Monday, 19 November 2012
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Free Christmas Story,The Shepherds and the Angels, Adapted from the Bible
Captivate your children this Christmas holiday with some of the most enchanting Christmas stories for children of all ages for FREE. Here at Christmas Holiday Galore, you will find Christmas stories from the most well loved storytellers of all time.Calm children's anticipation on Christmas Eve with a wonderful tale or two and add to the excitement and wonderment of the season while doing so!They are all in HTML format with a PDF link attached to it so you can either read them online or you could just print the PDF and make your own Christmas story collection for future use. Also, a home-made Christmas story collection,with your unique personal touch could also make the ideal gift for children in your family and save you money!
And when eight days were fulfilled his name was called JESUS.
THE SHEPHERDS AND THE ANGELS
ADAPTED FROM THE BIBLE
And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of the Lord stood by them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign unto you; ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and 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.And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
And when eight days were fulfilled his name was called JESUS.
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Free Children's Christmas Story, The Christmas Masquerade By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Captivate your children this Christmas holiday with some of the most enchanting
Christmas stories for children of all ages for FREE. Here at Christmas Holiday
Galore, you will find Christmas stories from the most well loved storytellers
of all time.Calm children's anticipation on Christmas Eve and throughout the holidays
with a wonderful tale or two and add to the excitement and wonderment of the season
while doing so!They are all in HTML format with a PDF link attached to it so you can
either read them online or you could just print the PDF and make your own Christmas
story collection for future use. Also, a home-made Christmas story collection,with
your unique personal touch could also make the ideal gift for children in your
family and save you money!
THE CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE By MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
From "The Pot of Gold"
There were gorgeous carpets laid from the door to the street, and carriages were constantly arriving and fresh guests tripping over them. They were all children. The Mayor was giving a Christmas Masquerade tonight to all the children in the city, the poor as well as the rich. The preparation for this ball had been making an immense sensation for the last three months. Placards had been up in the most conspicuous points in the city, and all the daily newspapers had at least a column devoted to it, headed with "THE MAYOR'S CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE," in very large letters.
The Mayor had promised to defray the expenses of all the poor children whose parents were unable to do so, and the bills for their costumes were directed to be sent in to him.
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Free Children's Christmas story, The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
Captivate your children this Christmas holiday with some of the most enchanting Christmas stories for children of all ages for FREE. Here at Christmas Holiday Galore, you will find Christmas stories from the most well loved storytellers of all time.Calm children's anticipation on Christmas Eve with a wonderful tale or two and add to the excitement and wonderment of the season while doing so!They are all in HTML format with a PDF link attached to it so you can either read them online or you could just print the PDF and make your own Christmas story collection for future use. Also, a home-made Christmas story collection,with your unique personal touch could also make the ideal gift for children in your family and save you money!
He did not think of the warm sun and of the fresh air; he did not care for the little cottage children that ran about and prattled when they were in the woods looking for wild strawberries. The children often came with a whole pitcher full of berries, or a long row of them threaded on a straw, and sat down near the young tree and said, "Oh, how pretty he is! what a nice little fir!" But this was what the Tree could not bear to hear.
At the end of a year he had shot up a good deal, and after another year he was another long bit taller; for with fir-trees one can always tell by the shoots how many years old they are.
"Oh, were I but such a high tree as the others are!" sighed he. "Then I should be able to spread out my branches, and with the tops to look into the wide world! Then would the birds build nests among my branches; and when there was a breeze, I could bend with as much stateliness as the others!"
Neither the sunbeams, nor the birds, nor the red clouds, which morning and evening sailed above them, gave the little Tree any pleasure.
In winter, when the snow lay glittering on the ground, a hare would often come leaping along, and jump right over the little Tree. Oh, that made him so angry! But two winters were past, and in the third the tree was so large that the hare was obliged to go round it. "To grow and grow, to get older and be tall," thought the Tree—"that, after all, is the most delightful thing in the world!"
THE FIR-TREE*
*Reprinted by permission of the Houghton-Mifflin Company.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir-tree. The place he had
was a very good one; the sun shone on him; as to fresh air, there was
enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines
as well as firs. But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a
grown-up tree.
