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| Sports - Running - Road Running - Marathon - Events - North America - United States - Washington |
 | Christmas Marathon
http://www.ontherunevents.com/news/0326/
Information and sign up form for this annual race in Olympia. |
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| Sports - Equestrian - Show Jumping - Shows - Europe |
 | Flanders European Christmas Horse Show
http://www.jumping-mechelen.com/
Offers information about this famous December horse show also know as Jumping Mechelen. Program, tickets, news, and contacts. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Unitarianism and Universalism - History |
 | Professor Brought Christmas Tree to New England
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/12.12/ProfessorBrough.html
From the Harvard Gazette, an article on Unitarian minister and abolitionist Charles Follen, and the story of how he promoted the Christmas tree. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Divination - Cartomancy - Tarot - Decks - Individual Decks |
 | Christmas Tarot
http://christmastarot.wordpress.com/
Electronic, majors-only deck from Corrine Kenner. Includes card images and ordering details. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - People - Saints - H - Holy Innocents |
 | Not Suitable for a Disney Christmas
http://gvanv.com/compass/arch/v1306/saint.html
An article on the Holy Innocents. By Curt Fahey. Published in Compass, vol. 13, no. 6, January-February 1996. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Styles - Vocal - A Cappella - Bands and Artists - Rescue - Articles and Interviews |
 | The Phantom Tollbooth - Rescue: The First Christmas
http://www.tollbooth.org/2002/reviews/rescue.html
Album review. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Styles - Southern Gospel - Bands and Artists - C |
 | Candy Hemphill Christmas
http://www.candychristmas.com/
The official site. Daughter of the legendary Joel and LaBreeska Hemphill, Candy has made her own place in southern gospel with a wonderful voice and great testimony. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Styles - Choral - Works |
 | Christmas Cantata
http://home.scarlet.be/~tsf07148/
A ninety-minute long contemporary oratorio by British composer, David Mitchell. The site contains details relating to performance and the work. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Styles - Celtic - Bands and Artists - Doan, John |
 | Valley Entertainment: John Doan Christmas Music
http://www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/John_Doan/
Reviews of several of John Doan's Celtic music CDs, with track listings. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Sound Files - MIDI - Christmas |
 | Christmas Songs
http://ingeb.org/catxm.html
Over 150 Christmas songs (midi and lyrics) in various languages, mostly English and German. |
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 | Songs of Praise - Christmas
http://songsofpraise.org/christmas.htm
A wonderful mix of new and traditional Christmas songs - midi, score, and lyrics for each song listed. |
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 | Christmas Songs and Lyrics
http://catyr.communityarchitect.com/
[300+ lyrics and MIDI; zipped] |
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 | Christmas carols from Occitany, Southern France
http://mtcn.free.fr/mtcn-traditional-music-midi-christmas-carol.php
Hundreds of MIDI files, with lyrics and music sheets, related to traditional carols and tunes from the South of France. |
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 | Multilingual English Index
http://www.ylw.mmtr.or.jp/~johnkoji/hymn/xmas/index.html
Files with words in multiple languages. English, Japanese, Korean, French, and German. Links to many other Christmas pages. |
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 | Xmas Fun Songs
http://www.xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp
Over 50 carols with midi and lyrics, plus carols with just lyrics. |
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 | Holiday & Christmas MIDI Song Files
http://www.lockergnome.com/midi/holiday.html
Over 35 high-quality Christmastime MIDI files |
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 | Unique Christmas Carol midis
http://delongfarms.com/m_frame.html
Very unique Christmas midi files. Medieval to contemporary carols. By DeLong Farms. |
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 | Christmas Year 'Round
http://www.carmelnet.org/chas/midifiles/xmasmidi.htm
Many Christmas carols (midi) from all over the world: American, Caribbean, Swedish, German, and Polish. |
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 | Lutheran Hymnal Folk Christmas
http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/folk/c97_hymns.htm
Christmas hymns and carols arranged in general midi files featuring folk settings. |
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 | Completorium
http://republika.pl/completorium/carols.htm
Collection of Polish Christmas carols. |
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 | The Cyber Hymnal: Christmas
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/top/xmas.htm
Many lesser known hymns (midi and lyrics). |
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 | Christmas Hymns List
