Mr. Christmas of the 19th Century
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Mr. Christmas of the 19th Century

Picture a man who so loved celebrating Christmas with his children and grandchildren that he spent months at a time preparing gifts and planning gatherings. When Christmas Eve arrived he engineered a party that included the singing of songs…
Santa's List Day
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The History of Santa’s List Day

The legend of Santa Claus has many elements, one of the oldest being a letter or a wish list sent to Santa to share what one wants for Christmas. The idea has ancient roots in the origin story of Saint Nicholas, the benevolent 4th century…
Five Annoying Christmas Songs
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The Five Most Annoying Songs of Christmas

The top five most annoying songs of Christmas. Sounds like a peach of an assignment, right? I mean, who doesn’t have a list in their head right now of Christmas music that makes them throw up a little eggnog in their mouth? We all do. After…
Christmas Stamps

Christmas Stamps for 2024

The United States Postal Service has released information regarding their 2024 offering of Christmas stamps. The new stamps sell for $0.73 each, reflective of postal price increases put into effect in July. The new stamps shown below go on…
Christmas 1924
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A Glimpse of Christmas 100 Years Ago

The best part of looking back at Christmas 100 years ago is that we see both change and lasting tradition. As with many things, only Christmas gives this unique perspective. In 1924 Calvin Coolidge was president, the average income was about…
Sneaking Christmas
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Sneaking Christmas

Many are the ways of sneaking Christmas. It is heralded by some, booed by others. For the critical media, it’s something called Christmas Creep and they drag it out every year. Right after Christmas-in-July is over the stories start to…
Ancestor Christmas Tree
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My Ancestor Christmas Tree

Years ago I had an epiphany listening to the SBMX Christmas Podcast about ancestral Christmas trees. The idea was simple: have a theme tree dedicated to your ancestors. My first impression was "Why didn't I think of this?" After all, I'm…
Grandma's Recipe Box
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Grandma’s Recipe Box

Last Christmas my wife, who is the world's best cook, made old fashioned English toffee for me. I didn't ask her to and we did not even discuss it. She just did it not knowing that it would bring back a rush of Christmas memories. Food, like…
Celebrating 20 Years of the Merry Forums
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Celebrating 20 Years of the Merry Forums

As we have been wrapping up yet another site redesign and a series of upgrades at MyMerryChristmas.com it dawned on us that 2024 is a milestone year: this fall marks 20 years of the Merry Forums at MyMerryChristmas.com. That's 20 years of…
Pumpkin Spice Season
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Pumpkin Spice Season Has Begun

Pumpkin spice season is officially upon us. The media blitz has begun. They have announced that Starbucks will begin selling the granddaddy of all pumpkin spice products, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, on August 22,, 2024. Not to be outdone, and…
Bob Newhart Christmas
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Remembering Bob Newhart and Christmas

To modern audiences Bob Newhart was Papa Elf. He passed away recently at the age of 94. But for anyone who has followed comedy Bob Newhart has been a steady name for more than 60 years. In 1959 Newhart was just 30 years old, working as…
When You have Lost Your Jingle
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When You Have Lost Your Jingle

Jeff, where have you been? Boy, is that a loaded question. For the better part of three years things have lagged a bit on MyMerryChristmas. That's my fault. I've been aware of it the entire time. Hardly a month has passed where I'd make…