One of last year’s biggest Christmas television specials was Blake Shelton’s Not-So-Family Christmas. It was seen by millions but who knew then what we know now of the soap opera that has become Blake and Miranda? On day #135 of the Countdown to Christmas we take a wistful look back at not only a year […]
Whether you read the book or simply watch A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens every Christmas there is no getting around the point that likely the juiciest role in the whole story is that of Jacob Marley. Think about it — he’s a mournful, lost, tortured soul suffering through the depths of hell that has […]
Katy Perry did more this week to advance the swirling rumors of a soon-to-be-released Christmas album by remarking on Instagram “When your derp squad writes a Christmas song in August ???.” — all underneath a festively decked photo of mysterious figures dressed in red and green. Katy has dazzled fans by singing holiday songs before, […]
Somewhere near you right now some poor guy is slogging through the heat of summer to put up a spectacular Christmas display. If technology has brought anything to Christmas it is a whole new level of creative celebration through lights and coordinated music. On day #137 of the countdown to Christmas we take a look […]
A friend on Facebook shared a video of a musician playing something called a Chapman Stick. I’m no musical dummy but I had never heard or seen anything like a Chapman stick before. As I watched the video I naturally wondered if any Christmas music had been done with this unusual instrument. Of course, it […]
American Idol alum Danny Gokey is following up a successful 2014 album release with a new project, reported to be a Christmas album to release in time for Christmas 2015. Gokey has released just one Christmas tune, 2010’s Tennessee Christmas, a sample of which can be heard below: Gokey’s 2014 album Hope in Front of […]
Actor George Cole, a British mainstay for years on UK television and in British film, has died at the age of 90, the New York Times reports. He is most well known outside of England for playing the part of young Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, a black and white film produced in the […]
Today is Saturday, August 8th and that means there remains just 139 days until Christmas. The countdown reveals not only urgency in preparing for Christmas but also purpose: we’re about 20 weeks away! What is needed is something to help us focus, something that fills us with energy for Christmas yet to come. What we […]
Every holiday season stories of tragedy hit the news as homes are burned and lives are lost to fires fueled by dry Christmas trees. Experts think that more critical care with Christmas trees can spare lives — even with simple strategies such as watering a tree daily versus just a few times a week. The […]
