81. The Christmas Story The christmas Story. a play/musical for lyrics, tune and sheet music for the Then have all of the children join together to sing the final song. http://www.dltk-bible.com/christmas_play.htm

Home Search Bible Sections: Bible Coloring Bible Crafts Bible Lesson Plans Recipes ... Teacher's Guides OtherSections at DLTK's: Animals Birthdays CartoonCharacters Coloring Pages ... PrintableCalendars Sister Sites: Coloring.ws DLTK-Cards.com DLTK-Holidays.com DLTK-Kids.com ... SitesforTeachers The Christmas Story songs section You can substitute other songs for the ones I've suggested. You can have one child recite each verse of the poem or you can have one person read the whole thing while the children sing. My thought was to have 3 groups of children each sing a different song, dressed in different costumes. Then have all of the children join together to sing the final song. I've added a second song suggestion, in red in case you have more than three groups of singers. Once upon a time, A long, long time ago. Begins the story of a baby, That most of you should know. His daddy's name was Joseph, And Mary was His mom, This babe was very special He was God's only Son. "Mary's Boy Child" (one singer can be dressed as Mary holding a baby doll, one as Joseph and others as various animals) "What Child is This?"

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TEACH THE CHILDREN Late one Christmas Eve, I sank back, tired, but content, into my easy chair. The kids were in bed, the gifts were wrapped, the milk and cookies waited by the fireplace for Santa. As I sat back admiring the tree with its decorations, I couldn't help feeling that something important was missing. It wasn't long before the tiny twinkling tree lights lulled me to sleep. I don't know how long I slept, but all of a sudden I knew that I wasn't alone. I opened my eyes, and you can imagine my surprise when I saw Santa Claus, himself, standing next to my Christmas tree. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot just as the poem described him, but he was not the "jolly old elf" of Christmas legend. The man who stood before me looked sad and disappointed. And there were tears in his eyes. "Santa, what's wrong?" I asked, "Why are you crying?" "It's the children," Santa replied sadly. "But Santa, the children love you," I said. "Oh, I know they love me, and they love the gifts I bring them," Santa said, "but the children of today seem to have somehow missed out on the true spirit of Christmas. It's not their fault. It's just that the adults, many of them not

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Page Updated September 6, 2004 HOME Books, Stories, Articles cynsations spookycyn ... Contact Of Interest Kathi Appelt (CLSCLR interview) The Cat Writers Association Helen Ketteman Dav Pilkey Kit Lit: Cat-Themed Picture Books The Kitten Apprentice: Insights of a Writer Cat KIT LIT: Cat-Themed Literature for Human Kittens I, Mercury , as one of the many fine felines who work with children's book authors ( Cynthia Leitich Smith and Greg Leitich Smith ), keep a cat's eye on what I like to call Kit Lit, or literature for human kittens. I would hope that you're all sufficiently sophisticated to understand that I am, after all, proudly a cat. Therefore, when I talk to you about the following cat-related books I do so from a cat-centric point of view. Humans might have an entirely different interpretation of what makes these books special, and frankly, I couldn't care less. Go talk to my assistant if you have a problem. Before going any further, allow me to cautiously recommend PURR . . . CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS BRAG ABOUT THEIR CATS , which is edited by Michael J. Rosen. On one paw, this is a celebration of fabulous artists and the illustrator cats who made them great. What's more, money from this book goes to some pro-cat people at The Company of Animals Fund. On the other paw, illustrator cats are media hounds. I know it's harsh to call a cat a dog, but I ask you: how many times has a writer cat slaved away to inspire and perfect a cat story only to find that the finished book features a cat that looks shockingly like the one who owns the illustrator?

