http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/ Christmas International - A place to discuss international Christmas customs Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:34:03 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7297 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7297 Go to the following URL: http://www.usafband.af.mil/ensembles/BandEnsSongs.asp?Ensemble=-1&Genre=11 Scroll down to the third selection called: A Collection of Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:20 GMT Phileas Fogg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7296 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7296 REHEARSALS have begun for a Nativity Play, staged by the residents of Bethlehem, and the surrounding area, which will be broadcast in a new S4C series, Seren Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:08 GMT rrstar96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7295 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7295 From yesterday's online edition of the Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre. The original Spanish-language article is available at: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:48 GMT rrstar96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7294 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7294 From today's online edition of the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero. The original Spanish-language article is available at: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:03:33 GMT Phileas Fogg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7293 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7293 The formal launch of the 2009 Christmas Stamps will be on Tuesday (November 3rd). The stamps (which depict the Madonna with Child, A Magi and Christmas stained Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:01:58 GMT gregory_kopchak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7292 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7292 You can read Father George Franko's explanation of the tradition of the sharing of the Oplatki wafer at http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/franko.htm Greg Kopchak Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:39:04 GMT rrstar96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7291 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7291 From the September 8, 2009 online edition of Caribbean Business: http://caribbeanbusinesspr.com/news03.php?nt_id=34997&ct_id=1&q=christmas P.R. Artisans Fair Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:13:26 GMT rrstar96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7290 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7290 From the October 21, 2009 online edition of the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero. The original Spanish-language article is available at: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:17:33 GMT rrstar96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7289 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7289 It's odd the article makes no mention of La Befana. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:33:04 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7288 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7288 By BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES ? Most Hollywood marketers would balk at selling a movie about winter in the dead of summer. But not Walt Disney Pictures, which Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:38:26 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7287 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7287 by CJ Mathis Italy the location of romance is unlike any other place in this world at Christmas time. The traditions of Italy at Christmas include both Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:37:18 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7286 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7286 OTTAWA - While many Canadians look to warmer climes for a Christmas vacation, the capital offers a real winter extravaganza for the hearty. Yuletide visitors Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:35:03 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7285 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7285 by Chris Richards - Washington Post This Christmas season, parents will introduce their children to a legendary sage from northern climes renowned for his Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:26:49 GMT doug97309 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7284 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7284 Kelly's Fishbowl http://www.kellybennett.com/blog/?p=419 It's surprising the places saying "yes" to a friend takes you. Yesterday afternoon, I ventured out in Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:42:42 GMT christmas_university http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7283 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristmasInternational/message/7283 by Shawn Amos Merry Christmas! Faced with a lingering recession and high unemployment, retailers are already forgetting about Halloween and moving straight to