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MERRY CHRISTMAS THREAD (post your favorite songs, carols, family traditions, childhood memories)

Posted on 12/22/2003 11:16:24 AM PST by Liz

This thread is lovingly dedicated to the members, friends and supporters of the American Civil Liberties Union.

My sincerest wish for you is that the universal peace and love exemplified by the birth of the Christ child will fill your hearts with joy at Christmas time and on everyday of the year.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: catholiclist; christmascheer; lovethisplace
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To: Liz
Laura Bush is hot!
41 posted on 12/22/2003 12:09:26 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
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To: cyborg
A Scottish Christmas? More details will be appreciated since I have not had the pleasure of sharing Christmas on the British Isles.
42 posted on 12/22/2003 12:11:17 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
Since he can't do it any more, I'd like to wish every one a really nice Bob Hope christmas.
He always meant it.
43 posted on 12/22/2003 12:11:47 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get)
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To: Quilla
Mmmmm. I think I've seen these displayed in elegant pastry shops. They are mounded and have tiny multicolor sugar balls sprinkled all over them.
44 posted on 12/22/2003 12:14:46 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
Thanks...kinda worried I might have offended after seeing the reverent tone of #'s 19 & 20...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

45 posted on 12/22/2003 12:15:22 PM PST by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: Mudboy Slim
Re: #18. BTTT!!! LOL!!
46 posted on 12/22/2003 12:17:55 PM PST by monkeywrench
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To: Liz
When my son and daughter were small we would play Bible Trivia...my son's question (he was about 7 at the time) was..."and there were shepherds abiding in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by...."? There was a little pause, his little wheels in his head were turning...then he said...helicoptor? I have loved this for years. I know ...it's a Mom thing.

Merry Christmas to all.

Red

47 posted on 12/22/2003 12:19:58 PM PST by Conservative4Ever (Dear Santa......I can explain.......)
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To: Squantos
The editor's sentiments are timeless. Merry Christmas and I hope Santa brings you everything you want.
48 posted on 12/22/2003 12:20:02 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
here's the compendium of christmas in the charles household... Three weeks before christmas, my mom would soak fruits for the black cake, currants,cherries,things like that in rum (Vat 19 or Old Oak).

We also made black pudding and pastels (same thing as the pastie).

The Guiness stout would drunk alone OR was mixed with evaporated and condensed milk as a cold beverage. I've had that since I was little.

All this merry making is a hundred times more involved back in the old country. In Trinidad, Christmas merry making start at least week before and finishes on Boxing Day.
49 posted on 12/22/2003 12:20:23 PM PST by cyborg
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To: Conservative4Ever
Cute, so cute.
50 posted on 12/22/2003 12:21:10 PM PST by Liz
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To: cyborg
very nice. The stout beverage is unusual. Kinda like eggnog without the eggs?
51 posted on 12/22/2003 12:23:23 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


52 posted on 12/22/2003 12:23:42 PM PST by petercooper (DEAN = Democrats Experiencing Another Nightmare)
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To: mplsconservative
Hope your child is OK for Christmas. He/she should have something real special to compensate.
53 posted on 12/22/2003 12:26:17 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
Exactly! My mom likes egg nog, but not by itself as I usually see her adding a jigger of brandy to it...lol
54 posted on 12/22/2003 12:27:33 PM PST by cyborg
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To: petercooper
Nice pic. Merry Christmas may God bless America.
55 posted on 12/22/2003 12:28:05 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
I know exactly what your talking about, but our honey balls are the size of marbles. You simply cannot stop eating them once you start. The above recipe makes approximately 800 little honey balls. I believe what you're thinking of is more in line with something Martha Stewart might tackle, stacked high on a footed platter and drizzled with spun sugar - not quite something Quilla and her little sister would tackle. ;-)
56 posted on 12/22/2003 12:30:22 PM PST by Quilla
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To: cyborg
Thanks for the sharing...being of Scottish extraction...I have made it a custom to wear my clan's tartan sash to church on the Sunday before Christmas and New Year's.

Red

57 posted on 12/22/2003 12:30:55 PM PST by Conservative4Ever (Dear Santa......I can explain.......)
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To: Liz
My favorite Christmas song:

December brings the King of Kings
They tell us that a child is born
But snowy nights and Christmas lights,
They only leave me cold and worn
Salvation bands reach out their hands
To ask you for a dime or two
To praise the Lord...
and Henry Ford
Detroit, December....

The friends I meet along the street
I know them from the factory
But thirty years of buildin' gears
Make Christmas seem untrue to me
Eight hours a day to earn my pay
And overtime to see me through
And peace on earth, for what it's worth,
Detroit, December...

The things I had, the things I made
Are lost like pebbles on the beach
And everything I want the most
Is always furthest out of reach
To trade these blues for dancin' shoes...
And trade the old year for the new
But time it seems
Will steal your dreams,
Detroit, December,
....and you.

"Detroit December" by Si Kahn
From John McCutcheon's "Winter Solstice: Songs for the Christmas and Chanaukah Season"
Rounder CD 0192

Best to all for a Merry Christmas and a good New Year,
- John

58 posted on 12/22/2003 12:33:59 PM PST by Fishrrman
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To: All

59 posted on 12/22/2003 12:35:04 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz
"YOU WON'T FIND PEACE ON A MIDDLE EAST TABLE>>>

IT WAS GIVEN TO US OVER 2000 YEARS AGO IN A MIDDLE EAST STABLE"!

60 posted on 12/22/2003 12:36:01 PM PST by hope
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