My Christmas Collection

The Christmas Traditions 

Where do Father Christmas, wreaths, stockings, trees come from?

Mainly, those of the Christian faith observe Christmas as it is supposed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. However, over the centuries, they brought additional activities to the celebration of Christmas, such as gift giving, home decorating, etc.

Most of those activities became traditions and each country has their own; most of those activities also originated in Europe.

The Christmas Tree Tradition

One of the most popular traditions associated with the Christmas season is the Christmas tree, also known as a Yule tree. Generally it is an evergreen tree, usually a type of Fir Tree, that is used and is decorated with bright lights and richly color...

Father Christmas' Story

Father Christmas is the name given to the figure that is famous for the gift-giving tradition during Christmas. A lot of countries have their own gift-giving figures. Santa Claus is one of the most popular figures in America and UK. However, both fig...

It's Christmas Time

It's that time of the year again. Christmas time is at our doors and we are going to revive those traditions we learned during our childhood and taught to our own children. Christmas is the most joyful time of the year, celebrated by all Christian...

The Christmas Stocking Tradition

Christmas stocking is indeed another favorite thing during the Christmas season. Christmas stockings are both used as socks to be filled with toys by Santa and as Christmas ornaments. Christmas stockings definitely add up to the spirit of Christmas. Wha...

Christmas Celebrations all around the World 

How do others celebrate Xmas?

Centuries of traditions, both religious and secular, in many different countries led to the Christmas celebrations we know nowadays.

Indeed, Christmas wasn't celebrated in the same way in all Christian countries nor isn't today. Santa Claus is the American version of Father Christmas, Pere Noel was inspired by the Great Saint Nicolas (or Sinter Klaas), Spaniards don't get gifts from Father Christmas on December 25th but get them from the Magi on January 6th. In Belgium, the Netherlands and some regions of France Father Christmas doesn't bring gifts to children, and so on...

Therefore it is interesting to have a look at the different ways people all around the world celbrate Christmas.

The Largest Christmas Ever - Christmas All Around The World

This Largest Christmas Ever project provides a lot of information on how Christmas Time is celebrated all around the world. Here are the top five reasons why this is The Largest Christmas Ever lens: Lots of countries are represented You will learn...

Send a Christmas Card 

Personalized Greeting Cards...

Christmas traditions wouldn't be what they must be if we wouldn't be sending Holiday Greeting cards! They have become as important as Christmas Eve, Christmas Mass or even gift giving.

This tradition originates from Great Britain. With the public postal service called "Penny Post", sending Christmas cards became a "must" around the mid-1800s in England and Christmas cards started being produced largely in the second part of the 19th century. For sure, the small price (a half-penny) for sending Christmas cards in an unsealed envelope must have been the reason for such a huge success.

Christmas Greeting Photo Cards

One of the most important Christmas traditions is the sending of greeting cards to our friends and family. However, cards available in stores are almost always the same or at least on the same theme. But this year, you can bank on uniqueness... Inde...

Christmas Home Decorating 

Holidays home dressing

Another Christmas tradition is the home decorating. Most of us make use of ornaments that give a lovely and brilliant look at the house on the occasion. Those decorations bring the magic to the season.

Indeed, while the Christmas tree is the central decorative item of the holiday, most of us like to decorate it with beautiful objects such as icicles, hand-blown glass balls, sparkling garlands, lights...

I love Christmas decorations and that's why I made a few lenses about them.

Photo: Purplemoon's Holiday Inspiration Album

Christmas Vintage Decorations

People tend to become nostalgic for Vintage Christmas decorations when it comes to Holiday season, despite the use and abuse of ultra modern engineering and the rushing hullabaloo of the twenty-first century. Norman Rockwell's creations, marvelo...

Stunning Outdoor Christmas Decoration Ideas

Outdoor Christmas decorations have a sensational effect to anyone who whould pass by the buildings along the streets, whether offices, municipality buildings or private homes. On this page, you will find a wide range of different outdoor Christmas lig...

Themed Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas

The Christmas tree decorating is one of the most joyful activities of the Christmas season and we're all trying to come out with a great Christmas tree decoration idea instead of the traditional ones. It seems that nowadays, themed Christmas trees...

Make Your Own Christmas Wreath

Christmas Wreaths are commonly found in many homes as ornaments during the Christmas season. There are varieties of artificial Christmas wreaths sold in many Christmas shops ranging from wreaths that are made from artificial green leaves and wreaths m...

Christmas Parties and Music 

No Carols no party!

Celebrating Christmas since our early childhood allowed us to gather memories that we love, cherish and share with our beloved ones, whether when celebrating the holiday with our family or creating our own family tradition after having left our parents home.

Amoung those wonderful memories are the Christmas songs and carols. The tradition of caroling originated in England when musicians used to go from towns to villages, visiting the homes of the nobles, giving impromptu performances. If you want to learn more about them, here's a lens only dedicated to those marvelous Christmas songs and carols we like to sing during the holiday season.

Marvelous Christmas Songs And Carols

Christmas songs are certainly some of the fondest memories a lot of us have from our childhood. As a child, we never question these things, we just listen to them and grow to love them. This lens will take you by the hand and guide you into the marv...

How to Plan the Best Christmas Party

With Christmas at the door, you're probably going to host a Christmas party. However, throwing a party for Christmas that your close relatives and friends will never forget is not easy. There are several elements involved in throwing the best end of...

The Art of Giving Christmas Gifts 

This Christmas, I want...

Many people think that gift giving during Christmas originated in England during the 19th century.

However, Louis XIV used to give gifts to ladies on Christmas in the 16th century. He used to offer jewels and most of them were given during loteries. Each ticket won a gift - and sometimes the lady got money. Obviously, the biggest commercial trend of Christmas originated in America.

Are you still looking for presents to give to your beloved ones? Here are a few ideas.

Top Christmas Gifts for Gadget Lovers

With Christmas that is quickly arriving, it is obvious that we're all searching for this unique Christmas gift to give our family or friends. When looking for the right present to give for Christmas, we're sometimes getting really stressed and...

Christmas Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

It is not easy to offer a Christmas gift to someone because we are not sure that it will please or be useful to the person who gets it. How many times have you received a gift that is never emerged out of the cupboard in which you put it? I, myself r...

The Top Christmas Toys for 2009

Christmas season is approaching and that signifies one thing: it's time to begin thinking about what you will be buying for the children in your life. Each year is apparently more difficult since more innovative, more advanced, more dynamic toys...

Give your Toddler a LEGO Ultimate Building Set

Most of us have great memories with construction sets. They allowed us to let our imagination run everywhere and the type of building were endless. These construction sets were almost the only toys that would allow both boys and girls to play togethe...

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After Christmas Sales

Are you looking to grab some great After Christmas Sales Deals? However, you don't fancy the hustle and bustle of the shops and carrying all your great bargains to the car or all the way home do you? Well here at Squidoo we make the After Christm...

The Christmas Fair

Welcome to the Christmas Fair on Squidoo! Do you want to have a wander round the stalls or are you a Lensmaster looking to set up your own Christmas Fair Stall? Here you will find everything you could possibly want for the coming Christmas season. Th...

My other Holiday Collections 

I love holidays with a passion!

My Valentine's Day Collection

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My Halloween Collection

Halloween is not a traditional holiday in my country but it slowly starts to be popular and each year some towns organize Halloween parades, activities and other celebrations as well as a few people decorate their homes and walk the villages and town...