Christmas Recipe
1/2 cup of Hugs
4 teaspoons kisses
1 cup of Holiday Cheer
1/2 cup of Peace on Earth
3 teaspoon of Christmas Cheer
2 cups of Goodwill Towards Men
4 cups of Love, 1 Sprig of Mistletoe
1 large bag of Christmas Snowflakes
Mix Hugs, Kisses, Smiles, and Love .
Blend in Holiday Cheer, Peace on Earth,
Christmas Spirit and Goodwill Toward Men.
Use the mixture to fill a large, warm heart where it
can be stored for a lifetime, for it never goes bad!
Serve as desired under Mistletoe, sprinkle liberally with
Christmas Snowflakes it is especially good when accompanied
by Christmas carols and family get-together. Serve to one and all!
Magic of Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner!
Don't forget needy children !
Help someone have a Merry Christmas!
Children living in poverty need to have nice times,
It doesn't take much to put a smile on a child's face,
Be Santa and feel the magic,
A gift or money,
One organization is for the angel tree,
who have children in need.
Children of prisoners who have to pay
for their parents mistakes,
without having financial and emotional support of a two parent household.
The address is
Prison Fellowship
Mail Processing Center
UP.O.Box 1550
Merrifield,VA.22116-9880
You can find out a child's name and age and find out what
they'd like, and make it personal,or give to any organization.
I don't know any of these children' their problems,
But I know how it feels to come from a low income family.
My father was a disabled veteran of ww2 and my mother a waitress
who raised 3 children while my father was in and out of
hospitals,and I personally have been a single mother,
and realize how hard it is to provide for needs,
and every mother wants to give her child more.
A single mother struggles to provide for her child and is usually feeling very alone.
I hope those who read this will go a little extra this
year,and find a needy child to give a little magic to.
There is magic in giving too.
Not everything is a scam,there are real organizations of people
that want to help the less fortunate,but they need resources,
Children of soldiers.and vets,children of Katrina.Children of
prisoners,Children of disabled,children of poverty,
need your help.
What better way to make a difference in a child's life?
I believe in Santa!
With a long list of needy children with Christmas wishes,
Santa is accepting applications for helpers!
Find His magic by giving!
I am the Christmas Spirit
I enter the home of poverty,
Causing pale-faced children to open their
Eyes wide in pleased wonder.
I cause the miser's clutched hand to relax,
And thus paint a bright spot on his soul.
I cause the aged to renew their youth
And to laugh in the glad old way.
I keep romance alive in the heart of childhood,
And brighten sleep with dreams woven of magic.
I cause eager feet to climb dark stairways
With filled baskets, leaving behind hearts
Amazed at the goodness of the world.
I cause the prodigal to pause a moment on his wild,
Wasteful way, and send to anxious love some little token
That releases glad tears -
Tears which wash away the hard lines of sorrow.
I enter dark prison cells,
Reminding scarred manhood of what might have been,
And pointing forward to good days yet to come.
I come softly into the still, white home of pain,
And lips that are too weak to speak
Just tremble in silent, eloquent gratitude.
In a thousand ways I cause the weary world
To look up into the face of God
And for a little moment forget the things
That are small and wretched.
I am the Christmas Spirit.
~ Author Unknown to me ~
"He errors who thinks Santa enters through the chimney. Santa enters through the heart."
- Charles W. Howard
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Moon over the North Pole
For those who don't believe in Santa,
Santa sent you a message delivered by his elf,
Yeah, the elf has to do all Santa's dirty work,
another elfing Christmas to those who don't believe!
And you have just been elfed!
Being single I have given thought to dating Santa!
Reasons a woman would date Santa..oops if he were single!.
Always smiling,
Great personality,
Not afraid of a unique fashion statement
Fun
Thoughtful and full of surprises,
Has thousands of free flyer miles..ha-ha
and last but not least.
you can satisfy him with milk and cookies..
and there is more to love..ha-ha
Funny Christmas Cartoons!
Ouch that hurt!getting run over by a reindeer is painful,
but naaw we grandma's anit dead!ha-ha.
A Christmas Poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and broth er..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."
Mistletoe its history, meaning and traditions
Mistletoe
Origins of its name - The common name of the plant is derived from the ancient belief that mistletoe was propagated from bird droppings. This belief was related to the then-accepted principle that life could spring spontaneously from dung. It was observed in ancient times that mistletoe would often appear on a branch or twig where birds had left droppings. "Mistel" is the Anglo-Saxon word for "dung," and "tan" is the word for "twig". So, mistletoe means "dung-on-a-twig
The Plant :
Mistletoe is especially interesting botanically because it is a partial parasite (a "hemiparasite"). As a parasitic plant, it grows on the branches or trunk of a tree and actually sends out roots that penetrate into the tree and take up nutrients. But mistletoe is also capable for growing on its own; like other plants it can produce its own food by photosynthesis. Mistletoe, however, is more commonly found growing as a parasitic plant. There are two types of mistletoe. The mistletoe that is commonly used as a Christmas decoration (Phoradendron flavescens) is native to North America and grows as a parasite on trees from New Jersey to Florida. The other type of mistletoe, Viscum album, is of European origin. The European mistletoe is a green shrub with small, yellow flowers and white, sticky berries which are considered poisonous. It commonly seen on apple but only rarely on oak trees. The rarer oak mistletoe was greatly venerated by the ancient Celts and Germans and used as a ceremonial plant by early Europeans. The Greeks and earlier peoples thought that it had mystical powers and down through the centuries it became associated with many folklore customs.
