The Enesco Williamsburg Santa Ornament

Since the year 1996, the Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce has designed and sold a Metcalfe County Historical Christmas Ornament. The following have been depicted on ornaments: 1996 Courthouse, 1997 Wisdom Store, 1998 Old Edmonton High School, 1999 Beula Villa, 2000 Court House in Christmas Array, 2001 Branstetter Park, 2002 Historic Jail, 2003 Rogers Mill, 2004 People’s Bank Building, 2005 Barn Lot Theater, 2006 Janes Store and Subtle Post Office, 2007 Historic Edmonton Presbyterian Church, 2008 Leftwich House, 2009 The Light House Restaurant, 2010 Sesquicentennial logo, 2011 MCHS 1957-1994, 2012 Edmonton Elementary, Summer Shade Elementary, & North Metcalfe Elementary, 2013 The Kentucky Headhunters Band, 2014 Historical Court House, 2015 The Cut,

An ideology created in the 1960s, the culture of poverty is the idea that people stuck in poverty during this time had no way of breaking out and that they were trapped in a vicious cycle. The people living this way are helpless and could not provide for themselves, and many born in this lifestyle are heading downward with no avail. To spread awareness in the 60s, CBS sent reporter Charles Kuralt to document the quality of life and present the culture of poverty that ravaged in Appalachia. He went around a small town in mountainside Kentucky and interviewed families and documented the state of life around Christmas. This CBS News Special Report, Christmas In Appalachia, affirms the ideology of a culture of poverty, and the interview with Ibe Johnson, a hardworking husband and father, solidifies this through several filming techniques. Using a mix of eye-level and low level angle shots along with scale, duration of the interview, and composition of the scene, the film subjects the viewers to evidence of the culture of poverty.

Bright lights are glimmering, shining brightly from every direction.Golden angels line the pathway leading up to the famous New York christmas tree. In between these messengers of God are tiny pine trees, cowering before the sizable beast before me. The large tree is littered in lovely lights for everyone to look at. At the very top of this pine is a bright blue star, representing the star of Bethlehem. Surrounding this magnificent tree were buildings, stretching tall up into the sky. The opaque tan that they were painted in perfectly complimented the rest of the scene. As I stand here, I am overwhelmed by dozens of emotions. Happiness, joy, terror, and a sense of giddiness. I have finally made it. The New York christmas tree. It seems like

“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” describes the Christmas season and in the many, many holiday movies as a merry, bright, and a time to spend with loved ones. Festive activities that typically take place are baking cookies, wrapping presents, putting up holiday decorations around the house, putting up lights but what is Christmas without a tree! Decorating the Christmas tree is an exceptionally famous and treasured tradition that many people share, notably, it truly doesn’t matter what kind of tree whether it be artificial or straight from the local supermarket parking lot. Christmas can be the most wonderful time of year, if the taken steps are precise.

I always thought Santa had to always be played by a boy, but then Erica Goepel played Santa at the Macy’s department store in New York and showed me wrong. During the Christmas shopping season, some people got angry and threatened they would never go back to shop at Macy again because they had women playing Santa! Some women need jobs so badly that they'd play Santa, even though people don't think it's right for a girl to play Santa. My opinion about all of this is that women, could play Santa but they had to be very good at acting like him.

Pictured above is a hobby that I am interested in trying, beaded Christmas ornaments and these are way different than from the ones in the late 1960’s. There are kits available at stores and online of course but many times I do not have the time to learn a new hobby. Eventually I will find the time to make these ornaments. I like the way they are displayed on their own arm hooks, they look so dainty and festive and the colors can be changed for the holidays and not necessary ornaments for Christmas.

