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About Jeff Westover
Father of 7, husband of 1. Jeff is a freelance writer and web developer from Northern Utah. He founded MyMerryChristmas.com in 1991.
Entries by Jeff Westover
Songs that Put the X in Christmas
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverI love the debates of Christmas and none is more pleasing to me than the arguments about Christmas music. Christmas music tends to run the gamut — from syrupy kids stuff to the chants of sacred hymns. That is what makes it so wonderful. But Christmas also has a dark side — a delicious, outrageous, […]
Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverThanksgiving is one particularly happy and joyful event because it is the time for reunions with families and friends. Grown-ups catch up on each other’s lives while kids get together and play a game or two. However, while adults can spend long hours just talking to one another, children will often find it hard to […]
Pentatonix Continues to Roll Out Christmas Videos
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverPentatonix is hot and they know it. After releasing their Christmas album on October 21st to delirious reviews and rabid fan reaction online they continue to roll out the videos to support sales — and Thanksgiving is still a week or more away. MTV.com has taken to becoming a little snarky about it but you […]
Lower Your Thanksgiving Dinner Stress
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverThanksgiving is not only a time worth celebrating with the family and friends, it is also a festivity where food, as well as stress, are literally overwhelming. And all the hassles begin with the preparation of the Thanksgiving dinner. In actuality, preparing Thanksgiving dinner can be quite daunting, but there are many ways to reduce […]
Peanuts 2015 Preview
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverIn the absence of any real film of substance this Christmas it is refreshing to see a little glimpse of what has been rumored for Christmas 2015 for some time. Mashable talked about it today and lo and behold the trailer magically appeared a short while later. Watch: That being seen…what are your thoughts about […]
Raymond’s Tofu Turkey
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverA classic scene from the fighting Barone’s and their tofu turkey:
Gay Santas and Black Elves
1 Comment/by Jeff WestoverWhat a convoluted mess Christmas is becoming. Wrestling legend Mick Foley has been pushing a movie called I Am Santa Claus. It is a documentary that follows the lives and travels of real individuals who portray Santa each year. It tells their stories and experiences as they transform from the real world to their Santa […]
Movie Review: White Christmas
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverBy Danny Gould Writing movie reviews 65-years after a movie has been released and become a classic isn’t fair. How do you diss a classic? But let’s be honest. White Christmas might today be considered a classic and it might be beloved and re-watched season after season but let’s just agree upfront that it does […]
Fresh Christmas Trees Will Cost More
0 Comments/by Jeff WestoverA real Christmas tree this year is going to cost more thanks to a new “fee” imposed by the Obama administration to fund marketing of real Christmas trees. Just as the government pushes milk and meat the new program proposes to push real Christmas trees in support of the real Christmas tree industry in the […]