The Mistletoe Magic :
From the earliest times mistletoe has been one of the most magical, mysterious, and sacred plants of European folklore. It was considered to bestow life and fertility; a protection against poison; and an aphrodisiac. The mistletoe of the sacred oak was especially sacred to the ancient Celtic Druids. On the sixth night of the moon white-robed Druid priests would cut the oak mistletoe with a golden sickle. Two white bulls would be sacrificed amid prayers that the recipients of the mistletoe would prosper. Later, the ritual of cutting the mistletoe from the oak came to symbolize the emasculation of the old King by his successor. Mistletoe was long regarded as both a sexual symbol and the "soul" of the oak. It was gathered at both mid-summer and winter solstices, and the custom of using mistletoe to decorate houses at Christmas is a survival of the Druid and other pre-Christian traditions. The Greeks also thought that it had mystical powers and down through the centuries it became associated with many folklore customs. In the Middle Ages and later, branches of mistletoe were hung from ceilings to ward off evil spirits. In Europe they were placed over house and stable doors to prevent the entrance of witches. It was also believed that the oak mistletoe could extinguish fire. This was associated with an earlier belief that the mistletoe itself could come to the tree during a flash of lightning. The traditions which began with the European mistletoe were transferred to the similar American plant with the process of immigration and settlement.
Kissing under the mistletoe :
Kissing under the mistletoe is first found associated with the Greek festival of Saturnalia and later with primitive marriage rites. They probably originated from two beliefs. One belief was that it has power to bestow fertility. It was also believed that the dung from which the mistletoe would also possess "life-giving" power. In Scandinavia, mistletoe was considered a plant of peace, under which enemies could declare a truce or warring spouses kiss and make-up. Later, the eighteenth-century English credited with a certain magical appeal called a kissing ball. At Christmas time a young lady standing under a ball of mistletoe, brightly trimmed with evergreens, ribbons, and ornaments, cannot refuse to be kissed. Such a kiss could mean deep romance or lasting friendship and goodwill. If the girl remained unkissed, she cannot expect not to marry the following year. In some parts of England the Christmas mistletoe is burned on the twelfth night lest all the boys and girls who have kissed under it never marry. Whether we believe it or not, it always makes for fun and frolic at Christmas celebrations. Even if the pagan significance has been long forgotten, the custom of exchanging a kiss under the mistletoe can still be found in many European countries as well as in Canada. Thus if a couple in love exchanges a kiss under the mistletoe, it is interpreted as a promise to marry, as well as a prediction of happiness and long life. In France, the custom linked to mistletoe was reserved for New Year's Day: "Au gui l'An neuf" (Mistletoe for the New Year). Today, kisses can be exchanged under the mistletoe any time during the holiday season.
The Legend :
For its supposedly mystical power mistletoe has long been at the center of many folklore. One is associated with the Goddess Frigga. The story goes that Mistletoe was the sacred plant of Frigga, goddess of love and the mother of Balder, the god of the summer sun. Balder had a dream of death which greatly alarmed his mother, for should he die, all life on earth would end. In an attempt to keep this from happening, Frigga went at once to air, fire, water, earth, and every animal and plant seeking a promise that no harm would come to her son. Balder now could not be hurt by anything on earth or under the earth. But Balder had one enemy, Loki, god of evil and he knew of one plant that Frigga had overlooked in her quest to keep her son safe. It grew neither on the earth nor under the earth, but on apple and oak trees. It was lowly mistletoe. So Loki made an arrow tip of the mistletoe, gave to the blind god of winter, Hoder, who shot it , striking Balder dead. The sky paled and all things in earth and heaven wept for the sun god. For three days each element tried to bring Balder back to life. He was finally restored by Frigga, the goddess and his mother. It is said the tears she shed for her son turned into the pearly white berries on the mistletoe plant and in her joy Frigga kissed everyone who passed beneath the tree on which it grew. The story ends with a decree that who should ever stand under the humble mistletoe, no harm should befall them, only a kiss, a token of love. What could be more natural than to translate the spirit of this old myth into a Christian way of thinking and accept the mistletoe as the emblem of that Love which conquers Death? Its medicinal properties, whether real or imaginary, make it a just emblematic of that Tree of Life, the leaves of which are for the healing of the nations thus paralleling it to the Virgin Birth of Christ.
Give us a kiss! Druids reveal the mystery of mistletoe
Tue Dec 6,11:15 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Druids recreated an ancient ceremony at Britain's largest mistletoe market to honor the festive plant, traditionally held over the heads of those in the mood for a cheeky Christmas kiss.
Devotees of the Celtic religion also revealed the little-known -- and surprising -- reasons why the festive sprig is just the job for those feeling both festive and frisky.
Out to rediscover the plant's spiritual side, druids performed the blessing in England's self-styled "Mistletoe Town", Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, central England.
The druids believe mistletoe is special because it never touches the ground, and possesses symbolic fertility qualities.
Druid Stefan Allen, from the Mistletoe Foundation, revealed just what makes mistletoe so appropriate to smooch beneath.
