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Topic: Movies/Stories/Poems/Songs Of Christmas & Traditions

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Nance R.	November 04, 2009 4:24 AM "Suzy Snowflake" is a popular Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, made famous by Rosemary Clooney in 1951 and released as a 78 RPM record by Columbia Record. [ send green star]
Laura S.	December 27, 2008 9:48 PM ~~Happy Birthday Jesus~~ http://carolynspreciousmemories.com/Holiday/HappyBirthdayJesus.html ~~Fall Softly Snow~~ http://carolynspreciousmemories.com/Holiday/FallSoftlySnow.html Priceless Gift http://www.my-tgif.com/pricelessgift.htm The Most Precious Gift - Presented by Corporate Communications, Inc. http://www.corporatecomm.com/holidaymessage/ While we're all busy with loved ones this holiday, let's not forget to keep our men and women in uniform in our thoughts and prayers. Without them.........where would we be? Sands Of Christmas http://home.att.net/~scorh5/Sands.html [ send green star] [ accepted]
Nance R.	December 27, 2008 11:35 AM Trevor Thomas~ Birthday of A King, O Holy Night A beautiful display~for the hearing impaired [ send green star]
Vicky A.	December 12, 2008 7:39 PM [ send green star]
FullMoon S.	December 05, 2008 3:31 PM Santa Claus Does Not Forget Bertie was a very good boy. He was kind, thoughtful, obedient, truthful, and nice to his little sister. Unfortunately Bertie had one big fault. He had a very annoying habit of forgetting! It was strange how often he forgot. He forgot to do things his mother asked him. “Did you remember to brush your teeth, Bertie?” “Oh, sorry, I forgot!” “Did you remember to make your bed, Bertie?” “Oh sorry, I forgot!” “Did you remember to write to Auntie Sue to say thank you for the present?” “Oh sorry, I forgot!” He forgot to do things his father asked him to do, too. “Did you remember to help your mother with the washing up this morning, Bertie?” “Oh sorry, I forgot!” He forgot to take his boots to football practise. He forgot to give his Grandma a very important message from his mother. He forgot to take a gift to his best friend’s birthday party. And he even forgot to do his homework. “Oh sorry, I forgot!” His father and mother were very patient, but no matter what they did, Bertie forgot all the things he wanted to forget and only remembered the things he wanted to remember. After a while his parents decided that something must be done to help their little boy remember to do the things they asked him to do. Christmas was near, and Bertie remembered to write out a list of things which he would like Santa Claus was to bring him. "Santa Claus may forget some of those things," said his mother. "He won’t," replied Bertie. "I’ve written them very clearly, and there isn’t too much on my list, and I’ve been very good this year. I’d like a new remote control car, and some chocolate, and a DVD or two, and a ball, and maybe a football shirt. I think Santa can manage that!“ Christmas morning came, and Bertie and his little sister were up at the crack of dawn to see what was in their stockings. The little girl’s stocking was bulging, and she kept squealing with delight as she put her hand in and pulled out all the goodies. Bertie was very quiet. His mother kept away from him as long as she could, for she knew what Santa Claus had done. Finally she heard him coming with slow steps into her room. Sadly he opened the door and came towards her. He held in his hand a very long list : in fact, it seemed to be much longer than the one he had sent Santa. He put it in his mother's hand, while tears of disappointment fell from his eyes. "Look what Santa Claus left for me. He might have left me one tiny present, don’t you think?" Bertie’s mother looked at the list. It was a list of all things that Bertie had forgotten to do over the last six months. At the end of the listl was written, in big bold letters, "OH SORRY, I FORGOT!" Bertie wept for an hour. Then his mother reminded him that they were all going to Grandma's house for lunch. Grandma always had a pretty tree and she would have a present for Bertie. When Bertie arrived at his Grandma’s house he gave her a big hug and told her that he wasn’t going to forget things anymore. And guess what he found underneath Grandma’s tree? A stocking full of presents, just for him. Santa Claus hadn’t forgotten him after all, and, from that day onwards, Bertie didn’t forget either. www.ActivityVillage.co.uk - Keeping Kids Busy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Nance R.	December 03, 2008 11:09 AM There are wonderful new music to open http://songsofpraise.org/christmas.htm [ send green star]
