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Creating Christmas Family Traditions

Christmas is such a wonderful time of year to spend with loved ones, coming together at the end of the year for a time of reflection and re-connecting. However, each year it seems that our time is often challenged and even overcome with parties, shopping schedules, pageants, and other seasonal diversions. While many holiday activities are geared toward... [Read more of this article]

Give The Gift of Christmas Books This Year

From the time I was very young, my Dad started a tradition with my sister and I that lasted throughout our childhood. Every year for Christmas, he would give each of us a different classic book, bound in leather with an inscription from him on the inside cover denoting the year. We both still have these collections and treasure them. While books (the... [Read more of this article]

Selecting The Right Christmas Tree

Perhaps the most iconic and lasting symbol of Christmas in Western culture is the Christmas tree. Is your home really complete without one on this holiday? Memories of childhood and our tree come rushing back, in pajamas wading waist-high through the mountain range of presents. Towering above it all, the tree was the epicenter of the day. Not that this... [Read more of this article]

Hot Christmas 2011 Gifts

It seems that every year there are a group of  must-have gifts that top everyone’s Christmas lists. The hottest action figure. The coolest new gaming system. The most cutting edge gizmo. As a consumer culture, we love the latest and greatest and will do just about anything to get them either for ourselves or for that special someone. There’s... [Read more of this article]

Great Places to Spend Your Christmas Vacation

While visions of waking up on a white Christmas morning in your own home surrounded by all that is familiar and glowing in your life is certainly the traditional way to spend the holiday, you and your family can also spend time together during this season away from home in some very magical spots. With travel deals aplenty, this year may be the best... [Read more of this article]

My Favorite Christmas Movies

Half the fun of Christmas around my house is watching all the wonderful seasonal movies on TV and DVD. We all have our favorites, admit it. Some good…some not so much. Here’s a list of some of my personal favorites. I hope they are some of your favorites too. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) Who DOESN’T like Burl Ives as a snowman?... [Read more of this article]

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