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Pre-Holiday Wishlist

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on November 5, 2009 | 14 Comments »

If any of you are wondering what to get me this year for Christmas, ponder no more!  I’ve come up with a brilliant idea that will relinquish my craving for some holiday spirit.
Here’s the deal:  There is NO Christmas here!  No festive lights, no trees, no carolers caroling, no drummers drumming… and especially NO Christmas [...]

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Christmas Eve in Bethlehem

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , on December 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Last night I had the most amazing Christmas Eve ever!  I spent my Eve in Bethlehem and had such a tremendous time.  In Manger Square there were bands playing from all over, tourists everywhere, midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity, and even the Palestinian President himself was there for a tour of the [...]

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Chanukah, Day 4: Christmas and Chanukah Biblically

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

How in the world do Christmas and Chanukah have anything in common, since they come from 2 different religions: Judiasm and Christianity?  If you ask anyone on the street, they will probably tell you they have nothing in common and are two completely separate holidays, but I ask you to open your minds and journey [...]

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A Charlie Brown Chrismukkah

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on December 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

You might have heard of the Charlie Brown Christmas, but this year I’m sportin the Charlie Brown Chrismukkah.  Since I’ll be spending my holidays here this year, I want to maintain my Christmas traditions along with joining in with Chanukah, which is celebrated in Israel. 
Because I am on a small budget, I must enjoy the [...]

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The Christmas Channel

Posted in A Few of My Favorite Things, Holidays, tagged , , , on December 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »

One thing I love about the holiday season is all the Christmas music.  Back home, they start playing it after Thanksgiving, and some stations turn into 24/7 Christmas music stations.  Ohhhh, how I miss that!  
I have some Christmas albums on my Itunes, but not enough variety for my liking. Well, the beauty of Itunes [...]

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Christmas Movie Fun

Posted in A Few of My Favorite Things, Holidays, Surveys, tagged , , on December 6, 2008 | 12 Comments »

The holidays are now in full swing (everywhere but here), and I have been craving some of my favorite Christmas movies. 

 

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Holiday Cheer

Posted in Holidays, tagged , on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I am in full holiday mode now. Thanksgiving is over, my itunes are blasting Christmas music 24/7, and even Shoprite (the grocery store) has a full isle of Christmas stuff. I even found a Christmas countdown widget to add to my computer…and Christmas lights to border my desktop

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