"Traditionally mistletoe was considered to be the semen of the gods and of the forest, because the berries contain a liquid that looks like and has the texture of semen," he said.
"This is the real reason we kiss under it at Christmas, this and because mistletoe blooms in the dark womb of wintertime."
Huddled in a circle, the druids clasped bunches of mistletoe and performed a ritual asking for the plant to bring blessings to all the homes it was going to.
After the ceremony, an auction of mistletoe and its prickly Christmas bedfellow holly began at the town's Old Cattle Market, with bunches predicted to fetch up to 100 pounds (147 euros, 173 dollars).
Mistletoe expert Jonathan Briggs said it was boom-time for his favorite plant while the outlook for holly was "sad".
"This year is a very good year for mistletoe. We have got a large number of berries and they are very white," he said.
"Conversely, holly is looking pretty sad, with not so many berries on it at all, but we have large quantities of mistletoe and it's looking absolutely perfect."
Mistletoe received a further seal of approval after members of Britain's lower House of Commons proposed a motion backing the creation of an annual national Mistletoe Day, planned for December 1 each year.
The Date of Christmas
The idea to celebrate Christmas on December 25 originated in the 4th century. The Catholic Church wanted to eclipse the festivities of a rival pagan religion that threatened Christianity's existence. The Romans celebrated the birthday of their sun god, Mithras during this time of year. Although it was not popular, or even proper, to celebrate people's birthdays in those times, church leaders decided that in order to compete with the pagan celebration they would themselves order a festival in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the actual season of Jesus' birth is thought to be in the spring, the date of December 25 was chosen as the official birthday celebration as Christ's Mass so that it would compete head on with the rival pagan celebration. Christmas was slow to catch on in America. The early colonists considered it a pagan ritual. The celebration of Christmas was even banned by law in Massachusetts in colonial days.
Mistletoe and Holly
Two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter. They would gather this evergreen plant that is parasitic upon other trees and used it to decorate their homes. They believed the plant had special healing powers for everything from female infertility to poison ingestion. Scandinavians also thought of mistletoe as a plant of peace and harmony. They associated mistletoe with their goddess of love, Frigga. The custom of kissing under the mistletoe probably derived from this belief. The early church banned the use of mistletoe in Christmas celebrations because of its pagan origins. Instead, church fathers suggested the use of holly as an appropriate substitute for Christmas greenery.
Poinsettias
Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They were named after America's first ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett. He brought the plants to America in 1828. The Mexicans in the eighteenth century thought the plants were symbolic of the Star of Bethlehem. Thus the Poinsettia became associated with the Christmas season. The actual flower of the poinsettia is small and yellow. But surrounding the flower are large, bright red leaves, often mistaken for petals.
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree originated in Germany in the 16th century. It was common for the Germanic people to decorate fir trees, both inside and out, with roses, apples, and colored paper. It is believed that Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer, was the first to light a Christmas tree with candles. While coming home one dark winter's night near Christmas, he was struck with the beauty of the starlight shining through the branches of a small fir tree outside his home. He duplicated the starlight by using candles attached to the branches of his indoor Christmas tree. The Christmas tree was not widely used in Britain until the 19th century. It was brought to America by the Pennsylvania Germans in the 1820's.
Xmas
This abbreviation for Christmas is of Greek origin. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. During the 16th century, Europeans began using the first initial of Christ's name, "X" in place of the word Christ in Christmas as a shorthand form of the word. Although the early Christians understood that X stood for Christ's name, later Christians who did not understand the Greek language mistook "Xmas" as a sign of disrespect.
The Candy Cane
Candy canes have been around for centuries, but it wasn't until around 1900 that they were decorated with red stripes and bent into the shape of a cane. They were sometimes handed out during church services to keep the children quiet. One story (almost certainly false) that is often told about the origin of the candy cane is as follows:
In the late 1800's a candy maker in Indiana wanted to express the meaning of Christmas through a symbol made of candy. He came up with the idea of bending one of his white candy sticks into the shape of a Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols of Christ's love and sacrifice through the Candy Cane. First, he used a plain white peppermint stick. The color white symbolizes the purity and sinless nature of Jesus. Next, he added three small stripes to symbolize the pain inflicted upon Jesus before His death on the cross. There are three of them to represent the Holy Trinity. He added a bold stripe to represent the blood Jesus shed for mankind. When looked at with the crook on top, it looks like a shepherd's staff because Jesus is the shepherd of man. If you turn it upside down, it becomes the letter J symbolizing the first letter in Jesus' name. The candy maker made these candy canes for Christmas, so everyone would remember what Christmas is all about.
