…Halloween and Reformation Day For a more concise essay on this topic, you can see my Crosswalk article: Halloween and Reformation Day: The Connection in our Halloween Articles section. You may be surprised to learn that there are some important connections between Halloween and Reformation Day. As explained on our Halloween History page, many of the traditions associated with the dead on Halloween were Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Tristram and Isoude Author: Thomas Bulfinch, 1796-1867 Genre: Arthurian Legend, 6th Century Reading Time: Approx. 1 hour Audio: 1 hour and 8 min This page includes the audio, background, and link to the text for the classic love story of Tristram and Isoude from Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Chivalry. Audio The following audio is from Librivox.org and is Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…And Can It Be (Amazing Love) This page includes a lyric video, history, sheet music, and other resources for the classic hymn “And Can It Be That I Should Gain (Amazing Love)?” Enjoy! Enjoy this You Tube video, performed by Enfield, with lyrics for “And Can It Be That I Should Gain (Amazing Love)?”: History of “And Can It Be That I Should Gain (Amazing Love)?” Words Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Christmas Every Day Author: William Dean Howells, 1837-1920 Genre: Fairy Tale, 19th Century Reading Time: approx. 13 minutes Audio Recording: This audio is part of the Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children on Librivox. To download this audio from Librivox, click right on the link: Christmas Every Day and select “save link as.” Or, you can listen Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…The Gift of the Magi Author: O. Henry, 1862-1910 Genre: Classic, 20th Century Story Reading Time (for story text): approx. 16 minutes Audio Recording: This audio is part of the Short Story Collection, Vol. 52 on Librivox. To download this audio from Librivox, click right on the link: The Gift of the Magi and select “save link as.” Or, you can Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…In the Great Walled Country Author: Raymond Macdonald Alden, 1873-1924 Genre: Fairy Tale, 20th Century Reading Time (for story text): approx. 12 minutes Background: Raymond Macdonald Alden was born in New York to Gustavus Rossenberg Alden and Isabella Macdonald, both committed Christians. His Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…For the Beauty of the Earth This page includes a lyric video, history, sheet music, and other resources for the classic hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth.” Enjoy! Enjoy this You Tube video, performed by Michelle Swift, with lyrics for “For the Beauty of the Earth”: History of “For the Beauty of the Earth” Words by Folliot Sandford Pierpoint Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Here Is Love This page includes a lyric video, history, sheet music, and other resources for the classic hymn “Here Is Love.” Enjoy! Enjoy this You Tube video, performed by Phatfish, with lyrics for “Here Is Love”: History of “Here Is Love” Words by William Rees (1802-1883), Published mid-1800s William Rees (1802-1883) William Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Liberty Bell Most people have grown up believing that immediately following the signing of the Declaration of Independence, news of freedom was proclaimed by the ringing of the Liberty Bell in the steeple of the Philadelphia State House. This legend has been traced back to a 1847 Read more . . …. Read more . . .