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/wavsetc12/
Christmas hymn files from the 1940 Episcopal Hymnal. By Rob Getman. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Hymns - Authors and Composers - W - Wren, Brian |
 | Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany: Liturgies and Prayers for Public Worship
http://books.google.com/books?id=bTD80OAnB9EC
Page images of 2008 book: preview at Google books. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Hymns - Authors and Composers - G - Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin |
 | Hymns and Carols of Christmas: Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/nikolai_frederik_severin_grundtv.htm
Includes biographical article, several Danish Christmas texts with translations and music. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Music - Hymns - Authors and Composers - B - Brorson, Hans Adolph |
 | The Story of Our Hymns: Brorson, the Poet of Christmas
http://www.hopedepere.org/files/documents/hymns15.pdf
Includes biography and translations from 1930 book by Ernest Edwin Ryden. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Jesus Christ - Art and Film |
 | Birth of Jesus - The Christmas story
http://www.birthofjesus.orconhosting.net.nz/
Pictorial explanation of the Birth of Jesus using 22 specially designed pictures, with helpful written comments. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Seventh-day Adventists - Churches - United States - Oregon |
 | Christmas Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church
http://www.adventistdirectory.org/view_Entity.asp?EntityID=17811
Contact information. Christmas Valley, OR. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Lutheran - Theology - Practical - Liturgy and Music - Calendar |
 | Christmas Celebrates What Is and What Can Be
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/whatiscan.html
Examines the day of Christ's nativity from Scripture and theology. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Lutheran - Organizations - Media Ministry - Multi Media |
 | Red Boots for Christmas
http://www.jcplayzone.com/redboots/
book, activity planner and video about the true meaning of Christmas. Presented by the Lutheran Hour Ministries. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Latter Day Saints - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Arts - Literature - Books and Reviews |
 | A Christ-Centered Christmas
http://www.velluto.com/ccc/
24 short devotionals from Sharon Velluto and Suzanne Meredith to help the family escape the commercialism of the season, and focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Contact and order information, links. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Churches of God - Christian Churches of God |
 | Christmas-Easter
http://www.ccg.org/english/s/p235.html
Explains the Origins of Christmas and Easter, and contends that Christians should not take part in these Holidays. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Catholicism - Saints - J - Blessed John Paul II - Works |
 | Message to Children for Christmas 1994
http://www.cin.org/jp2ency/xmaschil.html
Pope John Paul II wrote this special letter to children everywhere. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Catholicism - Reference - Catholic Encyclopedia - C |
 | Christmas
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03724b.htm
Provides a detailed overview of the holiday from the fourth century through the modern age. Includes links to related topics. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Catholicism - Prayer and Spirituality - Devotions - Novenas - Seasonal |
 | Christmas Novena
http://www.yenra.com/catholic/prayers/christmasnovena.html
Novena of preparation in honor of the Incarnation. Short prayer, best suited to Advent. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Catholicism - People - Kids |
| Message to Children for Christmas 1994
http://www.cin.org/jp2ency/xmaschil.html
Pope John Paul II wrote this special letter to children everywhere. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Twelve Days |
 | Christmas Eve and the 12 Days of Christmas
http://www.abcog.org/xmas2.htm
A detailed historical look at Christmas and its twelve days. |
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 | Urban Legends:The Twelve Days of Christmas
http://www.snopes2.com/holidays/christmas/12days.asp
Was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' created as a teaching tool to instruct young people in the meaning and content of the Christian faith? |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Stories |
 | A Visit From the Christ Child
http://www.politickles.com/thankevann/christchild
A rewrite of the Clement Moore classic, A Visit From St. Nick, to help us remember the true meaning of Christmas. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Songs and Carols - Silent Night |
 | Silent Night Web
http://silentnight.web.za/
Translations, notation and the history of the song. |
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 | Franz Xaver Gruber Museum Arnsdorf
http://members.aon.at/f.x.gruber-museum-arnsdorf/
Museum about Franz Xaver Gruber and his house where he lived. |
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 | Silent Night, Holy Night
http://carmelnet.org/christmas/SilentNight/silentnight.htm
