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90The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas is a popular carol that dates back to the Middle Ages. Being much older than other popular Christmas carols, this one appears to have evolved rather than being composed and...
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80The Story of Silent Night
On December 24th, the day before Christmas, in 1818 the young assistant pastor of St. Nicholas Church in the Austrian village of Oberndorf took a twenty minute walk from the church to the nearby village of...
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94How About Gingerbread Men and Gingerbread Houses?
Gingerbread men and gingerbread houses have long played a popular role in Christmas celebrations. Walk into the Christmas section of almost any store and you will see ready made gingerbread men in with the...
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74A Christmas Present for Our Troops
First Posted December 7, 2006 & Updated December 13, 2009 Christmas is a time of giving and, despite the protestations of some who feel the holiday has become overly commercialized, people do open their...
1 comment98St Stephen's Day - December 26th
December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was one of the early disciples who joined the Church in Jerusalem when it was in its infancy following the Ascension of Jesus...
1 comment87Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in England and Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia and New Zealand). It officially falls on December 26th, the day after Christmas, or the first weekday following...
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100How to Celebrate St. Nicholas Day
Children love surprises and love Christmas. One tradition that is fun to celebrate with young children is St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas was the forerunner of Santa Claus and, like Santa Claus, secretly...
1 comment99St Nicholas and the Two Thieves
In life Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in modern Turkey, had a reputation for caring for and protecting his flock. Even before he became a Bishop at a very young age, he used the wealth he had inherited...
8 comments98St Nicholas Day
December 6th, is St. Nicholas Day, the day designated by the Catholic Church in its Calendar of Saints to honor the man named Nicholas who was Bishop of Myra, which is now a part of Turkey, and noted for his...
1 comment81Advent Wreath
An ancient tradition that is again becoming popular in churches and homes is the Advent Wreath. The tradition of making a circle of evergreen branches into a wreath is a northern European custom that...
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