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| | Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus with both religious and secular aspects, commonly observed on 25 December. | | | Christmas is now celebrated on December 25 in Catholic and Catholic-derived churches (Roman and Protestant), and thus in most of the Western world. | | | Christmas has acquired many secular aspects, which are sometimes celebrated as often—or more—than the birth of Jesus. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christmas |
| | Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church. | | | Prudentius, in the fourth century, is the first (and in that century alone) to hymn the Nativity, for the "Vox clara" (hymn for Lauds in Advent) and "Christe Redemptor" (Vespers and Matins of Christmas) cannot be assigned to Ambrose. | | | In Cyprus, at the end of the fourth century, Epiphanius asserts against the Alogi (Hær., li, 16, 24 in P. G., XLI, 919, 931) that Christ was born on 6 January and baptized on 8 November. |
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| | CHRISTMAS |
| | Details of the Christmas story are found in the new Testament's four books of the gospel. | | | Christmas customs have evolved from times that long antedated the Christian period--a descent from seasonal pagan, religious and national practices, hedged about with legend and tradition. | | | In the holly-decked great halls of the feudal lords, wassailing, feasting, singing, and games, dancing and masquerading, mummers presenting pantomimes, and masques were all part of the festivities. |
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| | Christmas is a happy, festive time filled with great spiritual significance. | | | Next to Easter, Christmas is the most important holiday of the year for Christians. | | | Customs differ around the world for observing Christmas, but they all center on celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. |
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http://www.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/christ.htm
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| | Visible Ink Press : Titles : Encyclopedia of Christmas |
| | The Encyclopedia traces the history of Christmas from antiquity to the present and also covers the continuing evolution of the holiday, noting the development of new symbols and customs. | | | The book dutifully and reverently addresses all the religious and ethnic variations attached to the year-end holiday. | | | "Christmas is a holiday with a tremendously rich tradition. |
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| | Christmas in Japan |
| | This is traditionally performed in many places at Christmas time (though probably as much in conjuction with the New Year), sometimes with huge massed choruses for the famous part with what American Christians sing as a hymn --- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. | | | Hence, most churches will have their special Christmas worship services on the nearest Sunday before the 25th and perhaps on Christmas eve. | | | Santa's show up in some advertising and Christmas carols can be heard in stores. |
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http://www.cvc.org/christmas/japan.htm
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| | Christmas |
| | The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. | | | Christian books, home decorations, greeting cards, Christmas cards, framed prints, jewelry, music, customized religion watches, church supplies and more. | | | Join the Christmas Webring and recieve more traffic to your site, along with finding out about other great Christmas Sites! |
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| | Christmas traditions & customs round the world. How different countries celebrate Christmas. |
| | I found the same to be true in my father's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, my friend's United Methodist Church, my in-law's Presbyterian USA congregations, and for myself as a member and pastor of the United Church of Christ for the last 16 years. | | | I was RC until I was 15, as were my grandparents, and we alwasy followed the four weeks of preparation before Christmas in our church services. | | | Everyone cleans their houses ready for the three holy days of Christmas - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. |
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http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
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| | Howstuffworks "How Christmas Works" |
| | Why do Christmas carolers walk around the n... | | | Why do Christmas carolers walk around the neighborhood singing? |
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
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| | Santa's Christmas Page |
| | - hymns relating to Christian Advent and Christmas | | | - Visit the world's largest Christmas Store with thousands of ornaments of all kinds! | | | Their mission is to open young minds to other cultures around the world. |
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http://www.sentex.net/~kdor/christmas.html
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| | Christmas Shopping |
| | She brought it home, and it was beautiful beyond description: The Lamb of God, the Wexford Carol–both especially inspiring if your Christmas season is losing its Spiritual focus. | | | The follow-up 1966 LP "Christmas with the Christies," which is the 2nd half of this CD is a different story. | | | Just wanted to note that the song clip for the title "Some Children See Him" is incorrect. |
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http://www.christmas-101.info