Brief introduction to the piece with extended history, various arrangements in MIDI audio, and assorted religious Christmas illustrations. From the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary. |
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 | Silent Night Webcam
http://www.silentnight.info/
Webcam in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, where Silent Night had been performed for the first time. Live-Audio-Broadcast on December 24th. |
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 | The Story Behind "Silent Night"
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/silent.htm
A version of how the lyrics and tune came to be written and performed. |
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 | Silent Night Museum Oberndorf
http://www.stillenacht-oberndorf.at/museum
Museum at the location, where Silent Night had been performed for the first time |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Songs and Carols |
 | Romanian Christmas Carols
http://www.angelfire.com/mb/crismih/
Sound files of the most important Romanian Christmas carols and Romanian lyrics. |
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 | Christmas Selections in 'Living Hymns'
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/xmas/xmas_car.htm
Evaluation of hymns in this hymnal for fidelity to the Bible accounts. |
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 | Unusual Christmas Carols And Hymns
http://members.tripod.com/tcpiii/christmascarols.htm
Recommended new and rare carols. Includes sample lyrics. |
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 | Christmas Music By Braintree
http://www.musicbybraintree.com/
Instrumental music on CD with mp3 samples. |
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 | Traditional Christmas Carol Lyrics
http://ldsguy.tripod.com/Christmas.carols.html
Formatted to be printed and taken caroling. Especially suited to children because every refrain is written out. |
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 | The Christmas Guitar
http://www3.pair.com/montrsmu/
Christmas music on acoustic guitars and mandolin. Includes carol histories, free sheet music, a Christmas music quiz, reviews, and mp3 sound clips. |
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 | Christmas Carols New and Old
http://www.ccel.org/b/bramley/carols/home.html
Page images of Bramley and Stainer's pioneering book. |
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 | The Christmas Rose
http://www.crystalbay.net/holiday/traditionalchristmas.htm
Christmas legends and music from Germany and around the world. |
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 | Youth Online Club - Christmas Carols
http://www.youthonline.ca/christmas/carols/
MIDI files and lyrics to more than two dozen songs. |
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 | The Music Room
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/dovecot/Framesets/MusicRoom.html
Christian songs based on the Christmas story and other Bible stories. Suitable for use in conjunction with children's nativity plays. |
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 | Carols Old and Carols New
http://books.google.com/books?id=9aQQAAAAYAAJ
By Charles Lewis Hutchins Published by The Parish choir, 1916 |
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 | Reviving a Forgotten Monument Of The Carol Tradition
http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-95/12-24-95/xmasside.htm
Article about pioneering publishers H.R. Bramley and John Stainer. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Santa Claus |
 | Santa Claus: The Great Imposter
http://www.biblebelievers.com/watkins_santa/santa.html
Article comparing Santa and Jesus. |
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 | Answers In Action: Santa Claus And The Gospel
http://www.answers.org/issues/santa.html
Gretchen Passantino describes a Christian way to celebrate the Santa Claus tradition. |
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 | The Origin of Santa Claus and the Christian Response
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/santa.html
Article by Lutheran pastor Richard P. Bucher. |
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 | Santa Claus - The Spirit of Christmas
http://avbtab.org/rc/santa.htm
Argues that Santa is a false god and questions the influence on children. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas - Children and Youth |
 | God Kept His Promise
http://www.bibleline.org/easter-1.html
A Bible story about the birth of Jesus. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Christmas |
 | The Star of Bethlehem
http://www.bethlehemstar.net/
A look back at the stars and planets at the time of the birth of Jesus. What was that star? |
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 | Answers In Action: Is God against Christmas?
http://www.answers.org/holidays/isgodaginxmas.html
Raymond L. Cox refutes common objections to the celebration by Christians. |
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 | Annie's Christmas Page
http://www.annieshomepage.com/christmas.html
Remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Lots of different pages - Wisemen page, Kids page and a Gingerbread page to name a few. |
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 | Christmas: What Is theTrue Meaning?
