Christmas 2016 - post Greetings, decor, stories, jokes, ideas, inspirations, etc.

[Natalka]

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[Natalka]

This video will get you in the feels....

NOTE - unfortunately, one phrase used is NSFW

[Anna Michele]

My tree was decorated for about 2.2 seconds all that remains are the lights

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[coupon girl]

my tree get a load of this (because I am a smartcanucker and like to save money) is about 40 years old -its 4 and a half feet and it was my mothers -she gave it to me when she moved into an apt about 12 years ago
-mind you I still have used it the last few years even thou I am afraid this may be the last year(as the branches don't hang in the wooden pegs on the tree as good anymore) in memory of my dear mother (has been gone 3.5 years now )when I look at the tree I remember good times - I still have 3 glass ball ornaments from the 40's too left

[walkonby]

This video will get you in the feels....

NOTE - unfortunately, one phrase used is NSFW

oh geesh! Just what I needed to have a good cry! Thanks alot @Natalka ....ha ha

[redhdlois]

For all you cat lovers........ a little giggle

[Natalka]

[wolfwoman]

Last year's tree but if I had put one up this year, it would be the same.

[Natalka]

WestJet Christmas Miracle: Fort McMurray Strong

826 attendees
48 WestJet volunteers
1 Johnny Reid
Candy – 300 lbs
Stockings - 500
Smiles - still counting
348 parachutes dropped

https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-...strong:youtube

[wolfwoman]

WestJet Christmas Miracle: Fort McMurray Strong

826 attendees
48 WestJet volunteers
1 Johnny Reid
Candy – 300 lbs
Stockings - 500
Smiles - still counting
348 parachutes dropped

https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/about-...strong:youtube

Damn, something got in my eye

[Anna Michele]

I love and very much respect westjet. I will only EVER fly westjet.

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[Shelley King]

Love the owl tree topper, and are those spider web curtains beside the tree?

[redhdlois]

[Natalka]

There are those who believe that replacing "Christmas" with the easier-to-spell "Xmas" is disrespectful bordering on blasphemous for essentially taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas."

However, this isn't actually the case; in fact, the X comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χρήστος (Christ in Greek). Using the symbol “X” in place of Christ’s name has been going on amongst religious scholars for at least 1,000 years.

[Natalka]

Kissing Under the Mistletoe

Kissing under the mistletoe is a time-honoured holiday tradition that has its origins in our ancestors' belief that mistletoe possessed powers to aid fertility and vitality. In Medieval times, women wrapped the plant around their waists to improve their chances of conceiving.

The tradition of kissing seems to have emerged among servants in England; as part of the saucy custom, men were allowed to steal a smooch from any woman caught standing beneath the mistletoe.

(...and my pet peeve - people who call holly mistletoe!)