Santa Claus
The original Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in Turkey in the 4th century. He was very pious from an early age, devoting his life to Christianity. He became widely known for his generosity for the poor. But the Romans held him in contempt. He was imprisoned and tortured. But when Constantine became emperor of Rome, he allowed Nicholas to go free. Constantine became a Christian and convened the Council of Nicaea in 325. Nicholas was a delegate to the council. He is especially noted for his love of children and for his generosity. He is the patron saint of sailors, Sicily, Greece, and Russia. He is also, of course, the patron saint of children. The Dutch kept the legend of St. Nicholas alive. In 16th century Holland, Dutch children would place their wooden shoes by the hearth in hopes that they would be filled with a treat. The Dutch spelled St. Nicholas as Sint Nikolaas, which became corrupted to Sinterklaas, and finally, in Anglican, to Santa Claus. In 1822, Clement C. Moore composed his famous poem, "A Visit from St. Nick," which was later published as "The Night Before Christmas." Moore is credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly fat man in a red suit
A brief History of Santa Claus
Santa Claus has been called by several different names throughout the years. Traditions and legends of Santa Claus for the evolution of the modern-day Santa may have been based on the early Dutch legend of Sinterklaas, originating in the 1600's. Santa Claus really started to get famous when American author Washington Irving published stories about Santa Claus, referring to him as Saint Nicholas who arrived on Christmas Eve bringing presents for children.
Santa Claus changed and became more famous when writer Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem in 1823 about a Christmas Eve visit from Saint Nicholas, better known as "The Night Before Christmas" (listed below). Millions of children now could have a consistent description of Santa Claus and his eight flying reindeer.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Clement Clarke Moore
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my hand, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
Santa Claus is Popular!
American magazines picked up on the popularity of Santa Claus, and many different versions of Santa Claus were published over the next 50 years. Santa Claus even began to appear in advertisements for popular products.
The most famous reindeer, red nosed Rudolph started to appear in the late 1930's.
Santa Claus, Rudolph, and the other reindeer would get periodic boosts in popularity when songs, stories, movies, or videos were released about them. Some of the more significant of there were: Santa Claus is coming to Town
Jolly old St. Nick
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Around the world Santa Claus is known as:
English - Kris Kringle or Father Christmas = The Santa Claus name more likely evolved from the name of Saint Nicholas.
Belgium - De Kerstman (Christmas Man) is celebrated on Dec. 26th note: Sinterklass (which is derived from the Dutch name Sint Nicolaas) is celebrated on December 6th
Italy - Babbo Natale
Germany - Weihnachtsmann or Sankt Nikolaus
Sweden - Jultomten, or Christmas Brownie
Hawaii - Kanakaloka
Chile - Viejo Pascuerro
France - Pere Noel
Japan - Hoteiosho - a priest who bears gifts or Santa Kurohsu
Russia - Ded Moroz - Granfather Frost also Baboushka, a witch that visits good children on Christmas Eve
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Is There a Santa Claus?
The person that wrote this was paid by Scooge!
Ha-ha.
and even after reading this,
I still believe in Santa,
because He's not sciencific,
He's magical.
Wednesday, 13 December 1995
As a result of an overwhelming lack of requests, and with research help from that renowned scientific journal, SPY magazine (January, 1990) --- I am pleased to present a scientific inquiry into the existence of Santa Claus.
No known species of reindeer can fly. But there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen.
There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world.
But since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total - 378 million according to Population Reference Bureau.
At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. One presumes there's at least one good child in each.
Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical).
This works out to 822.6 visits per second.
This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/1000th of a second to:
park,
hop out of the sleigh,
jump down the chimney,
fill the stockings,
distribute the remaining presents under the tree,
eat whatever snacks have been left,
get back up the chimney,
get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house.
Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about .78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once every 31 hours, plus feeding and etc.
This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man- made vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second. A conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour.
The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized lego set (2 pounds), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight.
On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" could pull ten times the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine.
We need 214,200 reindeer. This increases the payload - not even counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. Again, for comparison - this is four times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth.
353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance - this will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere.
The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake.
The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second.
Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.09 times greater than gravity.
A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force.
I still believe in Santa ,but here is a inconclusive argument.
that I find totally without merit hahaha.'well maybe not totally...
ok..maybe this is 99.99 accurate..ha-ha.
But you can't tell me there is no Santa.ha-ha There this to a kid!!! ha-ha
In conclusion - If Santa ever did deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.
Not true!
Tell me or a kid that!!!
Or maybe ...just a little problem with his seigh that rednecks can fix!!! haha
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Santa Claus is coming to town -- for 34 microseconds Mon Dec 3, 11:34 AM ET
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Christmas is hectic for all but particularly for Santa, who must live in Kyrgyzstan and make his rounds at lightning speed if he is to deliver gifts to all the world's children on time, a Swedish consultancy has concluded.
Between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Santa Claus's route around the planet includes stops at 2.5 billion homes, assuming that children of all religions receive a present from the jolly man in the red suit, Anders Larsson of the engineering consultancy Sweco told AFP.
"We estimated that there are 48 people per square kilometer (120 per square mile) on Earth, and 20 metres (66 feet) between each home. So if Santa leaves from Kyrgyzstan and travels against the Earth's rotation he has 48 hours to deliver all the presents," he said.
Father Christmas has long been believed to reside at the North Pole, although a number of northern towns, including Finnish Rovaniemi, claim to be his true home.
But Sweco's report on Santa's most efficient route -- which takes into account factors like geographic density and the fewest detours -- shows that he wouldn't be able to make his round-the-world trip from there in time.
"He has 34 microseconds at each stop" to slide down the chimney, drop off the presents, nibble on his cookies and milk and hop back on his sleigh, Larsson said.
Santa's reindeer must travel at a speed of 5,800 kilometers (3,604 miles) per second to make the trip on time.