http://christiananswers.net/christmas/
Explanation of the purpose of Jesus Christ's birth. Answers for skeptics. Carols, games, and coloring pages. |
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 | Merry Christmas from Bible Life Ministries
http://www.biblelife.org/savior.htm
A seasonal greeting and Bible verses grouped by theme to encourage the worship of Jesus at this time. |
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 | Sermon Central: Jesus Christ or Santa Claus
http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=4378&ContributorID=372
A sermon by Clarence Talley, Sr. of Mount Corinth Baptist Church. |
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 | Lift Up Your Hearts: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Resources
http://www.worship.ca/christmas.html
Large annotated listing of selected sites offering Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany resources with an emphasis on Lutheran, Canadian and ecumenically-accessible content. |
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 | The Incarnation
http://www.whitestonejournal.com/incarnation.html
An explanation by a Catholic layman. |
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 | Christmas in Cyberspace: A Christian Perspective
http://www.christmasincyberspace.com/
Links related to the birthday of Jesus. |
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 | Sweet Little Baby Jesus: A Devotional
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/baby.htm
Evangelical devotional thoughts by Howard Culbertson growing out of reflections on Psalm 22, 23 and 24. |
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 | Our Redeemer Lutheran Church: Christmas
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/christma.html
Essays and short meditations on Christmas. |
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 | Kir-Shalom Ministries: A Holy Christmas
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/christmaspage.php
Links and original resources to help celebrate with joy and reverence the birth of the Christ. |
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 | The Twelve Voices of Christmas
http://www.backtothebible.org/index.php/The-Twelve-Voices-of-Christmas.html
A drama consisting of 12 monologues in which Biblical characters reflect on what Jesus meant to them. |
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 | All About Jesus
http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/biblestudydecember.html
A reflection on Jesus for the month of December. |
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 | ChristmaSpirit
http://www.christmaspirit.com/
Reviews the history and the meaning of Christmas and the traditions around it. |
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 | A Top Ten Christmas at Peggie's Place
http://www.peggiesplace.com/Christmas.htm
A family page with links for celebrating the season. |
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 | Bible.org: Christmas
http://bible.org/topics/375/Christmas
A collection of articles by various authors on the birth of Jesus Christ and what this event means to mankind. |
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 | American Catholic: Celebrating Advent-Christmas
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Christmas/christmas.asp
Written, audio, and video resources for the season. Includes Advent and Epiphany. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Calendar - Advent |
 | Advent and Christmas
http://cptryon.org/prayer/adx/
A site to help families celebrate Advent and Christmas in a Christian way. |
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 | American Catholic: Celebrating Advent - Christmas
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Advent/
Daily Catholic Advent prayers, how to make an Advent wreath and Jesse tree, Advent calendar and other activities help celebrate the season leading up to Christmas. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Broadcasting - Radio - Internet - Stations |
 | ChristmasRadio.net
http://christmasradio.net/
Playing the songs of Christmas all year streaming live from North Pole City. |
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 | Happy Christmas Radio
http://www.happychristmasradio.net/
An online radio station that plays Christimas music during the Christmas season. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Arts - Literature - Poetry - Christmas |
 | A Visit from the Christ Child
http://freebiesandstuff.freeyellow.com/christmas/christ-child.htm
A poem about the commercialization of the holiday season and the birth of Jesus. |
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 | Christmas in Heaven
http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRxmas9.htm
Poem about a person's first Christmas in Heaven |
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 | 'Twas The Night Jesus Came
http://www.biblebelievers.com/TwastheNite.html
A poem modeled on "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." This one is about Jesus coming back. |
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 | Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?
http://www.about-him.com/guest10.html
Poem by Camille Challis concerning leaving Christ out of Christmas. |
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| Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Arts - Literature - Christmas |
 | Christmas Stories
http://www.sermons.org/christmas.html#ssi
Stories, poems, and illustrations are offered from Sermons.org. |
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| Society - Politics - Fascism - Nazism - Parties - Denmark |
 | Denmark: Christmas Seals: Danish Nazi Party
http://www.jaysmith.com/Lists/Denmark/ChristmasSeals_DanishNaziParty.html
Examples of Christmas cheer from the Danish National Socialist Workers Party. |
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| Society - Philanthropy - Organizations |
 | Christmas Connection
http://www.christmasconnection.org/
Volunteer organization bringing clothes, food and toys to needy Oklahoma County, Oklahoma residents at Christmas time. Contains donation form, event listing and contact information. |
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| Society - Philanthropy - Homeless |
 | Christmas in the City
http://www.christmasinthecity.org/
A volunteer run nonprofit supporting and mentoring homeless families in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes information on volunteering, events and homelessness. |
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| Society - People - Expatriates - Cuban |
 | A Cuban Christmas
http://cuban-christmas.com/
Memories of tradition holiday food and activities. |
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| Society - Organizations - Nonprofit Resources - Fundraising - Wholesale Products - Christmas and Collectibles |
 | DeLong Farms
http://delongfarms.com/fund.html
Christmas fund raiser with trees and wreaths for churches, sports teams, service groups, or any non profit organization. Customized programs for each group. |
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 | Howe House
http://www.howehouse.com/
Provides custom ornaments, ceramic miniatures, and more, for fundraising activities |
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 | Wreath .ca
http://wreath.ca/
Christmas fundraising ideas, products and programs with fresh fragrant balsam fir wreaths and centerpieces. |
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 | Sherwood Forest Farms
http://www.sherwoodforestfarms.com/
Offers the 'Profit With Evergreens' program to non-profit organizations across the United States. |
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 | Kids' Korner Gift Shoppes
http://www.kidskornerusa.com/
Provide kids with the opportunity to shop for kid-priced gifts during the holidays in the safe and non-commercial atmosphere of their own school. |
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 | Stocking Factory
http://www.fundraisingornaments.com/
Imprinted Christmas ornaments with organization name, logo and year for school, church, sports teams and non profit organizations. |
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 | Wullbrandt Studio
http://www.wullbrandtstudio.com/
Custom designed and etched churches, historical buildings, or logos onto beveled glass suncatcher/ornaments for fundraising |
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 | Mickman Brothers, Inc.