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Home The Bible Thru the Eyes of its Writers Mary's Christmas Story... Part 2 Mary's Christmas Story... Part 2 The Bible Thru the Eyes of its Writers A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Stand Up And Be Counted The next few months flew by and before I knew it, my time to deliver had nearly come. Then the Roman governor really threw a wrench into the works by deciding to conduct a census. Every family in Israel had to travel to their ancestral home to be counted. For Joseph and me that meant Bethlehem since we were both of the tribe of Judah and the house of David. Joseph was a descendant of King Solomon while I came from his brother Nathan's family. Yes, that means we were actually distant cousins many times removed, but before you get all concerned let me explain that this was proper for two reasons. First, my father Heli had no sons so as his oldest daughter I was his rightful heir. But the law required I marry someone from the tribe of Judah so my family's land wouldn't be lost from the tribal inheritance given to our ancestors in Joshua's time ( Numbers 36:6-9 ). Joseph was a proper choice under the law.

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86. A Christmas Story A christmas STORY. by Martinus. The basic principle of christmas is to light a With christmas we celebrate the fact that a child was born on this planet http://www.martinus.dk/content/uk/artikler/uk_christmas1.html

A CHRISTMAS STORY by Martinus The basic principle of Christmas is to light a candle in the darkness Since we have now again reached that time of year when the Christmas lights begin to glow around us, as they have already long been doing in the shops and soon will also do in homes all over the Christian world, I would like to talk today about the Christmas tree. The principle of spiral cycles What then is a cycle? It is a period of time within which living beings experience the four existing basic principles of the manifestation of life: spring, summer, autumn and winter. These principles are in turn respectively the same as evolution, culmination, degeneration and the latent state. Nothing in the world can exist without representing one or other of these four principles. Every single thing finds itself either in the stage of evolution and thus represents spring, or it is at its culmination and thus represents summer, or it is degenerating and represents autumn, if it does not appear in an apparently lifeless state, the latent state of life that we call winter. If we imagine a twenty-four hour-period, of which today's daytime is a part, we can see that it is also a cycle within which the same principles hold true. This moment is a part of the day's "spring", but in our language we do not express it in this way; we say that it is "morning". However, we know that the sun is at its highest in the sky at 12 noon, at which point in time the day manifests its principle of summer which we call "noon". In this way the afternoon becomes the day's "autumn", and night the day's "winter".

87. Christmas Story, Twas The Night Before Christmas Poem He had written many books for college students, but never a children’s book. We associate these christmas story images (twas the night before christmas http://www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com/christmas_poem.htm

Christmas Ornaments German Ornaments Artificial Christmas Trees Pre-lit Christmas Trees and Prelit Artificial Christmas Trees ... Terms and Policies Enter e-mail address in box below Your Privacy is Protected. Christmas Poem - "Twas the Night before Christmas" The Christmas Story . T he reading of this Christmas story is a Christmas eve tradition. A Visit from St Nicholas. by Clement C. Moore. 'T was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash

88. The Light Of Life: Alternative Christmas Play The next group of children will gather around a small christmas tree. N1 Theancient story tells us of the birth of a man who many say is the great http://www.uua.org/re/other/randy_christmas.html

THE LIGHT OF LIFE a December Holiday Pageant by the Rev. Dr. Randolph WB Becker Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists Williamsbrug, VA This is a simple celebration of the season. It will require minimal practice. It will require some props and that the children and youth who will take part can assemble near the 6 action points as the pageant unfolds. Other than the specific cast members, it takes little or no practice on the part of the participants and does not depend on who or how many show up at the pageant. The cast includes 10 members and two supervisors (although it could be done with fewer if the general narrators would also narrate the sections): 4 General Narrators (from the Middle School or High School) N1, N2, N3, N4 One Narrator for each of the 6 sections (Yule, Divali, Hanukkah, Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa) In addition two adult "supervisors" are needed to attend to each of the action points in the 6 sections; one is coordinating an action point while the other is moving on to the next action point. Each of the six action points will be "staffed" by children - you could assign a class group to each of the 6 areas - or whatever works well within your setting.