When Christmas comes around, people want to have the perfect Christmas tree in their home. When you decide to buy the Christmas tree, you want to consider some important factors helps to find the best tree. In order to decorate your home you want to consider the Christmas tree is one of the ideal choices for you. Make sure the height of the tree is less than your ceiling. Before buying it you want to measure the height and then find the fitted one. If the tree is too tall, you may have to trim the top. You don’t forget to account for the tree height of the stand and the area in which you plan to put the tree perfectly. Choosing the Christmas tree delivery with an appealing shape fits where you

Christmas trees are not traditional symbols in Greek homes. Rather, the symbol of Christmas in Grecian homes is a clay bowl with a piece of wire suspended across the top. Hanging from the wire is a sprig of basil tied around a wooden cross, and below the cross, to keep the basil fresh is a bit of holy water.

Most Christians grew up associating the nativity scene with Christmas, so it is hard to imagine that the first nativity scene only appeared about 800 years and more than 1200 years after the birth of Christ. According to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, “the story of the first nativity scene is actually an important reminder that we are called to be good stewards”

Not all miracles come in big packages. In fact some are the tiniest of all. Yet a miracle is a miracle no matter how small!

Homemade Christmas tree ornaments are popular for gift receivers and givers. Those who do not know how or the patience for this hobby love cross stitched homemade Christmas tree ornaments as gifts. Also, creating homemade Christmas tree ornaments from children 's art work can be a popular gift. With all the possibilities of homemade Christmas tree ornaments, starting a home business with this idea should be one of the easiest and cheapest home businesses to start. Starting a homemade Christmas tree ornament home business can start with family and friends. With each of these two groups, you could start your home business from hearsay and help your businesses grow cheaply. Cross stitched, beaded, small plaster of Paris, clothes ' pin reindeer, and a slew of other Christmas tree ornaments can be the beginning of this home business idea. Homemade Christmas ornaments can be tailored to suit the customer as well. For example, a customer who wants to decorate the home and tree in a Victorian style, lace ornaments can be made for the tree. Also, pine scented Victorian style shoes can be made as an ornament for a fake Christmas tree to provide the home and tree with actual pine scent without the mess of a real Christmas tree. Homemade Cross Stitch Christmas Tree Ornaments There are quite a few cross stitch booklets that can be purchased at craft stores. For older cross stitch pattern booklets for Christmas tree ornaments, try local DAV, Goodwill, flea markets, church bazaars, and

There must be something to fruitcake. It appears at Christmas every year without fail. And yet, it’s also the brunt of some serious jokes. (Who can forget Johnny Carson proclaiming that there is only one fruitcake in the entire world: It just gets passed around a lot…)

White Christmas is a tradition in my family. My Great-Grandmother started it years ago and my Grandmother (Mum) has carried on the tradition to my Mom and now all of her granddaughters. It is a time of togetherness, where we sing-along with the movie, snack on finger-foods and talking and remembering past years of Christmases. This Irving Berlin movie first aired in the movie theater in 1954, in the midst of many musicals. It is by far, one of the best Christmas movie that was ever made. I hope to continue this tradition with my children and grandchildren, and keep it going for my Great-Grandmother.

It’s a typical December 24, cold, snowy, and jolly as can be. Though my friends and I are away from the elements safe in our basement, we are playing the new Call of Duty. Spirits high, Christmas is just around the corner. L.J. a close athletic partner that I have played with for a while was at my house, he was the best Call of Duty player I knew, a tall, lean, blonde haired boy. Izak was at my house as well, a shy, orange haired kid that kept to himself most of the time. And myself, a blonde, short haired kid, somewhat short and skinny. All was normal, and fun a usual, until...

It was a week before Christmas and Santa was getting prepared. All of the toys were ready, wrapped, and being loaded into the sleigh, but that was all about to change. Santa was just sitting in his office when Mrs. Claus came in. ¨Here is some hot chocolate,¨ she says and quickly leaves. That was weird Santa thinks, Mrs. Claus always stays to talk, maybe she's just tired like I am suddenly feeling. Not soon after Santa falls into a deep sleep. When he wakes up he is not in the north pole anymore. The room he wakes up in is pink, red, and white. ¨These are not Christmas Colors!¨ he exclaims, ¨there are bows, arrows, and hearts all over the place!¨ Back at the North Pole there's a groundhog sitting at Santa's desk. ¨Wow!¨ says Punxsutawney Phil, ¨What did I just drink!¨