http://www.mickman.com/fundraising/
Offers a nationwide wreath fundraiser. |
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 | F.M. Steingress
http://www.church-fundraisers.org/
Offers pewter ornaments for fundraising. |
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 | Willamette Evergreen, Inc.
http://www.willametteevergreen.com/
Christmas evergreen fundraising program for schools, churches, youth groups and other organizations. |
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 | Bryan China
http://www.bryanchina.com/Commemorative-church/churches.htm
Churches and other organizations can commemorate a special event with fine china plates, mugs, or bells. |
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| Society - Issues - Warfare and Conflict - Specific Conflicts - Afghanistan Civil War - US Intervention |
 | A Fairy Tale at Christmas
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/dec/17/afghanistan.politicalcolumnists
Coverage of the war in Afghanistan has played down the civilian deaths and 4 million refugees, to make audiences believe in a straightforward moral narrative, says the Guardian. |
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| Society - Issues - Environment - Consumerism |
 | Buy Nothing Christmas
http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/
National initiative started by Canadian Mennonites to de-commercialize Christmas and re-design a Christian lifestyle that is richer in meaning, smaller in impact upon the earth, and greater in giving to people less-privileged. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Yule |
 | Yule in Iceland
http://www.simnet.is/gardarj/
Information about traditions in ancient and modern times. |
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 | Winter Solstice Traditions
http://www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html
Information on various traditions around winter solstice. |
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 | Yule: Circa December 21
http://www.msu.edu/user/rohdemar/earth/sabbats/yule.html
Information on the history of this holiday we now call Christmas. |
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 | MythingLinks: Yuletide Around the World
http://www.mythinglinks.org/wintersolstice~YuleLinks.html
This illustrated page of annotated links focuses on worldwide Yuletide traditions and beliefs, primarily pagan. It includes Celtic, Eastern Europe, the New World, and Australia. |
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 | Songs of Yuletide joy for Pagans
http://sanfords.net/Pagan_Humor_and_Thoughts/Pagan_Yule_songs.htm
Familiar Christmas tunes with Pagan lyrics. |
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 | The Yule Log
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/noel/angl/buche.htm
History of the Yule log. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Web Rings |
 | ChristmasWebring.com
http://www.christmaswebring.com/
Designed to link quality Christmas sites. |
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 | Christmas All Year Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=christmasyear
Christmas related sites which are available all year long can join this ring. |
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 | Christmas Fun Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=christmasfun
A kid safe webring for year-round sites that contain things such as recipes, crafts, stories, games, midis, activities, awards to win, adoptions, and graphics. |
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 | Christmas Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=christmas3
A ring of sites with Christmas themes. |
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 | Dreams of Christmas Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=dreamsofchristma
Allows Christmas or winter-related sites which operate with safe and child friendly graphics. |
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 | Santa's Christmas Land Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=santachristmas
A webring for those who love Christmas. |
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 | Santa's Christmas Webring
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=santa1
Christmas-related graphics, recipes, and Santa sites. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Traditions - Regional |
 | Christmas Traditions Around the World
http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Traditions from many countries and regions. The list is in alphabetical order. |
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 | Christmas World
http://christmas-world.freeservers.com/
Christmas customs from around the world. The alphabetical list of countries includes a brief comment about the customs of the country. Country sites include music. |
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 | The Christmas Zampognaro
http://www.roangelo.net/valente/zampogna.html
Information on the bagpipe player associated with Christmas in Italy and, an old recipe for the taralli of Gambatesa. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Traditions |
 | Why Christmas
http://www.whychristmas.com/
Answers holiday questions. Information includes how customs originated, how the season is celebrated around the world, and why it exists. |
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 | Myths and Lore of Mistletoe
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/tn_consv/archive/mistltoe.htm
About mistletoe, its biology, and traditional lore. From the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. |
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 | How Stuff Works: Christmas
http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/traditions/christmas.htm
Answers over thirty questions about the traditions behind Christmas trees, cards, shopping, plants, songs, and customs. |
