White Christmas
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen,
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmasses be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmasses be white.
Lyrics: Irving Berlin
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Christmas Shopping website
Featured Christmas Shopping Link:
www.christmasmonth.com
Another good place to start your Christmas shopping, with a range of Christmas items, decorations, gifts and gift baskets.
www.christmasmonth.com
Another good place to start your Christmas shopping, with a range of Christmas items, decorations, gifts and gift baskets.
Monday, 21 March 2011
Christmas Shopping link
A good online shopping resource for Christmas shoppers: all kinds of Christmas items are available at
www.happychristmas.com/
They sell Christmas decorations, toys and have all kinds of Christmas offers - worth a visit for Christmas shoppers.
They also have a nice selection of Christmas e-cards : www.happychristmas.com/ecards/
www.happychristmas.com/
They also have a nice selection of Christmas e-cards : www.happychristmas.com/ecards/
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas
If you're looking for great value Christmas gifts, check out this article on www.lovemoney.com
Featuring 12 Great Cheap (Money Saving) Christmas gift ideas, the article is good inspiration if you need creative ideas for great value gifts for Christmas.
Another good resource is www.moneyunder30.com/cheap-gifts-53-inexpensive-christmas-gifts - for more traditional Christmas gift ideas, all thrifty for the money conscious.
If none of these ideas take your fancy, visit 24Studio for great value Christmas gift ideas.
Featuring 12 Great Cheap (Money Saving) Christmas gift ideas, the article is good inspiration if you need creative ideas for great value gifts for Christmas.
Another good resource is www.moneyunder30.com/cheap-gifts-53-inexpensive-christmas-gifts - for more traditional Christmas gift ideas, all thrifty for the money conscious.
If none of these ideas take your fancy, visit 24Studio for great value Christmas gift ideas.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Christmas - a history
Christmas is a worldwide phenomenom - culturally and economically. In many places Christmas has now become more of a commercial festival than a religious one, however many still enjoy Christmas traditions to some degree,
Christmas traditions enjoyed the world over include the decorating of Christmas trees, sharing of meals, exchange of gifts, church services, public holidays and Santa Claus.
If you are interested in the history of Christmas, visit the History channel's in-depth website article: http://www.history.com/topics/christmas
Christmas traditions enjoyed the world over include the decorating of Christmas trees, sharing of meals, exchange of gifts, church services, public holidays and Santa Claus.
If you are interested in the history of Christmas, visit the History channel's in-depth website article: http://www.history.com/topics/christmas
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Christmas Stockings - why do we hang them?
Christmas stockings - background
The legend of Christmas stockings is linked to that of St Nicholas and Father Christmas.
The story goes that there was a poor man with three daughters, in the days when it was common to pay a dowry. The man, being poor, could not afford any dowry for them and worried that his daughters would never marry.
The girls had hung their stockings to dry on the fireplace, and legend has it that St Nicholas, who was the Bishop of Myra, and believed to be the inspiration for Father Christmas, dropped some gold coins down the chimney, which landed in the girls' stockings.
When news spread of this, others began to hang stockings too in the hope that they would receive gifts.
Search for Christmas gifts
The legend of Christmas stockings is linked to that of St Nicholas and Father Christmas.
The story goes that there was a poor man with three daughters, in the days when it was common to pay a dowry. The man, being poor, could not afford any dowry for them and worried that his daughters would never marry.
The girls had hung their stockings to dry on the fireplace, and legend has it that St Nicholas, who was the Bishop of Myra, and believed to be the inspiration for Father Christmas, dropped some gold coins down the chimney, which landed in the girls' stockings.
When news spread of this, others began to hang stockings too in the hope that they would receive gifts.
Search for Christmas gifts
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Get Ready For Christmas With The Kids
If you have children in your family, or your friends have children, I'm sure you'll agree that they add an extra dimension to Christmas - the fun, the excitement, the suspense in the run up to the big day!
If you've ever spent time with kids in the run up to Christmas, you'll know that the excitement can almost get too much - so much waiting (and behaving!)
Here are five ideas for entertaining children in the last few weeks before Christmas without spoiling them!
1. Take them Christmas carolling - ah bless their cotton socks, even the naughtiest most-hyper child will be transformed into a little angel once they start belting out "Away In A Manger".
2. Long walk outdoors - whether it's crisp and cold, or wet and windy, a walk outdoors is a sure-fire way to tire out little legs and create a diversion in little minds. Try to point out Winter wonders as you go along, winter berries on the trees etc! Perhaps try and collect pine cones or holly that can be used as part of a Christmas decoration project!
3. Bake mince pies and treats - good old fashioned baking can fill an afternoon and what could be more Christmassy than mince pies? If you don't fancy messing with the oven, try making truffles or sweet treats that don't need an oven! As a bonus, things like truffles can be boxed and use as inexpensive gifts - grandmas will love gifts made especially for them by little hands!
4. Visit the grottos, garden centres and Christmas fayres - Santa might be there, but you don't need to spend time in queues or paying to see him, young children are often captivated by the displays in shops and around the town. They also love seeing houses that are covered from roof to floor in lights and decorations (and a lot of people enjoy decorating their homes this way), so keep an eye out for these Christmas wonders and remember to take the kids for a look, they will love it!
5. Get busy with the wrapping paper and sellotape - let the children get crafty - collect a box of old/surplus wrapping paper, cards, tape, decoration, bows, glitter and glue and let them go wild. (A plastic sheet for the floor might be an idea before you start!) You could collect things all year so that you have a box full of materials by Christmas time - remember to supply them with safety scissors! They can make all kinds of fun stuff - you could even get them to wrap sweets and treats and put them under the tree!
One thing's for sure, if you have kids, your Christmas preparations will be a lot more fun!
If you've ever spent time with kids in the run up to Christmas, you'll know that the excitement can almost get too much - so much waiting (and behaving!)
Here are five ideas for entertaining children in the last few weeks before Christmas without spoiling them!
1. Take them Christmas carolling - ah bless their cotton socks, even the naughtiest most-hyper child will be transformed into a little angel once they start belting out "Away In A Manger".
2. Long walk outdoors - whether it's crisp and cold, or wet and windy, a walk outdoors is a sure-fire way to tire out little legs and create a diversion in little minds. Try to point out Winter wonders as you go along, winter berries on the trees etc! Perhaps try and collect pine cones or holly that can be used as part of a Christmas decoration project!
3. Bake mince pies and treats - good old fashioned baking can fill an afternoon and what could be more Christmassy than mince pies? If you don't fancy messing with the oven, try making truffles or sweet treats that don't need an oven! As a bonus, things like truffles can be boxed and use as inexpensive gifts - grandmas will love gifts made especially for them by little hands!
4. Visit the grottos, garden centres and Christmas fayres - Santa might be there, but you don't need to spend time in queues or paying to see him, young children are often captivated by the displays in shops and around the town. They also love seeing houses that are covered from roof to floor in lights and decorations (and a lot of people enjoy decorating their homes this way), so keep an eye out for these Christmas wonders and remember to take the kids for a look, they will love it!
5. Get busy with the wrapping paper and sellotape - let the children get crafty - collect a box of old/surplus wrapping paper, cards, tape, decoration, bows, glitter and glue and let them go wild. (A plastic sheet for the floor might be an idea before you start!) You could collect things all year so that you have a box full of materials by Christmas time - remember to supply them with safety scissors! They can make all kinds of fun stuff - you could even get them to wrap sweets and treats and put them under the tree!
One thing's for sure, if you have kids, your Christmas preparations will be a lot more fun!
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