A Collection of the Best Christmas Holiday Resources
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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
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
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
There are a number of Christmas stories available for you and your family to read during the holiday season. This list of Christmas stories includes classics such as “Child’s Christmas in Wales”, Dickens “A Christmas Carol”, “The Cricket on the Hearth”, “The Gift of the Magi” and a number of other lesser known stories about [...]
Do you know how other countries celebrate Christmas? Thirty different countries are represented here with information about their unique Christmas customs. Find out how people celebrate in Brazil, Australia, India, Japan, Nicaragua and elsewhere. Christmas Celebrations Around the World
Family Christmas Online has historical information about decorating Christmas trees. Learn about the history of Christmas decorations, how decorations for the Christmas tree from other countries influenced American Christmas decorations, when the Christmas decoration industry started and more. History Christmas Tree Decorations
Some of the origins of Christmas as we know it came from pagan customs surrounding the soltice. Did you know the Christmas tree is derived from a number of soltice traditions? Learn how some of these customs were adapted into our current Christmas traditions. Soltice Origins of Christmas
