Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s second chance to lead a more charitable and loving life, is one of the most well-known and well-loved Christmas stories of all time. Dickens originally published the novella in December 1843. It was an immediate success with both critics and the public, and more [...]

Christmas is celebrated in many parts of the world, but not everyone wishes each other a “Merry Christmas” (or even “Happy holidays!”). You may be familiar with “Feliz Navidad” in Spanish or “Joyeux Noël” in French, but how about “Selamat Hari Natal” in Indonesian? Every language has its own holiday greeting. If you’re curious how [...]

How does Santa Claus really know who’s been naughty or nice? “After much urging by the elves and Mrs. Claus, Santa has allowed his biggest secret to be revealed in The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. Touted as ‘The best thing since The Night Before Christmas,’ this gift set includes a blue-eyed North [...]

Little Girl’s Christmas is a short story by Winnifred E. Lincoln. Little Girl’s Christmas It was Christmas Eve, and Little Girl had just hung up her stocking by the fireplace–right where it would be all ready for Santa when he slipped down the chimney. She knew he was coming, because–well, because it was Christmas Eve, [...]

Shopping for Christmas stationery online can be a lot of fun. Sites such as Zazzle offer you thousands of choices for Christmas letter paper, cards, and even envelopes designed for the holidays. But what looks good online may not always work so well in real life unless you remember a few simple pointers when selecting [...]

Christmas is a time for sharing, so we’re offering these 5 free Christmas postcards with vintage Santa images. They’re formatted in Microsoft Word, so they’re easy to edit. You can either type your message and address your postcard right in Word, or you can delete the sample text and print a blank postcard on which [...]

“Christmas at Fezziwig’s Warehouse” is a short story was written by Charles Dickens, author of the popular novella, “A Christmas Carol.” Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig are characters in A Christmas Carol. Mr. Fezziwig is the owner of a warehouse business for whom Ebenezer Scrooge worked as an apprentice. Scrooge revisits Fezziwig with the Ghost of [...]

By Debora Dyess On average, 20 million pieces of mail pass through the US Post Office between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That’s a lot of holiday greetings! But part of what stops many of us from sending more is the cost. It’s just too expensive to buy a card for all of our family, friends and [...]