I just saw a cool christmas craft on tv. White paper flowers on a styrofoam tree shape. Use some white branches randomly on the sides and place a single chocolate cupcake on the branch here and there. They also used the white flowers in a 2 big bowls on either side of the tree! Would look great on my table but I never made tissue paper flowers.
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Why is it that Easter always is on a Sunday, so it can fall on a different date year to year, but for Christmas there is a specific date pinned down, December 25, no matter what day of the week it falls on? Just curious.
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Im making different fudges and chocolate covered pretzels ect for gift baskets for family , how long wil the stuff stay good? When should I start making it if Im handin them out on Christmas and the day after
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It’s a pagan symbol if anything, I have no idea why Christians use it.
Will atheists try to get pictures of the easter bunny out of public places like they do nativity scenes and christmas trees?
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I received a Christmas cactus about 2 1/2 weeks ago with some buds just starting and some buds almost all the way open. Since then, most of the flowers have bloomed beautifully, but about a week after the flower blooms, the flower itself starts to wilt and shrivel. Is this normal? The rest of the plant looks healthy, it’s just the flowers that are starting to shrivel up after blooming. If this is normal, should I pinch off the wilting flowers or just leave it alone?
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Top Five Classic Christmas Movies
As Christmas time arrives, it’s time to break out the holiday music and watch those holiday movie favorites you have come to love so well. Here is a list of my top five Christmas movies of all time.
In the top spot, I have the "Miracle on 34th Street" a my favorite Christmas classic. This is the story of Kris Kringle, who is hired to replace the current, and intoxicated, Macy’s Santa. Kris jovially plays the role of Santa and earns the good graces of customers by referring them to places other than Macy’s when appropriate, which earns the shopper’s trust and the eventual praise of the Macy’s owner. Throughout this fun tale, we come to realize that Kris, as he insists, might just be the real Santa Claus. If your children are at the point where they are beginning to wonder about whether Santa and the Christamas spirit is real, this is a movie you don’t want them to miss.
My second Christmas classic movie comes from the book by Charles Dickens called "A Christmas Carol". The movie stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and has been hailed by many as the best adaption of the Charles Dickens book. Scrooge, an unkind and merciless business man, is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and spirits of the past, present, and future who teach him valuable life lessons. The changes that Scrooge realizes throughout the movie allow us all to remember what is important in life.
At third on the list, I have Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas". While Bing is known for his many Top Christmas Songs, this movie features great performances with Bing and his female cohorts as they try to create a concert benefit for a strapped ski resort. You have heard and enjoyed Bing’s Christmas songs over the years. When you see them performed by Bing, they are even better! There is nothing like the feeling of winter when the corn starch starts falling on the stage.
Coming in fourth place is the film "It’s a Wonderful Life". This is a must see every Christmas. This is a tale of a man, George Bailey (performed by Jimmy Stewart) besieged by unrealized dreams and life frustrations. It is a tale not unfamiliar to many. Then, he is visited by an otherworldly messenger who reminds him how good life is and that he needs to appreciate all that he has. This is especially true in times like these.
Rounding out the top five is a modern tale called "A Christmas Story". In the movie, a young boy named Ralphie Parker goes to great lengths to obtain the one Christmas gift that he really wants: a shot range air rival. Overcoming what seem to be insurmountable obstacles, Ralphie is delighted on Christmas morning when, hidden behind the tree, he finds the beloved gift.
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So here are some Christmas movies that often get mentioned as the best Christmas movies of all time: First the classics: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) For my money this is the essential Christmas film. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) [...]
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Christmas Traditions New and Old
Christmas is celebrated around the world and each of us has our own Christmas traditions that have been created with family and friends over the years. Many of these traditions include the kind of foods we eat.
If you are of an Italian descent, you most likely remember Christmas Eve dinner with the feast of seven fishes. This Italian-American tradition is a celebration where the family eats a meal containing at least 7 seafood dishes.
As a child I did not think that much about those traditions, but as I grew older I realized that when you left home to go out on your own, many of those traditions you brought along with you and into your new life. I always remember having eggnog after going to church services on Christmas eve, and I have continued that tradition today. For the kids, we spice up the eggnog with powdered ginger. For the adults, we add powdered ginger and a bit of the "nog" of their choice – bourbon, scotch or rum.
We also have created a tradition around the Christmas tree itself. When my wife and I were first married, we began sending Christmas ornaments to our family and friends as a small token of our love. We, in turn, received ornaments from several of our closest friends and that tradition continues even today, a whole lifetime later. This makes decorating the tree a fun tradition for all of the family as we break out the ornaments and remember our friends who sent all of these ornaments to adorn our tree.
So, keep the season festive and full of traditions that you too can create.
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