GoChi G.	Christ Bell December 02, 2008 3:47 PM This is an awesome e-mail. Someone took a lot of time setting up this message. THE BELL I KNOW WHO I AM I am God's child (John 1:12) I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 ) I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17) I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20) I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1) I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8) I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14) I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27) I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2) I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20) I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34) I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21) I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18) I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6) I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39) I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 ) I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28 ) I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 ) I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 ) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13) I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5) I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2:10) I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).. I have been justified (Romans 5:1) I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10) I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5) I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5) I belong to God Do you know Who you are? Keep this bell ringing...pass it on 'The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you; The LORD turn His face toward you And give you peace... Numbers 6:24-26 [ send green star] [ accepted]
Nance R.	December 02, 2008 2:57 PM Prancer (1989): A little girl befriends a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's team that pulls his sleigh at Christmas. [ send green star]
Nance R.	December 02, 2008 11:12 AM Christmas in the Trenches 1914 ~Story of WW I Christmas More to view: http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/worldwar1/a/dyk12.htm [ send green star]
Nance R.	December 02, 2008 9:11 AM Six White Boomers [ send green star]
Nance R.	December 01, 2008 5:31 PM Mele Kalikimaka Video Christmas Card [ send green star]
Nance R.	December 01, 2008 8:43 AM Thanks~Vicky...it don't work all the time...but I keep trying The "Huron Carol" (or "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") It is a Canadian Christmas hymn (Canada's oldest Christmas song), written in 1643 by Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Canada. Brebeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people; the song's original Huron title is "Jesous Ahatonhia" ("Jesus, He is born"). Gitche Manitou (Gitchi Manitou, Gitche Manito, etc., from the Anishinaabe language: gichi-manidoo) in more recent Anishinaabe culture, is God, the Creator of all things and the Giver of Life, and sometimes translated as the "Great Mystery." "Manitou" is an Anishinaabe word for spirit, spiritual, mystery, mysterious or deity The Huron Carol http://undercoverblackman.vox.com/library/audio/6a00cd970f81104cd50109d0f0ab67000f.html This post was modified from its original form on 01 Dec, 8:43 [ send green star]
Vicky A.	Here is the video Nance... November 30, 2008 4:26 PM I wanted to see if it would work. Thanks for posting this song ~ it is one of my favorites! [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 30, 2008 3:33 PM 'What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, If I were a wise man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him — Give my heart.' This is also the theme of “The Little Drummer Boy,” which you will hear in just a moment. In it, a boy who considers himself poor, with no gift to offer Jesus, offers his one talent, his drumming, to Jesus. So what’s a gift suitable for the Christ Child? The gift of our most treasured possession – our very selves. Christ gives abundantly to us the most precious, priceless and wondrous gifts. And the measure of our gratitude to Him; the measure of how well we use our gifts is…… how generously we share them with others. Ponder these things as you listen to the words of “The Little Drummer Boy.” Ask yourself the question, “What shall I bring?” __________________________________________ "The Little Drummer Boy" is a popular Christmas song, with words and music by Katherine K. Davis. Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone have been credited with writing the song, even though they were only the arrangers for their recordings of it. The best-known and most standard version is by the Harry Simeone Chorale. It is also known as the "Carol of the Drum". Davis first composed the words and music for "Carol of the Drum" in 1941. The Little Drummer Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR1VmRbWkGo&feature=related Katherine K. Davis (1892 -1980) [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 28, 2008 9:24 PM The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time! Karpowicz-Family - Cicha noc (Silent Night) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmCCj3JPo9k&feature=related [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 28, 2008 8:53 PM Away In A Manger Words: Unknown, 1885 (verses 1 & 2) Verse 3: Attributed to John Thomas McFarland, 1887 (1851-1913) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2v07T8RbUw&feature=related [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 28, 2008 8:37 PM *"What Child Is This?"