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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 – Clement Clarke Moore After a sleigh ride from Greenwich Village in 1822 and struck with the holiday spirit, the staid professor of classics and religious studies at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church was … Continue readingXmas Heroes – Clement Clarke Moore
Parallel Santas People love to tell stories at Christmastime, particularly about Santa. While we know that the origin of Santa is derived from Saint Nicholas of Myra, people just love telling alternate tales of where Santa came from. Here are … Continue readingParallel Santas
Christmas Eve and National Eggnog Day Tonight is the big night! The man in the red suit is making his deliveries tonight so get those cookies ready and have a toasty warm mug of eggnog to help you get to … Continue readingChristmas Eve and National Eggnog Day
St Nicholas Day St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in what is now Turkey. He was known for his generosity during his lifetime. Over the centuries, the legends of his kindness and gift-giving have given birth to the character … Continue readingSt Nicholas Day
Santa’s List & Cookies A lot of kids have already penned their letters to Santa by now, but if yours haven’t it’s not too late. Today is the day when Santa finalizes his Naughty and Nice lists. Most likely, your … Continue readingSanta’s List & Cookies
Classic Christmas Toys Available Today Oh, sure, you can go into mounds of debt to pay for the holiday extravaganza of buying the latest electronic gizmos only to see them strewn about the house while the kids are yelling about … Continue readingClassic Christmas Toys Available Today
Christmas Around the World Christmas in the Birthplaces of Traditions — Israel, Germany and England Christmas as we celebrate it today is a culmination of centuries of traditions. These traditions are religious and secular and they came from various countries around … Continue readingChristmas Around the World
An Interview With Santa – December 2013 It took some doing, but I finally managed to catch a moment of Santa’s time before the big day! He and Mrs. Claus were kind enough to share their time answering questions … Continue readingAn Interview With Santa – December 2013