He did not think of the warm sun and of the fresh air; he did not care for the little cottage children that ran about and prattled when they were in the woods looking for wild strawberries. The children often came with a whole pitcher full of berries, or a long row of them threaded on a straw, and sat down near the young tree and said, "Oh, how pretty he is! what a nice little fir!" But this was what the Tree could not bear to hear.
At the end of a year he had shot up a good deal, and after another year he was another long bit taller; for with fir-trees one can always tell by the shoots how many years old they are.
"Oh, were I but such a high tree as the others are!" sighed he. "Then I should be able to spread out my branches, and with the tops to look into the wide world! Then would the birds build nests among my branches; and when there was a breeze, I could bend with as much stateliness as the others!"
Neither the sunbeams, nor the birds, nor the red clouds, which morning and evening sailed above them, gave the little Tree any pleasure.
In winter, when the snow lay glittering on the ground, a hare would often come leaping along, and jump right over the little Tree. Oh, that made him so angry! But two winters were past, and in the third the tree was so large that the hare was obliged to go round it. "To grow and grow, to get older and be tall," thought the Tree—"that, after all, is the most delightful thing in the world!"
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Sunday, 11 November 2012
How to make fruitcake (Christmas chocolate fruitcake)
Are you entertaining this Christmas Holiday? If so, now is the perfect time to try this different, yet mouth-watering chocolate Christmas fruitcake recipe! This is a definite keeper if you and your guests are lovers of both chocolate and fruitcake and I find it to be the sweetest festive duo. Enjoy! (Text Copyright of Melanie Fourie)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c Flour 1/4 c Cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves ground 1/2 c Butter 1 c Dark brown sugar 3 lg Eggs 3 lg Bananas mashed well 1/4 c Dark molasses 1 ts Vanilla 2 tb Rum 2 c Mixed candied fruit 1 c Candied orange 1 c Candied cherries halved 1 c Chopped dates 1 c Raisins 1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate MINI -chips 1/4 c Flour Grease 2 - 9x5 loaf pans. Line bottoms with waxed paper and butter top of waxed paper. In a large bowl sift and mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Thoroughly mix first 6 ingredients in bowl and set aside. Mix and flour to coat last 7 ingredients. Set aside. Thoroughly mix (but do not cream) butter and brown sugar. (processor is fine) Blend in eggs one at a time. Add bananas, molasses, vanilla, and rum. Mix well. Mix wet and dry ingredients. Stir in fruit and chocolate morsels. Put in prepared loaf pans. Bake in preheated 350?F oven for 50 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to bottom. Remove from pans and cool on rack. Cool 1/2 hour then put in plastic bag. Let rest one day before cutting. This is a low, dense, rich, moist cake and often has a dent on top and sometimes with a small crack. Please not that this cake cannot be tested for readiness as chocolate morsels are fluid when baking is complete. Please take care not to over bake.
CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE FRUITCAKE
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c Flour 1/4 c Cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves ground 1/2 c Butter 1 c Dark brown sugar 3 lg Eggs 3 lg Bananas mashed well 1/4 c Dark molasses 1 ts Vanilla 2 tb Rum 2 c Mixed candied fruit 1 c Candied orange 1 c Candied cherries halved 1 c Chopped dates 1 c Raisins 1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate MINI -chips 1/4 c Flour Grease 2 - 9x5 loaf pans. Line bottoms with waxed paper and butter top of waxed paper. In a large bowl sift and mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Thoroughly mix first 6 ingredients in bowl and set aside. Mix and flour to coat last 7 ingredients. Set aside. Thoroughly mix (but do not cream) butter and brown sugar. (processor is fine) Blend in eggs one at a time. Add bananas, molasses, vanilla, and rum. Mix well. Mix wet and dry ingredients. Stir in fruit and chocolate morsels. Put in prepared loaf pans. Bake in preheated 350?F oven for 50 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to bottom. Remove from pans and cool on rack. Cool 1/2 hour then put in plastic bag. Let rest one day before cutting. This is a low, dense, rich, moist cake and often has a dent on top and sometimes with a small crack. Please not that this cake cannot be tested for readiness as chocolate morsels are fluid when baking is complete. Please take care not to over bake.
