…Mint Chip Pancakes The below recipe incorporates the St. Patrick’s Day color of green. Visit our St. Patrick’s Day Symbols page to learn more about the symbolism and meaning of green for St. Patrick’s Day. We use a Bisquick recipe, but feel free to use your own favorite pancake recipe and just add green Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Graham Cracker Manger and Stable Every year, my family has been making “gingerbread houses” out of graham crackers. This year, we decided to make it more meaningful and build a manger and stable out of graham crackers. The secret to making a sturdy house or stable is to use royal icing. It is easy to make and yummy too (not Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Easter Bunny Cake Recipe Impress your kids with this fun and easy Easter bunny cake. It has a delicious fluffy and creamy coconut frosting. Enjoy! Cake Ingredients: 1 box white cake mix 1 (3 1/2 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup oil 4 egg whites 1 t. coconut extract Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…It Came Upon the Midnight Clear This page includes a lyric video, a short history, sheet music, and other resources for the Christmas carol “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” Enjoy! Enjoy this You Tube video with lyrics of “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”: History of “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”: “It 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 . . .

…Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne This page includes a lyric video, a brief history, and other resources for the Christmas carol “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne.” Enjoy! Enjoy this You Tube video with lyrics of “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”: History of “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”: The hymn “Thou Didst Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…Angels From the Realms of Glory This page includes a lyric video, as well as a short history of “Angels From the Realms of Glory.” I hope you enjoy singing this classic song and learning more about its history. Enjoy this You Tube video with lyrics of “Angels From the Realms of Glory”: This song was Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…‘Twas the Night Before Christmas A Visit from St. Nicholas Author: Clement Clarke Moore, 1779-1863 or Henry Livingston, Jr., 1748-1828 Genre: Classic Poem, 19th Century Reading Time (for story text): approx. 4 minutes Audio Recording: This audio is part of the Christmas Short Works Collection 2007 on Librivox. To download this audio from Librivox, click right on the link: Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…A Christmas Carol Author: Charles Dickens, 1812-1870 Genre: Classic, 19th Century Story Reading Time: approx. 3 hours Audio Recording: This audio, A Christmas Carol (Version 8 Dramatic Reading), can be found on Librivox. You can download a zip file of the recording in its entirety, or visit StoryNory for a dramatic retelling for children (38 minutes total Read more . . …. Read more . . .

…History of the Advent Wreath Though there is evidence to suggest that Christians in the Middle Ages may have used lighted wreaths as part of their spiritual preparation for Christmas, the first clear association with Advent is generally attributed to German Lutherans in the 16th century. Read more . . …. Read more . . .