While there may be some minor regional differences in the type or cut of santas suit that Santa Claus wears, here in the United States, he is typically garbed in a white fur trimmed red jacket and pants with a broad buckled belt, a matching hat and black boots. Garb him any other way and [...]
Did you know that the use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ or before the first Christmas, that the first recorded reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531. That using small candles to light a Christmas tree dates back to the middle of the 17th [...]
Christmas elves have long been a part of American Christmas folklore. They are often depicted as tiny magical beings with pointy ears and long noses. They are also typically shown garbed in green or red and wearing pointy hats and pointy shoes. They live with Santa Claus and act as his helpers at the North [...]
On Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, it is customary for most families to get together for that special traditional Christmas dinner. Considering that for much of the season, we have been very busy buying gifts, wrapping them, writing greeting cards, and so forth, come Christmas dinner time, we take pause, sit back a while. yes, [...]
As far back as I can remember, come Christmas season, there's that lovely, jaunty song playing almost everywhere we go telling that story about a Frosty Snowman named Frosty. As we all know, the song goes this way – Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corn cob pipe and a button [...]
Can you imagine Christmas without candy canes? Typically white with red stripes and often peppermint-flavored, these cane-shaped hard candy sticks have long been as much a part of American Christmas tradition as Christmas trees and mistletoe. In fact, they have become so popular, so well-loved in our part of the world that we now even [...]
There will come a time in every parent's life Santa Claus when he or she will be faced with that question. When it's your time, how will you answer your child? Of course, it's best to find out first what prompted your child to ask and also what he or she believes the answer to [...]
Christmas is already just around the corner! The little ones are starting to be more well-behaved than normal. They have kept to heart these familiar lyrics which they have heard over and over being sung at their favorite TV shows and just about everywhere: You better watch out You better not cry You better not [...]
You can get pinecone wreaths scented bagged pinecones at Michaels. Use a coat hanger and shape it into a wreath Holiday. Lay the cones on the table and arrange them the way you want. You can use florist wire to attach them to the wreath. Take a look at this video. Best Pinecone wreaths [...]
I am always on the look out for holiday popcorn treats anything. I was doing some research on popcorn poppers and ran across this recipe for Christmas Popcorn Wreaths. Holiday popcorn treats Recipe Ingredients: 3 quarts popped popcorn 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 3 cups miniature marshmallows 3 tablespoons (1/2 of a 3-ounce [...]