* is a popular Christmas carol that was written in 1865. At the age of twenty-nine, writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression. Yet out of his near-death experience, Dix wrote many hymns, including "What Child is This?". It was later set to the traditional English melody of "Greensleeves". The song has been covered by multiple artists. What Child Is This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EM7FaOc3Zk&feature=related More to view: http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/william_chatterton_dix.htm [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 28, 2008 5:30 AM The First Noel is of unknown origin but is generally thought to be sixteenth century English. There is a misconception that the First Noel was French and it is believed that this is because of the French spelling of Noel as opposed to the olde English Anglo-Saxon spelling of the word as Nowell. After England was captured by the Normans numerous words were adopted from the Norman French language and Noel was re-spelt as Nowell, the early printed versions of this carol use the Nowell spelling. The First Noel was first published in 1833 when it appeared in "Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern," a collection of seasonal carols gathered by William B. Sandys. The First Noel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANUV9vD1zg8&feature=related [ send green star]
Vicky A.	OH HOLY NIGHT! by Celine Dion November 23, 2008 4:49 PM [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 22, 2008 5:11 PM Tennessee Christmas ~ Amy Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xNMrFu9uhM&feature=related Come on weather man give us a forecast snoowy white Can't you hear the prayers of every childlike heart tonight Rockies are callin', Denver snow fallin' Somebody said it's four feet deep, but it doesn't matter Give me the laughter, I'm gonna choose to keep Another tender Tennessee Christmas, the only Chirstmas for me Where the love circles around us like the gifts around our tree Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will ever see But a tender Tennessee Christmas is the only Christmas for me Every now and then I get a wanderin' urge to see Maybe California, maybe Tinsel Town's for me There's a parade there, we'd have it made there Bring home a tan for New Year's Eve Sure sounds exciting, awfully inviting, still I think I'm gonna keep Another tender Tennessee Christmas, the only Christmas for me Where the love circles around us like the gifts around our tree Well they say in L.A. it's a warm holiday, it's th only place to be A tender Tennessee Christmas, is the only Christmas for me Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will ever see But a tender Tennessee Christmas is the only Christmas for me A tender Tennessee Christmas is the only Christmas for me This post was modified from its original form on 22 Nov, 17:12 [ send green star]
Vicky A.	WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS November 22, 2008 12:20 PM [ send green star]
Vicky A.	THE CHRISTMAS SONG by Nat King Cole November 20, 2008 8:05 PM [ send green star]
Vicky A.	RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED REINDEER November 20, 2008 8:03 PM [ send green star]
Vicky A.	FROSTY THE SNOWMAN November 20, 2008 8:02 PM [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 20, 2008 7:31 PM Susie Snowflake http://susie1114.com/Christmas/Suzysnowflake.html [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 07, 2008 4:45 PM Feliz Navidad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtuVP8Mj4o&feature=related [ send green star]
Nance R.	November 07, 2008 4:34 PM Pere Noel is the French equivalent of the British Father Christmas and the North American Santa Claus. In general, France has not adopted the modern garb of Santa Claus in jacket and trousers, but keeps to the older version with a long red hooded robe, edged with white fur. His presents are carried not in a sack, but in a basket or hotte on his back, like those carried by grape harvesters. He is believed to live in Lapland. Children do not usually put out a stocking, but instead put out their sabot. A popular Christmas song for children is Petit Papa Noel. Petit Papa Noel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFTaNgFTP-8&feature=related The contemporary Quebec version of Pere Noel is identical to the Santa Claus of North America and doesn't inherit its roots from the French tradition but from the English-Canada/US tradition. He lives at the North Pole, Canada-Post answers his mail, he holds court in malls and department stores, has elves making gifts that he delivers with a sleigh and by climbing in through the chimney. He used to have La fee des etoiles as a helper in the malls but she isn't seen as often these days. Pere Noel is sometimes confused with another character. In Eastern France (Alsace and Lorraine regions) there is a parallel tradition to celebrate Saint Nicolas on December 6. He is followed by le Pere Fouettard, who exists also in Germany (Knecht Ruprecht) and Austria (Krampus) and in Holland and Belgium (Zwarte Piet). Le Pere Fouettard is a sinister figure dressed in black who accompanies Saint Nicolas and whips children who have behaved badly. Mon beau sapin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utRO1rr_VJg In Brazil, due to the influence of french culture in the 19th century, the name of Papai Noel was adopted, opposing for example the name of Papai Natal in Portugal. However he is dressed in the North American style [ send green star]
Nance R.	Movies/Stories/Poems/Songs Of Christmas & Traditions November 07, 2008 4:34 PM Here are some Polish Tunes ~ http://www.leonkonieczny.com/polish.htm There are different traditions for Christmas~ Here's more to view: http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-world/canada.html [ send green star]