Another report circulating on the Internet suggested however that Santa's sleigh, weighed down with presents and travelling at supersonic speed, would encounter such massive air resistance that the entire contraption would burst into flames and be vaporised within 4.26 thousandths of a second.
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Where does Santa holiday?
Associated Press
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Copenhagen — It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over here.
More than 100 Santa Clauses and their little helpers danced and bellowed ho-hos at the annual World Santa Claus Congress.
Despite a sprinkle of rain and trees in full Nordic summer bloom, the St. Nicks from 10 countries were in a yuletide spirit Monday as they kicked off a three-day convention in Denmark, including a Santa parade and a chimney-climbing competition.
Now Christmas comes twice a year...
July 27 2005 at 11:40AM
Copenhagen - Eighty Santas from around the world, backed by their elves, have agreed to establish a second Christmas in July to ease their heavy workload each December, their spokesperson said on Wednesday.
"At the special request of the Japanese Santa Claus, the congress decided to approve two Christmases, one on July 24-25 for the southern hemisphere and another one on December 24-25 for the northern hemisphere," spokesperson Tina Baungaard told AFP.
The decision was approved at their 42nd annual convention in Denmark by Santas from Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States who have been meeting since Monday at the world's oldest theme park, Bakken, north of Copenhagen.
"The Santa Clauses and other Father Christmases are too stressed with too much work to do at the end of the year, since they up until now have had to travel around the entire world in a race against the clock to deliver all their presents in time," Baungaard said.
"They're exhausted, so they agreed to a proposal from the Japanese Santa Claus which greatly improves their working conditions," she said.
On Wednesday, the Santas and their little helpers handed out gifts to delighted children at Bakken, after holding a parade in the streets of Copenhagen on Tuesday. The Santas have been meeting in Denmark every summer since 1963.
One noticeable absentee, however, is the Finnish Santa, who has boycotted the event for years over his refusal to acknowledge that the one true Santa is the one from Greenland, who lives in a secret location. - Sapa-AFP
The Legends of Christmas
Holly, Mistletoe and Ivy
The custom of decorating homes with evergreens during the holiday season has been practiced worldwide for thousands of years. Evergreens are symbols of enduring life because they stay beautiful in the winter when most plants wither and die. They have always been associated with winter festivals. It was believed that the evergreens held magical power because of their perennial greenness. Homes were decorated with these plants in the hope of enticing the spirits of the woods inside to bring good luck in the coming year.
Legends describe holly as masculine because it uses it's thorns to protect itself the way a man would use a weapon to protect himself. Ivy is considered feminine because it entwines or embraces whatever it is near. Mistletoe is thought to bring good luck and fertility .
A 15th century Christmas carol tells of the contest between the holly and the ivy for the place of honor in the hall. The song is a duet with each part claiming his or her superiority. In the end the holly, with its red berries, wins over the ivy and its black berries.
The legend of kissing under the mistletoe has it roots in a Scandinavian myth. Legend has it that the Norse God, Baldur was protected from evil by everything that came from the elements of fire, water, air and earth. But an evil spirit formed an arrow from mistletoe and killed him. The tears of Baldur's mother, Frigga, became the white berries of the mistletoe. His life was restored and Frigga, being the Goddess of Love and Beauty, is said to have kissed anyone passing under the mistletoe. The myth of mistletoe spread throughout the land and even enemies would call a truce when they met underneath it.
The Legends of Christmas
The Bride's Tree
According to an old German tradition, a newlywed couple's tree should include these 12 ornaments to ensure happiness for their life together.
An Angel symbolizes God.
A Bird symbolizes good luck.
A House signifies family shelter.
A Teapot symbolizes hospitality.
A Pine Cone symbolizes eternity.
Fruit symbolizes plentiful blessings.
A Rose is the symbol of the Virgin Mary.
An Animal symbolizes peace with nature.
A Santa Claus is the symbol of giving and caring.
A Fish symbolizes Christ as well as fertility.
A Flower Basket represents beauty in the home.
A Heart represents true love
Today's Cost;
12 Days of Christmas."
To buy the partridge in a pear tree, the 12 drummers drumming and all the gifts in between in the verses of the famous song you'd have to shell out $18,348, according to PNC Advisors' annual survey. And if you were really true to the song, buying all the gifts including the repetitions? Those 364 items would cost a cool $72,608, up 9.5% from last year's $66,344.
The Christmas Index
1984 2004 2005 chg 04-05
One Partridge in a Pear Tree $32.52 $93.00 $104.99 12.90%
Partridge 12.57 15.00 15.00 0.00%
Pear Tree 19.95 78.00 89.99 15.40%
Two Turtle Doves 47.71 40.00 40.00 0.00%
Three French Hens 14.78 45.00 45.00 0.00%
Four Calling Birds 280.00 396.00 399.96 1.00%
Five Gold Rings 275.00 255.00 325.00 27.50%
Six Geese-a-Laying 150.00 210.00 300.00 42.90%
Seven Swans-a-Swimming 7,000.00 3,500.00 4,200.00 20.00%
Eight Maids-a-Milking 26.80 41.20 41.20 0.00%
Nine Ladies Dancing 1,511.50 4,400.13 4,576.14 4.00%
10 Lords-a-Leaping 1,679.45 4,039.08 4,039.08 0.00%
11 Pipers Piping 770.56 2,053.20 2,053.20 0.00%
12 Drummers Drumming 834.78 2,224.30 2,224.30 0.00%
Total Christmas Price Index 12,623.10 17,296.91 18,348.87 6.10%
True cost of Christmas in song 62,427.10 66,334.46 72,608.02 9.50%
"Core" index, excluding swans 13,796.91 14,148.87 2.60%
Source: PNC Advisors
This year's headlines had an impact on the index. Avian flu? Those swans and geese are going to cost you more because of a spike in the price of large birds. And the French hens? You can't import them from France this year -- though there are domestic suppliers. Meanwhile, energy prices are driving up some delivery costs.