89. All Things Christmas: History And Traditions Of Christmas The history of christmas and the traditons and symbols associated with the holiday . Dutch children would leave their wooden shoes by the fireplace, http://www.allthingschristmas.com/traditions.html

HOME CARDS CLIPART CRAFTS DECORATIONS e-PAGES GIFT BASKETS MUSIC NORTH POLE PRINTABLES QUOTATIONS RECIPES SHOPPING STORIES TRADITIONS WWW LINKS Help Contact Mailing List Share This Site When was the first Christmas card sent? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? Learn the origins of Christmas and fun facts about some of our favorite Christmas traditions and symbols. Origins of Christmas Santa Claus Christmas Trees Christmas Stockings ... Kwanzaa ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS Luke, Chapter Two And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

90. Tell Me A Story The old man awoke to the sounds of bells ringing and children laughing. It was a sight to behold, it was a christmas morning sight! http://netnet.net/~dciango/lamp2.html

THE OLD LAMP LIGHTER A long time ago, in a land far across the ocean, there lived an old man whose name was Alfonso. Alfonso lived in a small house, at the end of a small street, in a small town called Villa Macaroni. He lived all alone in the little house, except for a mouse named Minerva! Minerva was very old also, and very wise, and very friendly, and she and Alfonso had long talks together. Yes, she could talk, but she had a tiny squeaky voice, and you had to listen very hard to hear her. Alfonso was the towns lamp lighter. Every evening, just before it got dark, he had to take his ladder, and his matches, and his lamp oil, and light every street lamp in Villa Macaroni. It was a very important job, because if he didn't get the lamps lit, then all the people would not know which way to walk, and the horses would pull their buggys down the wrong streets. It would be very dark! One day, when the sun was just starting to set behind the mountain, Alfonso began to get ready for work. He put his ladder by the door, put his matches in his pocket, and went to the big barrel in the corner to fill his bucket with lamp oil. But when he looked in the barrel what do you think he saw?

91. Our Devotions - The True Meaning Of Christmas This is a wonderful story of a christmas Eve dream of Santa as he is known todayand Jesus who is the Teach the children the true meaning of christmas. http://www.devotions.co.uk/christmas.shtml

CLICK HERE and Learn How to Get 22000 People to Your Site For FREE The True Meaning of C h r i s t m a s This is a wonderful story of a Christmas Eve dream of Santa as he is known today and Jesus who is the Reason for the Season we celebrate each year. By the use of carefully chosen symbols in the dream a wonderful picture emerges which points us not to Santa who is himself a fantasy but to Jesus, the promised one, the saviour of the world. The True Meaning of C h r i s t m a s Late one Christmas Eve I sank back, tired but content, into my easy chair. The kids were in bed, the gifts were wrapped, the milk and cookies waited by the fireplace for Santa. As I sat back admiring the tree with its decorations, I couldn't help feeling that something was missing. It wasn't long before the tiny twinkling tree lights lulled me to sleep. I don't know how long I slept, but all of a sudden I knew that I wasn't alone. I opened my eyes, and you can imagine my surprise when I saw Santa Claus

92. USURP An Early Christmas Story An Early christmas Story. « Good topic for discussion » I got the childrena little candy too. It just wouldn t be christmas without a little candy. http://usurp.mu.nu/archives/060258.html

93. Bible.org: The Secret Of The Greek Door - A Christmas Story Related Topics. Spiritual Life christmas He had heard the christmas storyof course. But even as a child he didn’t really believe it. http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=817

94. The Peace Family CHRISTMAS Pages - Christmas Around The World So, what is the connection to christmas? As the story goes, the shepherds Children get their first christmas present then. Small children get an Advent http://www.thepeacefamily.force9.co.uk/aroundworld.html

Click on any of the countries listed below to find out how Christmas is celebrated there. Australia Bangladesh China England ... Zimbabwe Australia There is summer-like weather during December in Australia, and Christmas dinner may be a picnic in the woods or on the beach. Australians also sing carols by candlelight and decorate their homes with flowers and other plants. Generally, Christmas is celebrated along traditional lines and families often travel great distances to be together. Church is attended in great mass on Christmas Day. Services are often held very early in the morning. Many carols sung are Australian, celebrating Christ's birth with imagery drawn from the Australian Christmas Bush, which flowers at Christmas. Other songs sung and listened to are about Snow and Snowmen. Due to the multiculturalism in Australia food can vary. But meals mainly centre on the traditional Hams, Turkeys and Plum Pudding. Often these dishes are cooked earlier and served cold. Salads and other summer foods are present as well as food from other cultures. Back to country index Bangladesh The Christian village men cut down banana trees and replant them in pairs along the paths to churches and outside their homes, for Christmas in Bangladesh. They bend over the huge leaves to make an arch, and then make small holes in the bamboo poles, fill them with oil and tie them across the arches. When the oil is lit the way to church is bright.

