Category Archives: Holidays

Music of the day – O Holy Night

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Stella

I love this version of O Holy Night, because it reminds me of my sister who had a beautiful soprano voice and sang the solo in our church on Christmas Eve. This is a comment on the YouTube video that … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – Sharing a Legacy of Love

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Stella

I found this story on rd.com (Readers’ Digest). It is filed under true stories. I don’t know if it is, but I love the story, and I think you will too. I have a very small creche in my small … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa Claus

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Stella

On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter to a newspaper. It was sent by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who lived with her parents in Manhattan. Below is the full text … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – What Child Is This?

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Stella
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Winter solstice – December 21, 2025

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Stella

The winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight. In the northern hemisphere this date falls in December every year. The winter solstice in 2025 occurs on Sunday, December 21, marking the first day of winter … Continue reading →

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The 4th Advent Sunday

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Stella

On this last Sunday before Christmas, we open our hearts to God’s gift, as it was prophesied: Isaiah 7:14: The Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Wexford Carol

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Stella

The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol originating from County Wexford and, specifically, Enniscorthy. The subject of the song is the nativity of Jesus Christ.

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Is it Christmas yet?

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Stella

An oldie, but goodie! Most of it is still the same, with some additions. I made a new stocking for my son-in-law a few years back that is like the ones that I made for my grandsons (at his request!) … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – The Gift Of The Magi (O. Henry)

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Stella

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Stella

Doris Day singing “Winter Wonderland”, set to scenes of “On Moonlight Bay” (1951) and “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” (1953) with Gordon MacRae. Wasn’t Doris lovely? She died six years ago at the age of 97.

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