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Early Christmas

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By Bobbie Kalman

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Topics covered: How Christmas has changed -- Christmas in the wilderness -- Christmas at a trading post -- The story of a settler's first Christmas -- The religious side of Christmas -- Christmas in an early town -- Christmas fun in a pioneer village -- Decorations before the Christmas tree -- Wreaths, garlands, mistletoe and kissing boughs -- Christmas - family time -- Parlour games, pantomimes, ghost stories --Christmas fun in the great outdoors -- Love and marriage, Christmas style -- Preparations for Christmas -- Christmas dinner - trapped or bought? -- A change for children - People start to treat children as children -- The changing faces of Santa Claus
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The Joy of Gingerbread

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 00:00 | Michelle Pursel
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 What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by creating a festive — and edible — holiday decoration that has been a Christmas tradition for centuries: gingerbread!  

Making Holiday Gifts

Sun, 12/06/2009 - 15:56 | Virginia Johnson
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Now's the  time to begin making special gifts for families and teachers. Get started by taking a day or two to skim through craft books at the library, or go online and find some ideas. In this article, we've gathered a few neat projects for beginners as well as book and Web site recommendations to help create a crafty Christmas.

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Choo Choo Christmas

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By John Edwards Hingsbergen, narrator

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Steam, diesel, freight and passenger trains go on journeys during the holiday season. You'll see a giant Santa train, with snow flying from the tracks. All the while holiday music plays in the background.

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The Polar Express

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By Chris Van Allsburg

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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1986.

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My Penguin Osbert

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By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

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Joe finally gets a present from Santa that he really wants: a real, live penguin! But a real penguin needs creamed herring for dinner (yuck….) and is sad and lonely until Joe shares his ice cold baths with him.

Suggested for ages 6 - 9

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The Christmas Knight

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By Jane Louise Curry

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An impoverished knight finds a miracle when his cherry tree blooms on Christmas Day, but greedy servants get in his way when he tries to take the fruit to the King.

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Apple Tree Christmas

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By Trinka Hakes Noble

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In 1881, when their apple tree is felled by a storm just before Christmas, a young farm girl and her family discover that the tree was important to each of them for different reasons.

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Who's That Knocking On Christmas Eve?

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By Jan Brett

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A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal.

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