Post Views: 3,311 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […]
Post Views: 4,911 As far back as I can remember my mother had always helped us decorate for the xmas holiday by taping up brightly colored art prints known as […]
Post Views: 5,169 Belsnickle is not Santa Claus. The Pennsylvania Dutch, who were not Dutch at all, but ”Deutsche”, or German, are credited with bringing many of their country’s Christmas […]
Post Views: 7,536 Modern Santa Claus is known to be an amalgam of influences, not the least of which is the Germanic god Odin. It is important to realize that there […]
Post Views: 4,940 Just to weigh in on this craziness floating around the internet. I think Santa is a nice fantasy for kids. Just like the easter bunny and the […]
Post Views: 4,115 It’s that time of year again. The gloriously hedonistic annual jaunt through that labyrinth filled with religious land mines called XMAS. As I get older I have […]
Post Views: 5,009 Today someone enlightened me about a super amazing xmas reindeer fact! (thanks Danny) It seems we have called a few of Old Santa’s reindeer by at least three different names […]
Post Views: 4,175 Being an Atheist it is tough to get through the xmas holidays without a little teeth grinding and tongue holding. That being said I like to […]
Post Views: 4,422 Santa Claus has long been a cult idol of mine. I think we can all really agree that the image of Santa Claus, perhaps even his entire existence, has been […]
Post Views: 3,682 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. […]