95. A Voice In Ramah (A Sermon From First Church In Cambridge) Every year we sing carols about the Christ Child shivering in the cold So it is no wonder that this is the one episode of the christmas story that is http://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/sermons/sermon20030105.html

First Church in Cambridge, Congregational UCC 5 January 2003 J. Mary Luti A Voice in Ramah Matthew 2:13-23 Tomorrow night here at First Church we will celebrate the festival of Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas. This celebration kicks off a period of eight weeks of Sunday meditations on Jesus as Son of God and Light of the World. Next week, the first Sunday of the Epiphany season, the cycle of appointed scripture readings (the "lectionary") gives us the story of a grown-up Jesus who lines up with sinners to be baptized, and from a cloud we'll hear God declare that in him we have more than meets the eye. On the last Sunday of the Epiphany season, Transfiguration Sunday, we will again hear God affirm Jesus' identity, this time on a mountaintop where Jesus is suffused with light and converses with the ancient prophets of Israel. On the Sundays of the six weeks in between, we will hear stories about the calling of the first disciples and watch as he dislodges them from their settled lives. We will observe his ministry unfold, a ministry of healing and restoration for bodies, minds and spirits. We will see him cast out people's demons, those frightening creatures who sicken and shame so many people in these stories, and who represent the debilitating effects of evil on us and in the world. "Who is this man?" people will ask in one story, awed at his authority over uncontrollable forces. And we are meant to ask that question too. Who is this man? He is the one, the gospels of the Epiphany season invite us to believe, who is whole and good and free. Following him, they want us to believe, we can find wholeness, goodness and freedom for our own lives too.

96. Vineyard Gazette - Features The Vineyard Playhouse production of Jean Shepherd s A christmas Story is infectious Mr. Burrell completely looks the part as a 1940s child with http://www.mvgazette.com/features/?story=20021213_christmas_story

97. Christmas Traditions & Customs Round The World. How Different Countries Celebrat Children receive their presents on christmas Eve, usually with a family memberdressing as Father you will find the answers in our The christmas Story http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm

Christmas celebrations around the world It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas. We asked some of our friends to explain what happens in their countries. This is what they told us: Belgium On the sixth of December Sinterklaas or Saint-Nicholas is celebrated, which is an entirely different holiday from Christmas. Santa Claus in Belgium is called de Kerstman or le Père Noël and he does come around on Christmas day to bring children presents. There are different cultures in Belgium, the Northern part being Vlaanderen (speaking a Dutch dialect), the Southern part being Wallonie (speaking a French dialect) and the Eastern part speaking German. Small family presents are given at Christmas too, under the tree, or in stockings near the fire-place, to be found in the morning. Christmas breakfast is a special sweet bread called 'cougnou' or 'cougnolle' - the shape is supposed to be like baby Jesus. Some families will have another big meal on Christmas day. Brazil Father Christmas is called Papai Noel. Many Christmas customs are similar to USA or UK. For those who have enough money, a special Christmas meal will be chicken, turkey, ham, rice, salad, pork, fresh and dried fruits, often with beer. Poorer people will just have chicken and rice.

