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Turkey seeks return of Santa Claus bones
CKA Canadian News —
Authority: 165
A Turkish archaeologist has called on his government to demand that Italy return the bones of St Nicholas to their original resting place.21 hours ago -
Politically Correct Holiday Stories by James Finn Garner
In the Shadow of Mt. TBR —
Authority: 416
Title : Politically Correct Holiday Stories For an Enlightened Yuletide Season Author : James Finn Garner Hardcover : 99 pages Published : 1995 ISBN : 0028604202 Twas the night before solstice and all through the co-op Not a creature was messing the calm status quo up. The children were nestled ...1 day ago -
Racing: Looking ahead to 2010
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 965
A crystal-ball vision of the events on and off the tracks next year from Telegraph Sport correspondent Marcus Armytage.3 days ago -
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Running Is Funny —
Authority: 124
Born in the third century, Nicholas of Myra was the inspiration for many of the Santa Claus legends. Read his story here , and view this trailer of a movie made about him . Merry Christmas, everyone!4 days ago -
A Visit From St. Nicholas: Twas the Night Before Christmas
Fresh & Easy Buzz —
Authority: 109
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The Children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And ...4 days ago -
Have yourself a Stan Lee little Christmas
Blog@Newsarama —
Authority: 595
One of my family’s Christmas traditions when I was growing up was that each Christmas Eve, after returning home from a celebration and present-opening at my grandparents’ house, but before my father watched The Bells of Saint Mary’s while he, um, waited up for Santa Claus, was that he would read me and my ...5 days ago -
Top Secret “ClausMobile” photos leaked onto the Internet
22MOON.COM —
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. . . . Top secret photos have emerged from The South Pole of four of at least seven new Santa Claus vehicles St. Nicholas and his elves have been constructing since 2007. The four shone ...5 days ago -
The Legend of the Christmas Pickle
Pink Lemonade Bags —
Authority: 118
The Legend of the Christmas Pickle The tradition of hiding a pickle inside the Christmas tree comes from a medieval folktale. The story tells of two Spanish boys traveling home from boarding school for the holidays. They were tired from their travels so they stopped at an inn to spend the night. The ...5 days ago -
Stan Lee Reading The Night Before Christmas
Hypergeek —
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If you head over to Kevin Smith’s Quick Stop Entertainment site, you’ll find a very special Christmas surprise: a video of Stan Lee , reading Clement Clarke Moore’s classic Christmas poem, The Night Before Christmas ; or more properly, A Visit from St Nicholas . To listen to this Christmas classic read ...5 days ago -
HAPPY KRAMPUS NACHT, EVERYONE! You Best Have Been Nice... Or Else!
The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla ???????? —
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Krampus is coming to punish those whove been naughty...5 days ago -
“No, we don’t believe in Santa…”
From Dates to Diapers, and beyond! A Mommy Blog —
Authority: 428
Some people think we’re depriving our children of “the magic of Christmas.” Some people think we’re crazy for not encouraging our children to believe in miracles. But, what can be more “magical” than an immaculate conception and a Savior born for us? Sounds like a miracle to me! Okay, so my kids know ...5 days ago -
The saintly spirit of Father Christmas
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 965
Cheery and chubby, Father Christmas towers over our annual festival. Yet St Nicholas, his Christian inspiration, was a far more intriguing character, says Alastair Sooke.6 days ago -
The truth behind the myth SANTA CLAUS
PinoyBlogoSphere.com (PBS) —
Authority: 457
Santa Claus the man is actually loosely rooted in fact, though he hasn’t always looked the way he does today, having evolved from a gift-giving Catholic saint who lived during the third century.The Protestant Reformation and the emigration of European traditions to America morphed that pious figure... Source: ...6 days ago -
The truth behind the myth SANTA CLAUS
Blog For Noob Dot Com | Noob Blogger —
Authority: 121
Santa Claus the man is actually loosely rooted in fact, though he hasn’t always looked the way he does today, having evolved from a gift-giving Catholic saint who lived during the third century. The Protestant Reformation and the emigration of European traditions to America morphed that pious figure into the ...6 days ago -
How New York invented Santa Claus
Ephemeral New York —
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It’s not really a stretch for New Yorkers to claim the jolly, red-suited dude as one of our own. “Sinte Klaas” was the nickname Dutch settlers gave St. Nicholas, a serious figure depicted in bishop’s robes celebrated every December 6. Legend had it that St. Nicholas gave gifts to the poor, and he also ...6 days ago -
Yonge Condo Approved At St. Joseph Street
Toronto Condos —
Authority: 459
A 45-storey Condominium to be built on top of the Historic Rawlinson Cartage Buildings at St. Joseph Street was approved recently by City Council.The Project will insert a mixed use commercial and residential Condominium tower on top of this Historic Building as delicately as possible.Some members of the community ...6 days ago -
“Catholic” 12 Days of Christmas
Lorain County Photographer's Blog —
Authority: 120
The Jesuits in England, in the 1500s, are said to have imitated Jesus’ use of allegories. As you know, King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church. Eleven years later, one of his successors, Queen Elizabeth I, established the Anglican Church as the official religion of England and the Catholic Church had ...1 week ago -
Recalling “The Gospel of St. Nicholas”
Beautiful Desolation —
Authority: 106
It’s been two years now, and a lot of posts in that interval, so maybe more recent readers haven’t seen my review of the legendary Gospel of St. Nicholas . I love the notion of these “lost gospels” that keep cropping up. One of these days, I’m hoping they’ll uncover some indisputable ur-text that ...1 week ago -
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needled —
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I find the way that St Nick endlessly duplicates himself at this time of year both amusing and mildly sinister (in the way that clowns, or clones, are sinister). You just can’t move for Santas! There’s one waving at passing traffic outside Newington’s “Tree Empire”; another one greets you with a tray of ...1 week ago -
Talking Vegetables Walk Santa Tightrope
Thinking Out Loud —
Authority: 129
Although my kids have outgrown Veggie Tales, I picked up a copy of the latest Christmas release to see how everybody’s favorite talking cucumber and tomato would handle the tension that exists between the story of the real Saint Nicholas and the more popular Western (mostly North American) myth of Santa Claus. ...1 week ago