The bling will cost you more
The holiday survey is used as a tongue-in-cheek indicator of inflation, though this year's increase in the Christmas Index outpaces the government's measurement. PNC's Christmas Price Index is up 6.1% from 2004. The core Christmas index -- excluding the swans -- is up just 2.6% this year, though. Start investing with $100.
Inflation fears have stoked the price of gold, and so you'll have to dig a little deeper if you want those five gold rings. They'll cost you $325, up 27.5% from last year. The jump in price for those six geese -- up 42.9% to $300 -- outstripped even the hike in gold bands, though.
“The Christmas Price Index reflects the economic trends that we have witnessed during the past year,” Jeff Kleintop, chief investment strategist for PNC Advisors, said in a statement. “Not only are avian flu fears and fuel costs driving prices higher, but gold prices are also on the rise. Meanwhile, wages for skilled laborers are struggling to keep up with rising expenses.”
Not much to leap about
The prices in one area of the index seem to be holding steady. The wages of Maids-a-Milking, Lords-a-Leaping, Pipers Piping and Drummers Drumming did not budge in 2005, PNC Advisors reported, demonstrating that it was a difficult year to keep up with higher costs of living.
According to Philadanco, the Philadelphia Dance Company, the Nine Ladies Dancing received a pay raise of 4%, but they were the only lucky ones to get a raise this year.
PNC also checks the cost of Christmas on the Internet, which is significantly higher. The Christmas Internet Index rose 5.7% to $29,322.80 primarily because of shipping costs, up due to rising fuel prices, PNC said.
Any way you look at it, bringing the song to life is an expensive proposition, romantic though it may be. Maybe your true love would just rather have the cash.
The true meaning of the song,
"Twelve Days of Christmas"
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially that partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
Well here is your answer!
From l558 until l829, Roman Catholics in England were not allowed to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning; the surface meaning, plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality, which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
The eight maids a milking were the eight beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control.
The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.
Eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
Twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
Now you know how this very strange song became a Beautiful Christmas Carol.
The Christmas Story
St. Luke 2: 1 – 14
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them at the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Christmas Quotes
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill
He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.
Sunshine Magazine
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Hamilton Wright Mabi
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
~Norman Vincent Peale
He errors who thinks Santa enters through the chimney. Santa enters through the heart."
- Charles W. Howard
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
~W.T. Ellis
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. ~Erma Bombeck, I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression
"I will hold Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." -
Charles****ns
Merry Christmas around the world
Afrikaner (Afrikaans) ~ "Een Plesierige Kerfees"
Argentine ~ "Felices Pascuas"
Bohemian ~ "Vesele Vanoce"
Brazilian ~ "Boas Festas"
Chinese (Cantonese) ~ "Saint Dan Fai Lok"
Danish ~ "Glædelig Jul"
Dutch ~ "Vrolijk Kerstfeest" - Gezellige kerst
English ~ "Merry Christmas"
Filipino ~ "Maligayang Pasko"
Finnish ~ "Hyvaa Joulua"
French ~ "Joyeux Noël"
German ~ "Froehliche Weihnachten"
Greek ~ "Kala Christouyenna"
Hawaiian ~ "Mele Kalikimaka"
Hebrew ~ "Mo'adim Lesimkha"
Icelandic ~ "Gledileg Jol"
Indonesian ~ "Selamat Hari Natal"
Irish ~ "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"
Italian ~ "Buone Feste Natalizie" - Natale italiano
Japanese ~ "Kurisumasu Omedeto"
Korean ~ "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"
Lithuanian ~ "Linksmu Kaledu"
Malay ~ "Selamat Hari Natal"
Maori ~ "Meri Kirihimete"
Norwegian ~ "God Jul" - Norsk Jul
Romanian ~ "Craciun Fericit"
Peruvian ~ "Felices Fiestas"
Portugese ~ "Boas Festas"
Slovakian ~ "Vesele Vianoce"
Spanish ~ "Feliz Navidad"
Swedish ~ "God Jul" - Jul i Sverige
Welsh ~ "Nadolig Llawen
Christmas Questions
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5. Do you like egg nog?My answer- no
Question6. Favorite gift received as a child? My answer-doll
Question7. Do you have a nativity scene?My answer- yes
Question8. Hardest person to buy for?My answer- As long as I know a person's interest,There is no one hard to buy for.
Question9. Easiest person to buy for? My answer-Crystal and Desi-Babies and daughters seem easy
Question10. Worst Christmas gift ever received?My answer- Sometime if a gift is giving without thought of knowing my interests,and likes,doesn't mean expensive,it's the thought that is put into the gift.
