Archive for the ‘Christmas Traditions’ Category

Christmas Resources - Christmas Party Traditions

Monday, January 25th, 2010

This article covers the many typical Christmas party traditions in the United States, from office parties to Christmas potlucks to Christmas dinners for family and friends. There are some well known traditions mentioned here to help your party along if you are looking for help putting a party together for the holiday season.
Christmas Party Traditions

Christmas Resources - Christmas Carol Lyrics

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Caroling Corner has a very long list of well known and lesser known Christmas carol lyrics available online. Lyrics from “Away In A Manger” to “Carol of the Bells” to “Do They Know It’s Christmas” to “Ave Maria” (in Latin) to “The Huron Carol” and many more. This list could very well have that hard [...]

Christmas Resources - Christmas Family Activities

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Looking for some fun Christmas familiy activities that won’t break the bank? Here is a list of ideas you can use to have fun together as a family during the Christmas season. Joining together in these activities will make your holidays more fun and create lasting memories for your children.
Christmas Family Activities

Christmas Resources - History Of Mistletoe

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Learn where the tradition of mistletoe came into being. Mistletoe in early times was not thought of as a romantic symbol but instead was used for its magical powers. This article shows the use of mistletoe throughout history until it became the sweet Christmas tradition it is today.
History Of Mistletoe

Christmas Resources - Holiday Fall Seasonal Wreaths

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Looking for holiday wreaths? Darby Creek has a great variety of dried and silk wreaths for the holiday season, adding one of these beautiful wreaths to your door will brighten everyone’s day. The selection is varied from silk wreaths to dried flowers, dried grains and dried fruit. The wreaths are an item you can use [...]

Christmas Resources - History of Christmas Wassail

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Wassail is an ancient tradition dating back to the 14th century. Wassail is mentioned in the Christmas song “Here We Come A-Wassailing”. In years past wassail was associated with drink, parties and caroling from home to home during the Christmas season. Learn more about this ancient tradition in this article and how wassail came to [...]

Christmas Resources - Regional Holiday Traditions in America

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

This article discusses the numerous American Christmas traditions of our country, including Native American customs, Appalachia customs, Louisiana customs, Pennsylvania customs and more. There are also a few traditional recipes from America included in this article to spice up your holiday meal plan.
Regional Holiday Traditions in America

Christmas Resources - Planning Company Christmas Donations

Friday, September 18th, 2009

This eHow.com article lays out the steps needed to set up Christmas donations for your company. Follow the steps in the article to get organized for Christmas donations from your fellow employees. Giving during the Christmas season is always a good thing to do for those in need.
Planning Company Christmas Donations

Christmas Resources - Nativity History and Information

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Family Christmas Online has a section on nativities including history information and photos of styles of nativities from years ago. There is some interesting history about how families collected their nativity sets in the U.S. years ago piece by piece before nativity sets were created.
Nativity History and Information

Christmas Resources - Christmas Traditions Around the World

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Santaland has a long list of Christmas traditions from other countries including information on the Magi, the origins of the Christmas card, Christmas symbols, origin of Mistletoe, history of the Christmas tree and much more.
Christmas Traditions Around the World