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Ok Violet..... I'll try to fine more and please you all feel free to add. Thanking you in advance.

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Ok .... Here's another one.

The carol " Silent Night" was wrtten in 1818 by an Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr . He was told the day before Chhristmas that the church organ was broken and would not be prepared in time for Christmas Eve. He was saddened by this news and could not think of Christmas without music, so he wanted to write a carol that could be sung by choir to guitar music. He sat down and wrote three stanzas. Later that night the people in the little AUstrian church sang " Stille Nacht " for the first time.

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Whirlwind

We put up our tree last night.

Instead of using ornaments, we used these little stuffed toys we've been getting out of the claw-machine all year. It looks so neat!

We listened to carols on XM and wrapped the presents we'd bought throughout the year.

*sigh*

I love Christmas!

Dusty

Me too Whirlwind. God gave us our first gift, Jesus Christ, His one and only Son. What greater gift is that.? That He laid down His life for us. Hallalujah what a Saviour. !!!

Your tree sounds wonderful. And are there fire balls on it ? ..... LOL

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More trivia.

In Victorian England , turkeys were popular fior Christmas dinners. Some of the birds were raised in Norfolk and taken to market in London. To get hem to London, the turkeys were supplied with boots made of sacking ot leathers. The turkeys were walked to the market. The boots protected their feet from the frozen mud of the road. Boots were not used for geese; instead , their feet were protected with a covering of tar.

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Christmas in Canada

• Christmas celebrations are quite similar in the variety to America.
  In some provinces, a big winter festival, called Sinck tuck, is celebrated by the Eskimos, with dancing and a present-giving party.
  In Labrador, turnips are saved from the summer harvest and are given to children, with a lighted candle pushed into a hollowed out hole.
  In Nova Scotia, a country settled by Scottish highlanders, songs and carols brought from Britain two centuries ago are sung each Christmas morning.
  Also in Nova Scotia, during the twelve days of Christmas small groups of belsnicklers, or masked mummers, appear in neighborhoods, ringing bells, making noise, seeking candy or other treats. The hosts may try to guess who the mummers are and if they guess right the mummer removes his or her disguise and stops making rude noises and actions. Children may be quizzed by the mummers on their behavior if they say they have been good they are rewarded with candy.
  In Quebec they display Crèches or nativity scenes in their homes as the Christmas decorations. After attending midnight mass, families may be served tourtiere or pork pie. Another favorite food is Boulettes or small meatballs. A Christmas banquet is called a reveillon.
  In British Columbia Christmas turkey may be accompanied by either fresh or smoked salmon.
  In Canada the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.
  Masked mummers are a Christmas tradition from Newfoundland.

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