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| | Christmas |
| | Christmas Wise Men visiting Jesus on Twelfth Night after his birth on Christmas in Bartolomé Estéban Murillo's Adoration of the Magi. | | | The most festive time of the year wasn't intended to be the most stressful, so don't let it be that way. | | | A site who's entire purpose is to make your holiday season easier to manage. |
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http://www.christmas-search.com
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| | » Alek's Christmas Lights & Decorations |
| | And for those people that wonder "Why do you do this Alek?" - watch the christmas video that answers that question and more... | | | I'm sure there would be some doubters, but here is how I would do it for real. | | | Needless to say, my kids were up early this morning and had a great time. |
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| | Technorati Tag: christmas |
| | Spread Holiday Joy Find over 1,200 Christmas items here. | | | Posts tagged Christmas per day for the last 30 days. | | | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged christmas. |
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| | Christmas with Santa Land |
| | Long ago people believed that they could use bells to frighten away evil spirits. | | | It was a holiday when people sat around a black and white television and..... | | | On the 107th Anniversary of the New York Sun Editorial, Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, many of my holiday visitors to Santaland will remember when Christmas was more than electronic games. |
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http://www.santaland.com
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| | Christmas Crafts for Kids - Enchanted Learning Software |
| | Connect the numbers and letters to draw a gingerbread man. | | | A short activity/information book about reindeer to print, with pages on connect-the-dots, word unscrambles, anatomy, facts, and questions. | | | A short book about the letters in the word Christmas to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas
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| | Amazon.com: Christmas: Music: Mannheim Steamroller |
| | This is for a more sophisticated listener who wants to relax and hear superb musicians perform beautiful Christmas Carols.........Merry Christmas | | | This album came out in 1984, and is without a doubt the greatest of their great Christmas albums. | | | I prefer older Christmas carols and melodies to the newer ones, by this I mean the old stuff stemming from the Renaissance. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000005MT?v=glance
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| | Christmas |
| | CVC Christmas Page - This is a great page published by a school. | | | Mixed-Up Christmas - Help the elves by putting the letters back in order to make a word. | | | Christmas Slider Puzzles - Try your skill on one of these! |
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http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/christmas.html
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| | Christmas Ornaments, Christmas Lights, & Christmas Decorations from Bronner's...since 1945 |
| | Christmas cards, garlands, stockings, and Advent calendars are also among the many items available. | | | Over 350 decorated Christmas trees in religious traditional and toyland themes showcase a sampling of more than 6000 styles of ornaments which Bronner’s carries – half of the ornaments are Bronner’s exclusive designs. | | | Although Christmas is the main focus at Bronner’s, there’s a vast array of trims and gifts for any occasion – Hummels, Precious Moments’, Department 56, Fontanini, Seraphim, Charming Tails, Cherished Teddies and others, wooden nutcrackers, steins, angels, religious gifts, candles and more. |
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http://www.bronners.com
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| | Christmas (aka Spirit of Christmas) |
| | For 'Lies To Live By' they became The Spirit Of Christmas in an attempt to establish both a distinct identity and water down their previously perceived public persona. | | | A long sought after live album from a 1971 show opening for Crowbar at Massey Hall was issued by Zapp Records in 1989 on a limited edition 300 autographed copies vinyl LP. | | | After Bryden did some work with Crowbar on their Daffodil Records 'Bad Manors' LP, he was able to bend Frank Davies' ear and sign Christmas to his Daffordil Records label. |
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http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPagesC/christmas.html
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| | Christmas Songs |
| | Christmas makes you feel emotional It may bring parties or thoughts devotional Whatever happens or what may be, Here is what Christmas time means to me. City sidewalk, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style. | | | Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say: Christmas Eve is coming soon; now, you dear old man Whisper what you'll bring to me; tell me if you can. | | | It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas soon the bells will start And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing Right within your heart. |
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http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html
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| | BlackDog's Christmas Fun and Games! |
| | Your letter will be posted for everyone else to see, too. | | | Lots and Lots of Christmas Word Search Games to Print and Play | | | BlackDog absolutely loves it when people put links to BlackDog on their web pages. |
