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Christmas
There is way too much to say about Christmas to fit into one page! Browse
through the Christmas pages listed below, there's lots more Christmas
pictures and information.
Christmas Stories
Christmas has inspired many writers
to create stories that try to capture the spirit of Christmas.
Following is a small collection of Christmas stories, poems
and lyrics, from nativity stories, and the legend of
the first Christmas tree, to classics such as Dickens 'A Christmas Carol',
'The Night Before Christmas' and 'Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer'.
Christmas Calendar
The Christmas holiday season is the season
of Christian holy days related to the celebration of
the birth of Jesus Christ. Check out
this page for a list of the main holy days and dates associated with
Christmas, from Advent through to
Candlemas (otherwise known as
Groundhog Day)
Christmas Customs and Traditions
An enormous number of customs and traditions surround Christmas,
and we explore many of them here, from an
old fashioned Christmas,
and
Christmas movie classics, to Christmas
classroom activities for teachers (and Mom's could pick up a few ideas
from this one too).
Santa Claus
Yes, Santa is so big he deserves a section all to himself. Read all
about Santa, from his origins as Saint Nicholas, to what can happen to
naughty boys who laugh at Santa Claus!
A Family Christmas
Christmas is a time for families, and especially for children. There's
lots of information for a family Christmas here, from
baby's first
Christmas, gifts kids can
make, and even some recipes for
Christmas cookies
Christmas Trees
One of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas,
the Christmas tree is normally an evergreen coniferous tree
that is brought in the house or used in the open and is decorated with lights
and colourful ornaments during the days preceding and immediately following
Christmas.
Christmas Decorations
Christmas decoration ideas and information.
Northern European homes were traditionally decorated for Christmas with
evergreen boughs, and garlands, vines and wreaths made from a variety of
evergreens such as holly, ivy and mistletoe.
Christmas Gifts
Lots of Christmas gift ideas.
The tradition of winter gift giving began long before Christianity gave new meaning to the custom. In Rome, rich men would give generously to their poorer neighbors during
their winter solstice
festivities.
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