98. Just For Kids New Releases December 1998 More than half the poems refer to the original christmas story and the birth Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Luke is a third child in a http://www.just-for-kids.com/DEC98NEW.HTM

Just For Kids New Releases December 1998 Go to BookBag Home Search Catalog Order Info Gift Certificates ... Reviews Welcome to the Just For Kids New Releases page. If you are placing your order near Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, consider using our faster shipping rates: Priority Mail and UPS Overnight to ensure delivery before the holidays. Please be aware that many of our books must first arrive from the warehouse, so several additional days should be factored into your holiday delivery times. This Month... Christmas Specials - Mickey's Christmas Stocking Stuffers - Gifts from $1 to $5 Hannukah Specials - Hanukkah Treasury Kwanzaa Specials - Kwanzaa Crafts December News Birthdays and Holidays, New Movie Releases December New Releases Under Age 4 - Liz Magic School Bus Ages 4-8 - Lego Puzzle Books Ages 9-12 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Ages 12 and up - Truly Grim Tales Educational and Parenting - Six Plays to Perform Clearance Items Our Mailing List Previous Specials Christmas Specials Bright Star Shining: Poems For Christmas Selected by Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark - This is a collection of 32 fairly short poems (1 to 2 pages) which relate to Christmas by an assortment of famous authors including Kenneth Grahame, Jane Yolen, e e cummings, and Boris Pasternak. More than half the poems refer to the original Christmas story and the birth of Jesus while the rest refer to Christmas trees and other modern celebrations of Christmas. There are no poems specifically about Santa Claus. The poems vary greatly in style and content, but overall the selections create a collection of pleasant poems with something for everyone. Several artists in styles that range from very realistic to folk art illustrate the poems. This book will make a nice gift or a family keepsake to be read each year as Christmas approaches. Paperback. List Price $9.95, Our Price $9.45

99. Welcome To THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER S NETWORK **** A Service Of have a children s christmas Eve Celebration of Jesus birth before our we tell the christmas story in an active way for the kids to participate. http://www.christiancrafters.com/archive251.html

Welcome to THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S NETWORK **** A service of ChristianCrafters.Com **** "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." Jesus. When responding to a topic: Delete ALL TEXT that is NOT PERTINENT to your response before posting your message. Reply to: Sakeith@aol.com SSTN - Number 251 November 26, 2001 IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SSTN e-NEWSLETTER: 1) Let's Put Christ Back Into Christmas? 2) Ways to Encourage 3) Crafts for small kids? 4) Ideas for senior high class -follow up 5) Ideas for decorating 6) Art/craft activity for senior high students 7) Children's Ministry Course 8) Things found in nature? 9) "Dear American Soldier" letter campaign 10) Learning Centers for 4 and 5 year olds 11) Marching scripture memorization 12) Letter writing campaigns < TODAY'S SSTN POSTINGS: 1) Let's Put Christ Back Into Christmas? Our Children's group is doing a play called Don't X Christ Out. It calls for a song called "Let's Put Christ Back Into Christmas". I can't find an accompaniment track or sheet music for it anywhere can you help.

100. Holiday Traditions - Denmark One of the great Danish traditions is the Children s christmas Calendar which is Usually it is a christmas story or fairytale either with real people http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-Denmark.htm

DENMARK " Glædelig Jul og godt nytår" The main festival of the year in Denmark is Christmas. Danes celebrate Christmas Eve on December 24 and prolong the Christmas through December 25 and 26. Though many longstanding traditions have disappeared over the years, many traditions such as the family gathering at Christmas, lighting Christmas tree candles, and the month-long calendar candy are still celebrated today. On Christmas Eve, after a splendid of traditional goose, Danish families light candles on the beautifully decorated Christmas tree. After dancing round the tree, singing traditional songs, the members of the family exchange gifts. Some of the family will probably have attended church services in the afternoon. Christmas in Danish is called Jul, an old Nordic word for "feast", and it is the biggest holiday in Denmark with traditions that go back centuries. A Danish Christmas of old times. Christmas and the way it is celebrated in Denmark has a long history. Even before the birth of Christ, the concept was known in the Nordic countries and some of the customs of Christmas has been carried into our time. A nice, sumptuous Christmas dinner for example. In the Middle Ages, after the Danes had been Christianized, catholic traditions mingled with the old Nordic ones especially in the cities, and the custom of candles was adopted. Candles along with food and money were given to poor people as charity. Today, Danes still refer to Christmas as the feast of the candles.

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