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Christmas Countdown - Day 21 - Observing Winter Solstice
December 21st is the day of winter solstice this year. Some years it can be the 20th or 22nd, generally will occur about 6 hours later each year, with a jump of a day (backwards) on leap years.
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Christmas Countdown - Day 20 - An Account of Santa Claus
How has Santa Claus got to be part of the story of Christmas?
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Christmas Countdown - Day 19 - Let it Snow, Let it Snow....
Snow is certainly part of the image of Christmas.
Baby Jesus didn’t see snow but he may have sometime in his life since snow is found in the mountains in Israel.
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Christmas Countdown - Day 18 - It's Ugly Christmas Sweater Day!!!
Today’s the day – it’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Day – the third Friday in December.
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Countdown to Christmas - Day 17 - Carols, Let Us Sing!!!
Singing or chanting was part of the earliest societies. Of course, the Pagans, from whom much of the Christmas traditions can be traced, sang.
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Christmas Countdown - Day 16 - Christmas Cards, some history, some reflections
The Father of the Christmas Card is regarded as Sir Henry Cole, of London, England. He was a very popular man and he needed a way to respond to all of his correspondence. He commissioned the first card by John Callcott H
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Christmas Countdown - Day 14 - Christmas Superstitions from our early days.
Superstitions are things we believe or things we do to make life better for us.
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Christmas Countdown - Day 13 - The 12 Days of Christmas: 2 stories, both with many variations
There are really two stories here – 1) when and what are the twelve days of Christmas and 2) what’s with the silly song.
This article being sent on December 13th is hinting Christmas eve being in 12 more days.
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