Question11. Mail or email Christmas card? My answer-both
Question12. Favorite Christmas Movie? My answer-Once upon a Christmas and Charlie Brown Christmas
Question13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?My answer- Nov
Question14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? My answer-no/very thoughtless to do so!
Question15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My answer-Turkey,but only on that day and Thanksgiving.
Question16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?My answer- either
17. Favorite Christmas song? I'll be home for Christmas/Blue Christmas
Question18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?My answer- both
Question19. Can you name Santas reindeer? My answer-not all of them
Question20. Do you have an Angel on top or a star?My answer- angel
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Question22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? My answer-Planning and organizing
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Christmas
To me Christmas is not only religious significance,
but a reminder ,what ever your circumstance in life,
to strive to make the world a better place to live,
and what ever your circumstance is,one person
can make a difference to the world.
To me Christmas needs no certain date,
December 25th..or perhaps June 17th,
as some believe because of planet alignment,etc..
A June starry night,
or on a December night with
one bright star a silver moon.
Christmas is a symbol,
of God's love for the world,
A symbol of sacrifice and love.
Christmas is a symbol of hope. And a beautiful reminder to have faith,
in things unseen.
A realization that life it's self is beyond understanding.
There is no truer quote than
'To live every moment as if there is a God ,
is far better than to die believing there is no God,
and to find out than, that God does exist.'
Every teaching of Jesus,
Every parable
was to improve life,
give hope,offer peace,wisdom and faith.
What ever a person's faith is,
Christmas is a beautiful message.,
to all that choose to accept it.
God sends a baby.His Son' as a reminder
of how precious love and life are,
and how much we are loved by Him.
He has given the world a Christmas gift.
Maybe the gift came in December,
Maybe the gift came in June,
What matters is not the date the gift came,
But that we received the gift.
The Christmas Spirit
I see it all around.
It can still be found,
I can feel it,
The Christmas spirit,
The spirit of love and giving.
Was sent from God in heaven,
Nothing on this earth can kill it,
There are those who may try to steal it.
But I can still feel it.
The Christmas Spirit.
A message of peace on earth.
A message of God's love. Teaching us to love each other,
Can you feel it my sister and brother?
It was meant to be shared by every heart.
A bright shining light in the dark.
It was sent to us all.
A warm flame of love,
when winter's snow starts to fall.
The Christchild was sent to reveal it.
Sent to a heart broken hearted world,
Wit God's hand to heal it.
Can you feel it?
The Christmas Spirit,
Angels proclaimed the promise from above,
and Jesus' name has sealed it
God sent the message of His love.
The Christmas spirit.
A light in th
e dark,
God's will The broken heart,
Only Love can heal,
The storm that covers the world,
Only God's hand can still.
A child in a manager.
to a cross on the hill.
Can you feel it?
The Christmas spirit.
Behold the King
Behold the star,
that gives light in the dark,
Behold the child,
that will change the heart,
Sweet message of love,
On Christmas morning He will bring.
In heaven above,
all angels will sing,
Behold the king.
Look into the night,
At the bright shining light,
the gift was given,
From God in heaven.
The world to redeam,
Behold the king.
The angel proclaim.
Glory in Hs name,
A child king came.
Bring hope in His Father's dream.
Behold the king.
On Christmas morn.
The Christ Child was born.
All angels sing,
Behold the King.
Jesus the Nazarene
The child of Joseph and Mary,
born a Nazarene,
Held in his mother's arms,
Held by His Father's dreams,
He would calm the storms,
He would reign king of kings,
In a manger born.
In a stable scene.
The child of Joseph and Mary,
born a Nazarene.
Like the star that was shining that night,
He would rise to be the world's light,
Most precious in His father's sight,
a lamb for the world
in a stable scene,
Was the child of Mary and Joseph,
born a Nazarene.
He would someday bare a cross,
for a world that is lost
and He would someday rise above,
Open your eyes to the gift of love,
born in a stable scene.
He ld in His mother's arms,
held by His father's dreams,
Jesus the Nazarene
On a soldier's Christmas Tree
On foreign sands he rides,
remembering home's soft white snow,
God sees him all alone at night,
in a place where only a soldier will go.
God sends a light,
on the Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a soldier's's Christmas tree.
The winter seems so hard and cold,
until he feels the fire of the flame,
He prays to the good Lord,
As he hears the winter wind whisper his name,
He knows he has the gift of seeing a gloriuos sight,
God sends a light,
on Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a soldier's Christmas tree.
He hears the soulful bird sing,
and watches him spread his wings,
As if he lived in dreams,
The soulful bird takes his flight,
Toward heaven it seems,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a soldier's Christmas tree.
He feels he's at the perfect place on earth,
to celebrate the Christchild's birth,
There is no where else He'd rather search,
He has found his church,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a soldier's Christmas tree
Decorated with memories of his love,
Sent from God up above,
Shining bright for the world to see.
God sends a star, for hope and peace
over the war,across the seas
To a soldier's Christmas tree.
On a cowboy's Christmas Tree
On a lonely trail he rides,
though the soft white snow,,
God sees him all alone at night,
in a place where only a cowboy will go.
