Posted by Editor in Book Review, Christmas Opinion, Christmas Products on 08. Oct, 2012 | No Comments
Is there a parent alive who hasn’t read their children the classic Christmas poem “Twas The Night Before Christmas”? The poem is approaching 200 years in age and since its creation has captured the Christmas imagination of millions. It emerges again in a delightfully illustrated volume that has been ever
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Posted by Jeff in Christmas Opinion, Christmas Products on 01. Oct, 2012 | No Comments
I always suffer when it comes to picking out the annual Christmas card. Whether I’m browsing the boxed array of choices at Target or clumsily picking my way through endless choices online I am always stymied about where and how to find the “just right” selection for my card sending.
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Posted by Editor in Christmas News, Website Review on 08. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Once a wildly popular Christmas novelty, now a tradition of Christmas online: that’s the best way to describe Elf Yourself. If you haven’t heard of Elf Yourself this will be a treat for you. Just go to the website, upload a picture of yourself or a friend and the software
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Posted by Editor in Book Review, Christmas Products on 04. Oct, 2011 | No Comments
It’s premise is one of Dan Brawn-type intrique: buried deep in the Vatican archives and seemingly forgotten for centuries is a first century text purporting to contain a first person account of the journey of the Magi. Dr. Brent Landau of the University of Oklahoma presents that ancient text in
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Ideas, Christmas Products on 24. Sep, 2011 | 1 Comment
Has the nip of fall in the air made you hungry for a little Christmas? Here’s a mood enhancer for you if you’re looking to get in the Christmas spirit a little early: take a peek at Christmas lights from around the country on The Christmas Lights DVD2 — the
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Online, Website Review on 10. Sep, 2011 | No Comments
With a name like World Wide Christmas you kind of expect a big production. But don’t be surprised when you click on the link and see a simple page. World Wide Christmas offers just two option: first is a page with 26 Christmas carols, categorized by their place of origin
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Posted by Editor in Book Review, Christmas Products on 10. Sep, 2011 | No Comments
What do you do when the kid asks the BIG question about Santa Claus? It is a question that gets endlessly debated on forums and in parent groups year after year. And for as long as there has been a Santa Claus there has been the argument over how and
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Posted by TooShort4 in Christmas Ideas
You might not be ready but Christmas is just around the corner. We all know how long and how much effort it takes to prepare the perfect Christmas day, starting with the decorations. Christmas decorations can add that extra bit of charm and can turn the dreariest of Christmas days
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Posted by TooShort4 in Christmas Ideas, Christmas Opinion
The lists of family members and friends that many people like to buy Christmas gifts for can be long and complicated, so making the time to think through each gift and buy something that will be enjoyed by the receiver sometimes becomes a mammoth task. Checking the trends each year
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Posted by Editor in Christmas News
This holiday season, the U.S. Forest Service and the White River National Forest with help from their nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors and major sponsors including the Colorado Tourism Office, Mack Trucks and The National Association of Convenience Stores, will present a gift to the nation from the people of Colorado.
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Ideas, Christmas Products
Over the coming weeks you as a consumer will be pulled in every direction about “the perfect gift”. Advertising will claim this or that as the “perfect gift”. But the “perfect gift” isn’t something that is seen in a store or an advertisement. The perfect gift is something that you
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Products, Website Review
Let me begin by noting my disdain for the War on Christmas. I just don’t buy into it. I think it is ok for a store to say “Happy Holidays”, just as I think it is ok for a store to say “Merry Christmas”. At the end of the day
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Products, Website Review
That art of giving Christmas cards is a time honored tradition dating back now more than 160 years. Established in trendy England during the Victorian era the tradition quickly took hold in the United States after Christmas was declared a national holiday in 1870. It was fashionable then, as it
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Posted by Editor in Christmas Products
When it comes to the tough jobs of Christmas we’re not ones to shirk. If the Christmas lights need to be untangled, we’re there. If the eggnog has a questionable date on the carton, we’ll volunteer to be the test dummy. And if a tough review of a Christmas product
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Posted by Jeff in Christmas News, Christmas Online, Website Review
For some, Christmas is more than a season of celebration. It is a hobby. A hobby is something that not only swallows time, grows talent and gives pleasure. It is an activity that begs to be shared and shouts to be showcased. Christmas isn’t a hobby for every one —
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