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http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas
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| | Steve Eckels - Classical Guitar |
| | To add variety I have presented many songs in two keys or versions and the pages are laid out to avoid awkward page turns during performance. | | | With this being his 10th book of music, Eckels is a familiar name in the popular music publisher's guitar library..." | | | It was my intent to include all of the well known Christmas favorites plus some lesser known gems. |
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http://www.guitarmusicman.com/content/book_xmas.htm
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| | Christmas on the Net - Welcome |
| | The Story of the Christ Child and Christmas | | | Listen to our visitors say "Merry Christmas" in their native languages. | | | We've got stories of Christmas and the Christ Child, holiday music for singing along, tasty holiday recipes, and holiday pictures for the kids to print and color. |
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http://www.holidays.net/christmas
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| | Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole |
| | We invite you to experience a traditional look at Christmas through the many free activities here at northpole.com. | | | Parents, grandparents, and teachers around the world have told us about the quality time they spend sharing the site with children. | | | Enjoy the joy and magic of Christmas in Santa’s Secret Village! |
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http://www.northpole.com
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| | The Christmas Resistance Movement! |
| | For every 100 automatons who call you "Scrooge," there's a sparkly-eyed CHRISTMAS RESISTOR who supports YOU in NOT BUYING INTO THE HOLIDAY HYSTERIA. | | | Friends and family needle you with gift requests, store windows beckon with shiny colorful packages, the same "classic" holiday jingles are piped constantly through every speaker in town. | | | The growing CHRISTMAS RESISTANCE MOVEMENT is joined in solidarity against the Shopping Season. |
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http://www.xmasresistance.org
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| | Christmas |
| | Christmas is a time for sharing, singing, decorating, and enjoying the season. | | | You'll get access to over 10,000 resources and extra members-only benefits. |
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http://www.teachervision.fen.com/christmas/celebrations-and-festivals/6604.html
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| | New Christmas Music! |
| | Original and public domain Christmas carols, and original Christmas plays... | | | Born To Be Our King, an instrumental Christmas CD from Rhesa Siregar and Songs of Praise. | | | More Than A Child, a new instrumental Christmas CD from Rhesa Siregar and Songs of Praise. |
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http://songsofpraise.org/christmas.htm
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| | Billy Bear says... MERRY CHRISTMAS for Kids, Family and Teachers! |
| | ActiveX must be turned on for these pages to work. | | | Use this as a Gift List for your Family and Friends, or your Wish List. | | | Billy Bear's created lots of Stocking Stuffer activities for you to download... |
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http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/christmas/christms.htm
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| | Free Christmas Music, Holiday Songs - Download Free Christmas MP3s |
| | The name of the site is taken from an original composition by Chuck Brown and Dan Gray...so, of course, that song is available here. | | | Also new this year: Some extremely cool Christmas coloring pages! | | | Feels Like Christmas exists primarily to offer you high-quality Christmas music in the form of legal MP3 downloads... |
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http://feelslikechristmas.com
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| | Christmas-Cookies.com - hundreds of Christmas cookie recipes |
| | Browse our collection of scrumptious Christmas cookie recipes both modern and traditional. | | | All you need for the most memorable Christmas cookies ever! | | | Share your famous Christmas cookie recipes with the world! |
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http://www.christmas-cookies.com
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| | Flickr: Photos tagged with christmas |
| | You can assign as many tags as you wish to each photo. | | | Feeds for photos tagged with christmas Available as RSS 2.0 and Atom | | | Explore and refine christmas photos with our clustery goodness! |
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/christmas
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| | Christmas Recipes - All Recipes |
| | The Internet's most complete selection of trusted Christmas recipes and advice - including fruitcake, fudge, and Christmas cookie recipes. | | | • See how users are celebrating Christmas across America | | | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2006 Allrecipes.com Please review our Legal Notice and Privacy Policy. |
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http://christmas.allrecipes.com
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| | Christmas 'round the World (Wide Web) |
| | Close to Home: Victorian Christmas Front Porch Tour | | | 25 Ways to Annoy Your Roommate at Christmas |
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