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Gentri Releases We Three Kings

Gentri has released a live performance version of We Three Kings from their new Christmas album titled Season of Light: This spirited version of We Three Kings is based on an 1857 Christmas song written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. Hopkins was a theologian and a priest. He composed both …

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When We Seek Him

When We Seek Him is a brand new Christmas song from songwriters Shawna Edwards and Angie Killian. The song is part of several new offerings in 2021 that spread a Christ-centered message of Christmas. This song has more than 10,000 views in less than 24 hours online: Angie Killian, who …

The Relentless Encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas

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The Relentless Encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas

The relentless encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas has gotten out of control. It begins in early October and does not let up until late November. The pervasiveness of Thanksgiving is so all-encompassing that hardly anyone puts Christmas lights over their pumpkins anymore. In fact, the statistics of Thanksgiving versus Christmas …

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Mat and Savannah Shaw Sing Breath of Heaven

Mat and Savannah Shaw have released their father/daughter duet of Breath of Heaven from their new Christmas album The Joy of Christmas: The Shaws rose to prominence during the COVID-19 quarantine. Savanna started a music social media account and asked her dad to join her in singing “The Prayer.” The …

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Christmas Songs That Are Not Christmas Music

Christmas music is pretty forgiving stuff. As one loyal listener to Kringle Radio recently told us, “What else besides Christmas music can take you from country to jazz to rock to choral in under an hour?” But artists abuse the flexibility of Christmas music by including Christmas songs that are …

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The Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021

Over the course of two months we surveyed several thousand people in order to bring you the following report of the Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021. We surveyed groups online and offline. We consulted with podcast experts and movie and music critics. We knocked on the door of other Christmas …

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Celebrating the Cars of A Christmas Story

The cars of A Christmas Story are a thing. The 1983 movie, written by Jean Shepherd, quietly features a number of classic automobiles of the late 1930s and early 1940s. These vehicles are celebrated by car enthusiasts every year, as a matter of Christmas tradition. The funny thing is that …

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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

The year 1947 is remembered in Christmas film history as the year Miracle on 34th Street came out. But in April of that year another yuletide movie came out that did pretty well at the box office – a movie called It Happened on Fifth Avenue. It Happened on Fifth …

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The Real History of Tinsel

The word “tinsel” is believed to come from an old French word, “estincele”, which means “spark”. Indeed, a browse through media history reveals that tinsel was related to anything shiny – from military uniforms to décor. It should be noted as well that in poetry, sermons and newspaper editorials the …

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The Story of The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol came out nearly three decades ago. Today it is considered a classic among Christmas movies, a must-watch film season after season in the same vein as It’s a Wonderful Life and Christmas Vacation. The movie was the first Muppet production after the untimely death of Muppet …

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The Rise and Fall of Mistletoe as a Christmas Tradition

Mistletoe is perhaps the most backwards of Christmas traditions. Most today associate mistletoe with a Christmas kiss – something that happens now rarely, if spontaneously – and only if mistletoe is included in festive activities (it rarely is anymore). Unlike most traditions of Christmas mistletoe has not really survived into …

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Pumpkin Pie and Christmas Day

Pumpkin pie is a historic ingredient of Christmas. December 25th is National Pumpkin Pie Day in the United States, a fact that very few know. Pumpkin pie today is as popular as it has ever been and yet few see its relation to Christmas. Strangely it is one national day …

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Jeff Westover

Gentri Releases We Three Kings

When We Seek Him

The Relentless Encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas

Mat and Savannah Shaw Sing Breath of Heaven

Christmas Songs That Are Not Christmas Music

The Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021

Celebrating the Cars of A Christmas Story

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

The Real History of Tinsel

The Story of The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Rise and Fall of Mistletoe as a Christmas Tradition

Pumpkin Pie and Christmas Day

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