Max Anderson

No Presents This Year?

Picture this. As the most special day of the year―besides my birthday―came closer, something happened that would change the way I looked at Christmas for the rest of my life. This particular Christmas took place over fifty years ago, when I was just a boy. I grew up in a family of seven children. We knew that when it came to presents, we could never expect to get everything...

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K.D. McCrite

Christmas, Old and New

I like new ideas and new ways of doing things. But at holiday time, especially Christmas, those customs we practiced during our childhood become increasingly precious. Here are some rituals and routines from my young days. Maybe some of them are similar to your own cherished traditions, or maybe you remember something different.

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