posted December 23, 2007 01:11 PM         

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Celebrate Festivus!
What do you think, Melody? If you're not sure which holidays to celebrate - or if you're simply looking to add one to your already festive calendar, today is Festivus! It may be just what you need at the peak of the season! An annual celebration popularized by the sitcom Seinfeld, Festivus was originally created by a Reader's Digest writer in response to the commercialization of Christmas. Activities include not only a Festivus dinner (with plenty of booze) but also "the airing of the grievances" wherein everyone gets to tell everyone else what they've done to annoy them all year! Of course you generally want to air those grievances solely to yourself, but now you can do so without guilt - in the spirit of the season!

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posted December 24, 2007 01:32 PM         

It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I've brought some corn for popping,
The lights are turned way down low,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight,
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bying,
But as long as you love me so,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

posted December 24, 2007 01:34 PM         

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.

posted December 24, 2007 01:37 PM         

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you

posted December 25, 2007 02:34 PM         

~ Mother Teresa

"Remember, if Christ isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under the tree."
~ Charlotte Carpenter

"Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most."
~ Ruth Carter

posted December 14, 2008 09:03 PM           

Have a holly jolly Christmas!

posted December 20, 2008 02:09 PM           

Venusians really have a way of brightening up one's life. Always finding the perfect Gift to give.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
~ Aristotle

posted December 22, 2008 07:18 PM           

You are magical, Melody.

You turn the cold into Jack Frost, nipping at my nose.

Merry Merry.

posted December 22, 2008 08:27 PM           

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posted December 22, 2008 11:13 PM         

(Grateful to Randall again... hehe)

I feel a little more Christmasy now. <3
God bless us, everyone. <3

posted December 23, 2008 01:02 PM         

Mel,

I watched "White Christmas" a few nights ago and thought of you and this thread... What a wonderful movie! It's what finally got my Grinch out and brought me to the X-mas spirit!!

You're such a doll!

And as two of my other fave LL'ers have told you, you are magic!!

posted December 23, 2008 04:43 PM           

ghani, yes and i'm not done growing it yet! kinda heavy and tough on the neck though.

I'm just getting into the spirit now today. This is unusual!

posted December 23, 2008 04:43 PM           

Melody I have to give my 2 cents too...
What a wonderful person you are...although I haven't talked with you very long...you have been especially kind hearted to me..and I thank you..

26Taurus: that necklace is absolutely fabulous!! and it looks perfect on you...

Wishing all of you Christmas cheer and many blessings of peace and happiness always..

posted December 12, 2009 09:01 PM         

It doesn't bother me what other people think about Christmas (unless they try to ruin it for me), but this blog post came to mind, after I read a thread in LLC2, the other night:

http://meggenge.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-christmas-rant.html

I mentioned a handful of things that I love about Christmas, but this is it, in a nutshell:

"When you watch nothing but Christmas specials for 20 days you begin to see a bit of a pattern. Whether it is The Grinch who Stole Christmas (the original one!) or Frosty the Snowman or The Year Without a Santa Claus or Rudolph or any of the nine million other Christmas specials that are on, the message is exactly the same. The point of Christmas is to be nice to each other. To love each other. To believe in magic. And most of all, the point of Christmas is to "keep Christmas in your heart" for the the rest of the year. KEEP believing in magic. KEEP being nice to each other. Believe in love."