{"id":30836,"date":"2020-06-17T09:15:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T15:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=30836"},"modified":"2020-07-10T13:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:15:36","slug":"christmas-blogathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/christmas-blogathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in July Blog-a-thon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/christmas-in-july-2020\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30830\" src=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cij2020logo-300x214.png\" alt=\"Christmas in July\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cij2020logo-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cij2020logo-260x185.png 260w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cij2020logo.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019re a <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> writer or just a lover of all things <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> we invite you to participate in MyMerryChristmas\u2019 Christmas-in-July Blog-a-thon 2020. This is your chance to share some merry thoughts on our big <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Until July 31st, 2020<\/strong>, we will be accepting written articles on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Most Important <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Movie of All Time<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> movies are as big a tradition as mistletoe and holly. Everyone seems to have a favorite. But for as much as they make us laugh and cry, <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> movies can also make us think. This topic explores not just what makes a <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> movie good but what makes a <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> movie important.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How I Plan to Spend the Covid <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Nobody knows what to really expect of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> 2020. Will we be in lockdown? Will there be <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> concerts? What about <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> shopping? Can we see <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Santa<\/a>? Everyone is thinking of alternative ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a>. What\u2019s yours?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Things my Grandparents Taught Me About <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> is about family and it is the one time of year where real lessons are passed from one generation to the next. Pay tribute to your family by sharing what they taught you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Best <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Ever<\/strong> \u2013 Memories of <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> are meant for sharing. In this topic we want you to tell your favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> of being a giver, a receiver or just a believer in what you recall as your best <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> ever.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Miscellaneous<\/strong> \u2013 Surprise us! If you\u2019ve got a <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> topic, an opinion, a memory or anything <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> related that you feel folks will appreciate, share it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some guidelines for this <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> sharing event:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submissions for this event should be between 500 and 2000 words. Articles entered cannot have been published previously elsewhere and may not contain material written by someone else. Quotes from other articles, movies, poems, books, or other material must be clearly noted with the source cited.<\/li>\n<li>Submissions must be entered via this link. No articles will be received via email, forum or social media posting.<\/li>\n<li>MyMerryChristmas reserves the right to publish, at its sole discretion, some, all or none of the submissions for this event to coincide with the scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> in July events of 2020. Some entries may be held back for later publication during the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> season.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone can submit an article. You do not need to be a member of MyMerryChristmas.com or a professional writer or blogger.<\/li>\n<li>Articles may be edited for grammatical accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Links are allowed within submissions if relevant to the article content. Links should not be included to <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">commercial<\/a> entities. Affiliate links are strictly prohibited. MyMerryChristmas.com reserves the right to edit or delete links.<\/li>\n<li>Images are allowed and encouraged. Submission of images with the article assumes you hold the copyright to the image and grant license to MyMerryChristmas to use it in publication. Articles submitted without images may have appropriate images attached to published articles at the discretion of the editorial staff at MyMerryChristmas.com<\/li>\n<li>There is no compensation or prize associated with this event. However, MyMerryChristmas will promote each published article on its websites, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/home\/christmas-events\/annual-christmas-card-exchange\/\">Merry Forums<\/a>, and perhaps on our associated podcasts and social media channels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For further clarification or to discuss concerns about your submission, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/strong>. 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