Describes caroling, gift-giving, dinner favorites, caroling, and mischief around Christmas time in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Shepherdstown, Charles Town, and Harpers Ferry in the 1800s and 1900s.
By Jim Surkamp http://www.justjefferson.com.
Duration : 0:4:58
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Xx
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1. Favorite holiday destination?
2. Any family traditions?
3. Favorite ornament of decoration?
4. What are you doing for the holidays?
5.Are you a late or early christmas shopper?
6. Who usually cooks holiday dinners?
7. Have you ever gone christmas caroling?
8. Do you live where it snows?
9. One thing that makes you happiest at christmas?
10. What do you want most for christmas?
Duration : 0:7:27
Spanish Christmas traditions involve many unique holiday activities. Learn more about the Christmas traditions in Spain with this free holiday video.
Expert: Karina Fraley
Bio: Karina Fraley is the official mom for mommywood.com. In addition to her work for Expert Village and mommywood.com, she is working on a children's crafting book and a documentary on food allergies.
Filmmaker: Karina Fraley
Duration : 0:1:25
There are plenty of methods for improving your vacations. If you do not believe it, just look at the advertising circulars in your Sun. paper or take a fast television advertising tour. The ideal toy will make your youngster satisfied and will load you up with the excitement of Xmas . A replacement set of bargain priced indoor-outdoor Yuletide lights will make you the envy of the area and will give you a warm sense of holiday satisfaction. Xmas , the jewellers let us know, will not truly be complete unless that special girl receives the present that lasts forever ( and takes virtually as long to repay ).
Even the easy idea of buying a vacation greeting card is imbued with increased importance. Tear jerking commercials remind us just how crucial it is to buy the big name brand cards if we actually need to communicate our feelings for family and friends in the vacation season. It is little wonder vacation stress has reached pandemic proportions. We are getting message after message informing us just how significant each single thing we buy and do is regarding having a good holiday season. Concurrently , we are inundated with reminders this is the most vital time of the year. Challenged with these messages, we look for a way out.
We look for a technique to capture that evasive sense of vacation satisfaction often with a wad of money or a credit card. There's no problem with spending within your income to have a delightful vacation. It is, of course, a period of giving and a period of party and some level of cost is maybe inescapable. Nobody should begrudge another for purchasing that holiday diamond or eschewing cut-rate cards.
there are strategies to raise your delight in the holidays without having to spend one additional penny. One great piece of vacation knowledge is the easy reminder to contemplate ideas and folk rather than things. Even the most free-spending Yuletide purchaser, when asked, will tell you that the vacations are a time to think on the messages of the season and to pass some time with friends. The tradition of the vacations can be broadcast by substitute as a glossy toy or shinier ring, but the message is essentially more obviously communicated by a straightforward cuddle or a top notch conversation.
Too frequently, we use things as our method of expression in place of utilizing ourselves. By retaining attention on folk and concepts rather than things, we find can start to truly communicate the message of love that underlies everybody's experience of the vacations. A cuddle, a dialogue or a walk round the block with a friend doesn't cost a cent and might be the easiest way to build vacation cheer, pleasing memories, and an appreciation of the vacations. Another free means by which you can enjoy the vacations more is by making a contribution of time to a cause you support. There's totally not a lot wrong with making monetary or material contributions to charities. In reality those contributions are totally obligatory for most charitable organisations to remain floating and are also the best way to celebrate the holidays. giving of yourself can really make the holidays matter and add a dimension to your understanding of the holiday season. Volunteering one's resources to a charitable cause can increase one's appreciation of the vacations and permits them to truly embody the meaning of giving that underpins the season. These straightforward acts of kindness can be actually transformative not only for people that benefit from the present but also for people that are prepared to volunteer. If you need another strand of Xmas lights and they fit into your financial position, go ahead.
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Be happy to pick up that great toy for your kid and the pricey knick-knack for your other half.
Buy only the best wrapping paper, if you so wish. If you happen to feel like you can enhance your holiday season with one or two purchases, you can go on and try. However, you must also remember that there are a couple of things you can do that will not cost a bit that will actually increase the standard of your vacation season. Remember to contemplate folks and ideas instead of things. Consider volunteering your effort and time to a worthy cause, too. Straightforward stuff like these can improve a vacation more than any widget or present.
Watch in HQ if you can - It is worth it.
Video Christmas Card. Merry Christmas to all of my youtube friends. I played all of the instrument voices on a Yamaha Clavinova, and recoreded into a 8 track. Thanks to my Dad for helping put the video together. All of the stills except the first one, I found searching flickr. All of the animations were rendered with Pinnicle Studio 9. It was a lot of fun to do and we hope you like it - Merry Christmas.
cefdad, papawdav, and all of us Franklin's.
Note: Topped 20K views over night 12/16/09 - unbelievable. Thank you all!! and Merry Christmas.
Duration : 0:3:23
Santa Claus goes by quite a few names, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, and of course, The Jolly Fat Man. He is one of the most loved holiday figures by children in Western society, if not THE most. And it's not hard to understand why. Saint Nick brings lots of presents to all Christmas celebrating children across the globe! The amazing thing is that he does all of this in just one night!
