When is Christmas

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What I'll be praying for this Christmas (The Washington Post)

Bethlehem is in the shadow of war. Church leaders and the small congregations in the West Bank, where Bethlehem is located, will meet and pray at midnight. But ...

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Banning Christmas Dinner - JSTOR Daily (JSTOR Daily)

Poor laws passed in Great Britain in the 1830s reversed a centuries-old tradition to forbid workhouses from serving roast beef and plum pudding at ...

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PM Update: Cloudier Saturday, but partially sunny Sunday and ... (The Washington Post)

If anything, the forecast has improved for Christmas Day. Generally pleasant through the weekend.

History in the Hills: Christmas memories (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

Christmas decorating in my house is always a group effort. I bring up the boxes of decorations from the basement and my wife and I spend an afternoon ...

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Live Christmas Trees Affect Indoor Air Chemistry, NIST Researchers ... (NIST)

Many families enjoy the fresh fragrance of a real tree. That smell comes from chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

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A Christmas that changed me: I distributed meals on my bike – and ... (The Guardian)

For me, Christmas has always meant debt, guilt, and emoting on demand. Then came the pandemic, and I had to get into the spirit.

A '70s Christmas … perhaps the best of times (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

I was born at the start of the '70s. So, when I reflect back on my childhood and how Christmas mornings were spent, they were, perhaps some of the most ...

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Opinion | The Church, Living in Christmas Past (The New York Times)

On Monday the 87-year-old pope decreed that priests could bless same-sex couples. But the Catholic Church and Francis say that men with a “deep-seated tendency” ...

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A Forgotten Book of Christmas Poems (The New Yorker)

Casey Cep writes on the poetry book “American Christmas,” from 1965, which includes classic and nearly unknown works about the holiday and beyond.

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U.P. Christmas memories can linger (Marquette Mining Journal)

By SUSAN PHARE BOBACK Special to the Journal My childhood Christmases were spent with both sets of grandparents - maternal on Christmas Eve, and paternal.

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Meralco on full alert for Christmas (Philstar.com)

The Manila Electric Co. has assured its customers of its readiness to respond to any electricity service concerns throughout the holiday season.

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Opinion: I have one wish this Christmas (NPR)

NPR's Scott Simon recounts a recent encounter with a certain robust, white-bearded fellow in a red suit.

Pod Corner: A memorable Christmas dinner (WUNC)

Colorado Public Radio's My Story So Far is a podcast with stories told from different communities around the state. In this segment, a student recounts a ...

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