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
How to make eggnog
two or a living room full of friends and family.Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 Eggs 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 qt Milk 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Whipping cream 1 c Rum (optional) Nutmeg Method: Beat eggs, sugar and the salt. Heat the milk until hot. Add 1 cup of the milk to the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Pour egg-milk mixture into the rest of the milk. Cook over medium heat til light, thickened (about 5 minutes). Don't boil. Add vanilla. Put the pan in a pot of ice water. Stir until cool. Refrigerate. At serving time, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Fold into the eggnog. Stir in rum if desired. Makes 12 servings
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Friday, 9 November 2012
How to relieve toothache during the holidays
HOLIDAY HEALTH TIP:
The holidays can be one of the most inconvenient times for a nagging toothache. You may have neglected your teeth prior to the holidays, and just as you arrive at your ideal holiday destination, be caught off guard by it or it may rock up just when you are about to attend a social gathering. If you are unable to get to a dentist, here is a quick natural remedy. Bear in mind that this is only a temporary form of relief and you should get to a dentist as soon as possible.
The clove remedy:
Soak an ear bud or Q-tip in clove oil and apply to the affected tooth.This should provide some form of temporary relief if your tooth is not that badly decayed as cloves comprises eugenol Eugenol is a local anesthetic used by dental health care practitioners, especially during root canal procedures. Please be advised that an excess of clove oil could potentially be deemed as toxic. The easiest way for you to derive the Eugenol you need for this quick remedy is to place 5 cloves in some boiling water and gargle, or crush 5 cloves and add some olive oil to it. By Melanie Fourie
The clove remedy:
Soak an ear bud or Q-tip in clove oil and apply to the affected tooth.This should provide some form of temporary relief if your tooth is not that badly decayed as cloves comprises eugenol Eugenol is a local anesthetic used by dental health care practitioners, especially during root canal procedures. Please be advised that an excess of clove oil could potentially be deemed as toxic. The easiest way for you to derive the Eugenol you need for this quick remedy is to place 5 cloves in some boiling water and gargle, or crush 5 cloves and add some olive oil to it. By Melanie Fourie
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
How to make fudge with condensed milk
The Christmas holidays are a time for pure decadence. We throw caution to the wind and indulge in the most delectable treats. For those of you who love fudge and find it to be a bit pricey at the stores(they can be at this time of the year), here is a trusted conveniently quick and easy recipe for the most delicious ginger and pecan nut fudge.It makes approximately 30 pieces and is also an excellent GIFT IDEA! Also, it's so quick to make and is cooked in the microwave in just a few minutes.Enjoy and Happy Holidays
Ginger and pecan nut fudge recipe
Ginger and pecan nut fudge - This image is in the Public Domain |
125g butter
1 can condensed milk
400g sugar
125ml chopped pecan nuts
50ml preserved and sliced ginger
Method
You will need a big microwave-safe glass bowl. Mix the butter, sugar and condensed milk briskly. Place the mixture in the microwave on high for approximately 2 minutes and stir well with a wooden spoon. Turn the microwave on high for an additional 2 minutes and stir. Leave to stand for approximately 1 minute.
Add the ginger and the nuts and stir. Grease your favorite baking tin and pour the mixture in there. Allow the fudge to cool.Finally, cut into squares.
Recipe and text Copyright of Melanie Fourie Publications
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Monday, 5 November 2012
It's the most wonderful time of the year - Andy Williams
Ho ho ho! Welcome to my Christmas Holiday corner. Gather around closely, as I prepare to take you on festive joy ride as we anticipate the most special holiday in the Christian calendar, CHRISTMAS!What better way to kick start this site but with a wonderful Christmas song. Relax , grab a mug of hot chocolate or eggnog and listen to this great Christmas classic 'It's the most wonderful time of the year' by the legendary Andy Williams; guaranteed to bring on that familiar Christmas glee and feeling.Enjoy!
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