Welcome To Christmas Celebrations :

You can use copper and silver, gold and silver or green and blue. You can go a long way with these dreams of yours that take you soaring the tallest skyscrapers. You mix the soup and green beans together, place the fried onions on the top, and then bake the dish for twenty minutes depending on your oven. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, it we just allow it to be.

Christmas Traditions :
Nicholas was celebrated December 6 and the day was marked by gift-giving and charity. Sit down and relax with a hot chocolate with marshmallows and enjoy some christmas cookies and explain to the kids what will happen the next day, before tucking them into bed. In some churches a Jesse tree is used to collect clothing for the poor. It is one of the most joyous and celebrated occasions.

Santa Claus :
Santa Claus is an important part of childhood: Carleton Kendrick, Ed. 1812: Irving, revised his book to include Nicolas riding over the trees in a wagon. And not just any old presents but exactly the ones desired by each individual child. Nicholas came from Asia, but today he is associated with snow and Christmas; therefore, countries like Canada, Finland, Greenland, Norway, and Sweden are fighting for the right to house the old gift giver.

Some Quotes :
"Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance - each beautiful, unique and too soon gone." ~ Deborah Whipp
"The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the ‘today’ of the Liturgy," the Pope clarified. "The Word who found a dwelling in Mary’s womb comes to knock on the heart of every person with singular intensity this Christmas." ~ Pope John Paul II
"The magi, as you know, were wise men - wonderfully wise men who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents." ~ O. Henry
"Christmas carolers sing about peace on earth, but they don’t tell us where." ~ Unknown