http://www.joy-of-christmas.com "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:04:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/sharks-christmas-music.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/sharks-christmas-music.html#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:39:20 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1559 At times Christmas is serious and hard work, as is the case for the scientists at a seq aquarium in the UK. They'll have to sit through hours upon hours of Christmas music, from popular to traditional, to observe how sharks reacts to it.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/sharks-christmas-music.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/dad-places-35ft-christmas-tree-in-16ft-house.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/dad-places-35ft-christmas-tree-in-16ft-house.html#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:26:01 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1555 Wanting to give his three sons a Christmas they would never forget, 35 year old dad acted on last year's "the tree's too small" complaint by placing a 35 ft Christmas tree in his 16ft house. Firefighters needed to help placing the star on top.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/dad-places-35ft-christmas-tree-in-16ft-house.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/bah-humbug/woman-asked-to-take-down-christmas-lights-to-avoid-offending-neighbors.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/bah-humbug/woman-asked-to-take-down-christmas-lights-to-avoid-offending-neighbors.html#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:48:34 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1553 In what appears to have been an overly eager, preventive politically correct action, a uniformed housing association official demanded a woman removed her outside Christmas decorations, including Christmas lights, so as to not offend her neighbors. Town officials call the action a 20 year step back in race relations.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/bah-humbug/woman-asked-to-take-down-christmas-lights-to-avoid-offending-neighbors.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:20:09 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1542 Andy Parks has earned, earned I tell you, the title Mr. Christmas. Andy has been celebrating Christmas since 1994 -- e.v.e.r.y.d.a.y. ! That includes a real Christmas dinner (everyday!) and sitting through the Queen's Christmas speech (everyday!). In the past 14 years Andy has gone through 117,600 sprouts, 94,080 pies, 204,400 crackers, 37 ovens, 23 video recorders and 235,206 Christmas cards.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.html#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:55:52 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1535 In warm places it's up to retailers to provide the visual clues that Christmas season is in the air. Lacking any real change in weather, retailers call in the snow blowers to fake a White Christmas. Sound business strategy as winterized Christmas shopping windows tend to increase sales!]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/holiday-spirit-2.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/holiday-spirit-2.html#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:16:11 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/1191-holiday-spirit-2 With weeks to go until Christmas, I'm getting out the first tiny Christmas decoration: it's the kid in me! And... I make a politically correct typo but get rid of it fast enough.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/holiday-spirit-2.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/christmas-crackers.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/christmas-crackers.html#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:33:47 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/1188-christmas-crackers Where I discover Christmas crackers, dubbed "holiday" crackers, made by big brands. Yet the "holiday" crackers come in the shapes of Christmas tree, a bell, a snowman, and Santa Claus. Kwanzaa, anyone?]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/christmas-crackers.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/downgrading-christmas.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/downgrading-christmas.html#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:50:39 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/1187-downgrading-christmas Sense or nonsense? The UK Institute for Public Policy Research is recommending that Christmas, which cannot be obliterated, should be down-graded to promote multiculturalism.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/downgrading-christmas.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/directory/christmas-radio.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/directory/christmas-radio.html#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2005 06:58:58 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/172-christmas-radio http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/directory/christmas-radio.html/feed 0