Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category

The Christmas Spirit Needs CPR

I’ve lost the Christmas Spirit.
Growing up, Christmas was my favorite holiday.
It was a magical happy time. People were friendlier. The city decorated the downtown and put up a giant tree in Red Arrow Park. (This year our tree lost its top and made news across the nation it seems. How embarrassing.)
Nearly every home [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Because it is indeed the night before Christmas, and because I think it’s a delightful poem, and because I also think you haven’t read it often enough, and because you simply can never too old to still believe, I present
‘Twas the Night before Christmas(or A Visit from St. Nick)by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the night before [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Because it is indeed the night before Christmas, and because I think it’s a delightful poem, and because I also think you haven’t read it often enough, and because you simply can never too old to still believe, I present
‘Twas the Night before Christmas(or A Visit from St. Nick)by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the night before [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Because it is indeed the night before Christmas, and because I think it’s a delightful poem, and because I also think you haven’t read it often enough, and because you simply can never too old to still believe, I present
‘Twas the Night before Christmas(or A Visit from St. Nick)by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the night before [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Because it is indeed the night before Christmas, and because I think it’s a delightful poem, and because I also think you haven’t read it often enough, and because you simply can never too old to still believe, I present
‘Twas the Night before Christmas(or A Visit from St. Nick)by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the night before [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Because it is indeed the night before Christmas, and because I think it’s a delightful poem, and because I also think you haven’t read it often enough, and because you simply can never too old to still believe, I present
‘Twas the Night before Christmas(or A Visit from St. Nick)by Clement Clarke Moore
Twas the night before [...]

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Greatest Christmas Movies of all Time According to Ed

Welcome class, today we’re going to discuss Christmas movies. By my count we now have 12 days left until Christmas and this is as good a time for a blog like this as any.
Now what makes a good Christmas movie and what makes a bad Christmas movie? Anyone? Anyone?
OK. I’ll tell you. Innocence. Innocence and [...]

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Greatest Christmas Movies of all Time According to Ed

Welcome class, today we’re going to discuss Christmas movies. By my count we now have 12 days left until Christmas and this is as good a time for a blog like this as any.
Now what makes a good Christmas movie and what makes a bad Christmas movie? Anyone? Anyone?
OK. I’ll tell you. Innocence. Innocence and [...]

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Yes, Virginia, It is Christmastime

Winter has arrived early. Not that that is such an unusual occurrence, we’ve had snow as early as October, maybe even September. Still, according to the calendar, there’s still 11 days until the official start of winter.
And 15 days until Christmas.
So far it’s snowed nearly every day since last Saturday’s snow/sleet/freezing rain storm. We have [...]

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Yes, Virginia, It is Christmastime

Winter has arrived early. Not that that is such an unusual occurrence, we’ve had snow as early as October, maybe even September. Still, according to the calendar, there’s still 11 days until the official start of winter.
And 15 days until Christmas.
So far it’s snowed nearly every day since last Saturday’s snow/sleet/freezing rain storm. We have [...]

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