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 | The Tradition of Christmas
http://www.christmascarnivals.com/tradition/index.html
Explains several practices that have become holiday traditions. |
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 | About.com: Christmas History, Customs and Folklore
http://urbanlegends.about.com/msubxmas.htm
Links to folklore, history, and traditions. Including "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus", "A Christmas Carol" and other stories, parodies, and FAQ. |
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 | Christmas Traditions
http://www.soon.org.uk/christma.htm
Explores Christmas traditions and customs around the world. |
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 | Mr. Bingle Fans
http://www.mrbinglefans.com/
For friends, fans, historians and collectors of this New Orleans cultural icon doll named Mr.Bingle, a southern Christmas tradition for years. With historical vintage photos. |
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 | Cafe Traditions
http://www.cafetraditions.com/Christmas-Traditions-C10.aspx
Provides an assortment of Christmas traditions to celebrate with family and friends. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Santa Claus - Letters from Santa |
 | Santa's Desk
http://members.tripod.com/~reindeer/index.html
Free e-mail letters originating from the North Pole, and authored by Santa, or the Christmas Angel. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Santa Claus |
 | Santa Claus Village
http://www.claus.com/
Features games, recipes, send an email, holiday karaoke, and illustrations. |
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 | Santatelevision
http://www.santatelevision.com/
A network of short films. Features elf adventures, Christmas around the world, foods, Santa, northern lights, and greeting cards. |
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 | Welcome to Lapland, Santa's Home
http://sites.google.com/site/laplandclub/
An article features a gallery of photos and links. |
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 | The 100th Anniversary of Sidewalk Santas
http://www.sidewalksanta.org/
The Volunteers of America feature the history of the program and donation options. |
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 | All about Santa Claus
http://www.religioustolerance.org/santa.htm
Historical data about the origins of Santa Claus and St. Nicholas. |
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 | Santa Claus
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/kirkwall/394/
Some historical articles on Santa as well as information on the birth of Christ, plus links to some general Christmas sites. |
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 | Santa Claus Origin and FAQ
http://lnstar.com/mall/main-areas/santafaq.htm
History of St. Nicholas and Santa type figures traditions throughout the world. |
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 | Santa's Winter Wonderland
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/SantaClaus/
Live cams of holiday celebrations, stories, message boards, and information on the season. |
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 | Santa's World Site
http://www.santas.ws/
Featuring holiday puzzle screen savers, Santa wallpapers, stories, and gift ideas. |
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 | Operation Letters To Santa
http://www.operationlettertosanta.com/
Offers pages of carols, sheet music, lyrics, midis, games, crafts, and recipes. Send free e-cards, and how to help less fortunate children during the season. |
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 | Kriss Kringle.com
http://www.kriss-kringle.com/
Santa Claus origins, history and legend. |
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 | North Pole Santa Claus
http://www.northpolesantaclaus.com/
Featuring holiday stories, recipes, reviews of movies, carols, a message board and email to Santa. |
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 | The Claus That Refreshes
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp
Urban legends reference page addresses the influence of Coca-Cola on the modern image of Santa Claus. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Safety |
 | CPSC Releases Safety Tips for the Holiday Season
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml98/98030.html
Consumer Product Safety Commission suggests safe handling of trees, Christmas lights, Christmas decorations, and fireplaces. |
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 | Holiday Decorations Safety Tips
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/winter/decorations_safety_tips.html
Learn to decorate your home safely during the holidays, including having a safe Christmas tree, lights, candles, trimmings, and preventing fires. |
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| Society - Holidays - Christmas - Personal Pages |
 | Christmas Joy
http://members.tripod.com/PinckneyPoliceChief/index.html
Christmas greetings for friends and family, along with poems, recipes, and links. |
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 | 'Tis The Christmas Season
http://www.entourages.com/barbs/Christmas.htm
Seasons greetings from the Sanders family. Includes stories, a kids page, and links. |
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 | Mo's Christmas Pages
http://www.members.tripod.com/MoFromMOL/Christmas.html
Seasonal writings, songs, and links. |
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 | Merry Christmas to You
http://www.angelfire.com/my/xmas/
A holiday page containing falling snow, background music and a classic poem. |
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 | Minibites Christmas Pages
http://www.minibite.com/christmas/christmas.htm
Many pages for the season and variations on "Twas the Night Before Christmas." |
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