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A Big Band Welcome to the New Year

Posted on December 31, 2015 by adminDecember 6, 2015

A fun tune from Les Brown and his orchestra, “We Wish You the Merriest” (YouTube) Happy New Year — yeah! … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays and Festivals | Tagged Les Brown, Music, New Years Day

Get “That Holiday Feeling”

Posted on December 24, 2015 by adminDecember 6, 2015

Great Christmas tune sung by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and it’s given the full Hi-Fi treatment: “That Holiday Feeling” (YouTube) … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays and Festivals | Tagged Christmas, Eydie Gorme, Music, Steve Lawrence

A Famous Christmas Carol Is Not Really About Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2015 by adminNovember 3, 2015

Joy to the world. The hymn of this name, with a melody inspired by Friedrich Handel, has been a Christmas favorite. The message of the song refers not to the birth of Jesus, but to the coming rule of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays and Festivals | Tagged carols, Christmas, hymns, Isaac Watts, joy to the world

Christmas Traditions Have Made Trees a Center of Attention

Posted on November 17, 2015 by adminNovember 3, 2015

Americans have become tree-lovers at Christmas, inviting evergreen denizens of the forest into their homes for the holiday. Within the memory of people now living, Christmas trees have taken attention in many homes that used to be reserved for nativity … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Activities, Holidays and Festivals | Tagged Christmas, Christmas trees

Easter: Triumph Over Sin And Death

Posted on April 5, 2015 by adminMarch 3, 2015

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. For since by man came death, by man [Jesus] came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays and Festivals | Tagged Easter

Marry A Wealthy Man? Yes You Can

Posted on February 14, 2015 by adminJanuary 1, 2015

Valentine’s Day is believed to be the time when birds find their mates. But folklore suggests that the birds can also help young ladies find a mate. On Valentine’s Day, it is said, if a young woman sees a certain … Continue reading →

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Pay The Critters A Visit On St. Stephen’s Day

Posted on December 19, 2014 by adminOctober 31, 2014

December 26, the feast day of St. Stephen, was in medieval England a time when horses were given a brisk run. Then some of their blood was drained off, a practice that was believed to be good for horses as … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays and Festivals, Outdoors

The Resurrection Of Jesus: Did It Happen?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by adminMarch 27, 2014

For I delivered to you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to … Continue reading →

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A Few Reasons For Giving Thanks (2013)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by adminNovember 28, 2013

Sometimes we become so caught up in planning Thanksgiving dinner, travel and the like that we allow ourselves little time to–give thanks. Here are a few things that may sometimes be overlooked. America is still a land of plenty in … Continue reading →

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Ghostly Rabbits Brought Halloween Horror

Posted on October 25, 2013 by adminSeptember 27, 2013

[Reader, if you keep rabbits or own a black cat, see what you can do to keep these animals safe in the days leading up to Halloween. It is a sad fact that imbeciles intoxicated with devilish lore have been known to … Continue reading →

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