God sends a light,
on the Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
The winter seems so hard and cold,
until he feels the fire of the flame,
He prays to the good Lord,
As he hears the winter wind whisper his name,
He knows he has the gift of seeing a gloriuos sight,
God sends a light,
on Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
He hears the soulful bird sing,
and watches him spread his wings,
As if he lived in dreams,
The soulful bird takes his flight,
Toward heaven it seems,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
He feels he's at the perfect place on earth,
to celebrate the Christchild's birth,
There is no where else He'd rather search,
He has found his church,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree
Message from Santa Claus
If it were in my powers,
I would bring peace and love,
To this world of ours,
But I don't have magic enough,
I can cross the sky,
and pass by the stars,
But I can't seem to stop,
Any of hatred's wars,
I see children on the street,
With no hope left,
in the eyes.
So many homeless people
with no where to sleep.
And my heart cries.
I can't give the things they need,
Oh But God I would try.
I'm only a fantasy,
that once took wings to fly,
Some are deceived,
by the gifts that money can buy,
But those who truly believe,
see the gift with the heart,
not with the eye,
I sometime stop and go to my knees, and pause,
and I too always pray,
That we will find a end to wars,
and live in peace one day.
For all those who believe in me,
I will continue my cause,
Across the stars,
over the wars,
On Christmas Eve,
For the hearts that still believe,
In Santa Claus.
God's Christmas tree
The traveler told me,
That He had walked far.
And He knew,
He had not much father to go,
Than He asked me,
Did I see the Christmas tree,
With a bright star,
covered in blankets of snow,
Fighting for life,
against nature and man's war.
Needing to find peace for the soul,
Touched by a angel's tear. Standing alone out in the cold.
Once there was a little Christmas tree,
Adorned with a heavenly star,
Covered with soft blankets of snow,
every year
, The little tree would grow.
Sometime someone would come along.
Leaving footprints in the falling snow,
When they are far from home,
Somewhere out in the cold.
The see the star on the tree,
Covered with soft blankets of snow.
The little Christmas tree seems to glow.
Decorated By God's hand.
A gift for every man.
A soft light,
in the dark night,
Offering peace for the soul.
See God's Christmas tree,
Adorned with a heavenly star,
A reminder of love,
A star from above,
For the world to see.
God's Christmas tree.
He didn't choose the tallest tree in the forest.
He saw that little tree stand alone.
A place where the soul can rest,
While the traveler walks home.
Did you see?
God's Christmas tree.
On a cowboy's Christmas Tree
On a lonely trail he rides,
though the soft white snow,
God sees him all alone at night,
in a place where only a cowboy will go.
God sends a light,
on the Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
The winter seems so hard and cold,
until he feels the fire of the flame,
He prays to the good Lord,
As he hears the winter wind whisper his name,
He knows he has the gift of seeing a gloriuos sight,
God sends a light,
on Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
He hears the soulful bird sing,
and watches him spread his wings,
As if he lived in dreams,
The soulful bird takes his flight,
Toward heaven it seems,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
He feels he's at the perfect place on earth,
to celebrate the Christ child's birth,
There is no where else He'd rather search,
He has found his church,
God sends his light.
on a Christmas night,
a star for him to see,
On a cowboy's Christmas tree.
The Christmas Rose
Heaven and earth intertwine,
Beginning at Christmas time,
With the rose from the vine,
Wrapped in swaddling clothes,
Have you seen the Christmas rose.
A king is born.
One Christmas morn,
a mother held Him close.
The Christmas rose.
Beauty beyond compare.
A cross was His to bare,
The answer to my prayer,
God chose,
To send
a Christmas rose.
A crown made of thorn,
Placed on Him by the scorn.
Turned Gold.
For 30 pieces of silver,
he was sold,
Faith healed,
the one that touched his robe.
Salvation for lost souls,
For those who hold close,
The Christmas rose.
On the Christmas tree-The Christmas Angel
She flew over the fallen snow,
Looking for the lonely soul,
Maybe it was for me,
I don't know.
I saw her light ,
one cold Christmas night,
She flew over the forest,
With tears in her eyes,
She found a place to rest,
In the winter skies,
God looked down from above,
His heart was touched by her love ,
He said I hope,
that the world sees.
A angel's light,
shining though the trees,
It's Christmas time.
And God must have smiled,
For it's the birth day of His child,
He prays that the world,
will someday find peace.
As His heart finds sweet ease,
With the angel's light ,
that He sees,
shining through,
His Christmas trees.
She looked up toward heaven,
with tears in her eyes,
She said .,
I'm crying for all who,
doesn't know Christ,
For those who are blind,
and need to see,
I shine a light,
on the Christmas tree.
It was a cold winter night,
that chilled to the bone,
When I saw the light,
now the angel is gone,
But I will always remember,
the night I was alone
that she let me see,
The light of heaven,
on the Christmas tree.
We can all be Santa
As a teenager I spent several Christmas'
standing for hours in freezing weather,
asking for donations to help needy families.
and now there is a kettle online,
To help the Salvation Army click into link,
Thank you,
And have
a Merry Christmas.
Salvation Army online Christmas kettle
Music Video:
- MARY DID YOU KNOW (Clay Aiken)
- PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (Aaron Neville)
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- DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS (Band Aid 20)
- LET IT SNOW (Jessica Simpson)
- CHRISTMAS CANON (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
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