The job Kris Kringle has is not an easy one. It's a process that lasts all year-round. He makes a list of every boy and girl, and keeps track of their good and bad behaviour to finally decide, when Christmas roles around, if they've been naughty or nice. He then gets his magical workshop elves to work around the clock on the perfect present for every good child. Then he gathers those gifts on his magical sleigh, pulled by 9 flying reindeer, and takes off to drop all of the toys down the chimneys of all the well behaved boys and girls. He doesn't forget the misbehaved, though. He will sometimes leave coal in their stockings, and figure they should be grateful it wasn't something else.
For the rest of the year, Santa spends some of his time in the North Pole located at the tip top of our planet, and most of his time in Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland. It is believed that he stays there with Mrs. Claus. There aren't as many nicknames for her, but she still has her role helping to keep her husband’s spirits lifted. He also lives with the aforementioned reindeer, Dasher, Donder, Comet, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Blitzen, Dancer, and Rudolph. He's the one with the red nose, of course.
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For many years, Santa has also been receiving letters. Sometimes he even writes back, but with so many letters, it can be difficult. With everything else he does, the fact that he still at least TRIES is no less than awe-inspiring.
Clearly, Father Christmas is a very kind and merry old man. Always wearing furry, white, and red clothing, black boots, and the infamous "Santa hat," he spreads more joy to young kids than the Easter Bunny, even though the Easter Bunny lays plastic eggs full of candy. YOU try doing that. However, Santa Claus has raised the bar so high it looks to be that the only person who'll ever be able to top him would be good old Saint Nick.
Though it is still unknown WHY Santa is as giving a person as he is, wouldn’t you agree that Santa Claus is just about the coolest holiday icon who ever existed? He has inspired so many lifelong stories and memories of nearly every human being on earth. Not many things can accomplish that.
Many older folk remember when they were small children, and how much they anticipated getting the Yuletide catalogue in the post. Corporations like Seals , J. C. Penney, and one or two other giant malls mailed out their special vacation catalogues a month or 2 before the Xmas vacations. Youngsters always loved it when these arrived. They'd spend ages brushing the pages of the toy section in these catalogues. Many would mark the pages in some form containing a coveted present. This doesn't occur so much nowadays with the intro to PCs, the Net, and online ordering. some bigger toy stores will still send out a Christmas catalogue thru the post. These catalogues pleasure kids of every age when they arrive at their residences. You can notice many dog eared copies of these vacation catalogues at the houses of buddies and family during the weeks before Xmas .
Just like their mom and pop or grandparents, they may also mark pages containing presents that they want to see under the tree on Christmas morning bearing their names. While these books were widely examined, there were also other uses for a Christmas catalogue. Following Xmas , many of those were turned into the prime items in certain crafts. They were turned into such stuff as doorstops, or used to chop photos from for a collage picture. It appeared that these books became quite convenient for many things that had zip to do with finding and ordering gifts. Many folks will still actively try to find catalogues in order to use them for making. It is just about a bit depressing that many corporations rely online or little flyers now, instead of sending out a Christmas catalogue.
his is actually one of the favourites from history that's missed by many that experienced the thrill of receiving these catalogues. There are some mail order firms which will issue vacation catalogues, but these appear to only be available to companies, instead of personal voters. That's completely comprehensible from a business view point, nevertheless it is still rather sorrowful that you can not get these catalogues at home. It is doing appear as if the true Yuletide catalogue has been supplanted by tiny vacation flyers from conglomerates like Walmart and Target. While these are fun to look at, it just isn't the same as having a big five hundred page book piled high with items to select presents from. You can whip thru these flyers in a matter of mins, while it would probably take many pleasure filled hours to pore over the catalogues of the past.
Perhaps this could become a thing of the future again if enough folks start asking for them.
Everybody has traditions they follow at Christmas time. This video takes a look at some of these traditions.
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Duration : 0:2:10
When people think of a Christmas story, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the Christian or Biblical story of the birth of Jesus. This is one that nearly everyone has at least heard during their lifetime. It is repeated many times during church services in the Christmas season.
The story is of Mary and Joseph making their way to pay their taxes. Unfortunately, when they arrive at their destination, there is no place for them to stay. As Mary is quite pregnant, the inn keeper offers them space in his barn. Mary gave birth that very night, right there in the barn. Surrounded by the animals in the barn, Mary and Joseph fashioned a crib for the baby out of a manger. They named their baby Jesus. This has always been a story of hope for many people.
For children, a Christmas story usually involves Santa Claus, his elves and his reindeer. This story has many variations, but they nearly all include the part where Santa, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or St. Nicholas delivers presents on Christmas Eve to all the good boys and girls all over the world. All young children adore this story, and it keeps them worked up into a frenzy of excitement during the few days preceding Christmas.
There is a Christmas story of a totally different type, too. These are the personal, true stories of things that happened to people during the Christmas season. Sometimes these stories take on the tone of true Christmas miracles, and are very touching and heartwarming to the people who hear these tales. There are true experiences of families who have no money for presents or toys for their children. Then, someone finds out about their plight. Suddenly, there are presents and food for the entire family. These might, indeed, be the REAL Christmas stories.
Whatever your beliefs or experiences, you probably have a Christmas story of your own about something that happened to you during this special holiday season. It is most likely a story that you have shared with many others during a Christmas gathering. This is a time of sharing, and everyone loves to hear these special tales of wondrous things that happened during past Christmases. It is a fact that new Christmas stories are made each year to share during future holidays. You may already have many of them, but that doesn’t mean that you will not ever have another one happen to you. When it does, you will be eager to tell others all about it.
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Four families describe their Christmas traditions.
