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Cyber Santa ConnectsRemember when you used to give Santa Claus your Christmas list by sitting on his lap? Not anymore. These days, you send him a message on his laptop. Yes, even Santa has gone cyber!
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Hangin' At Santa's Summer CribBefore Santa Claus headed north for the winter, he invited Growing Bolder into his summer house in Florida to show us how Christmas is a year-round job for him.
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Ted HornThe philanthropist known as "Secret Santa" was inspired to spread holiday cheer because of the kindness of a diner owner.
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Christmas Lights Up the NeighborhoodSometimes, holiday lights can be just the thing to get us out of our houses and spreading good cheer. Take this tour through a charming neighborhood.
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Santa Trades In Reindeer for HorsepowerIf you think you've seen just about every way possible to spread holiday cheer, we may have a new one to add to your list. It's a visit from Santa. Not at the reins of nine magical reindeer, but at the wheel of a 400 horsepower city bus!
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Holiday Displays of YesterdayRemember when the holiday season unfolded before you behind the glass of storefront windows with scenes of winter wonderlands, Santa's workshop and animated figures? A man who set up windows on Madison Avenue has rescued many from the trash.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a GodI recently published the famous letter and response – Yes, Virginia – There Is A Santa Claus (see Must reading for the Christmas season). As I read the words and pondered them, I realized the response to Virginia’s letter would read the same if she asked about God. So here is my revised letter, with only one or two very minor tweaks. How interesting. DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old....
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Must reading for this Christmas season
If only I were as wise and as great a writer as Mr. Church. This is a perfect answer to a question; a rebuttal to those whose hearts and minds are cold and closed – even today. The background: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman...
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And now Virginia knows
The following is part of my own personal tradition for Christmas; I read it every year. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.-----Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history's most reprinted newspaper...
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A Christmas quiz - carols you know... kind'a
It is the time for the most merry and solemn of holidays - Christmas. It is a day which celebrates the birth of Jesus and the giving of gifts by that jolly old man - Santa Claus. It is also the one holiday that has so many songs associated with it. The playing of those Christmas songs is the overture to this special day. Sadly, the songs too often are first heard in stores well...
