stephen, Boxing Day is stated as the first weekday after Christmas. So, while Boxing Day is typically the day after Christmas, this year Christmas fell on a Friday so … Continue readingBoxing Day, Again