Traditionally in Greece, the gift-giver of Christmas is not Santa/Saint Nicolas. It is Saint Basil the Great, and his day wasn’t Christmas Eve but January 1st.
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Fun Fact: Christmas Trees In The Bible?
Christmas trees were originally the tradition of Germanic pagans. Ironically in the Bible there is actually a verse against it in Jeremiah 10. It says for followers to not be like other “nations”, and describes a practice that sounds a lot like the decoration of Christmas trees.
The Smurfs (2011 Film) Review
The Smurfs is one cartoon from the 1980’s I remember fondly as a child. I was born right before the original TV series ended but I do remember countless re-runs of the show growing up especially one cute Christmas episode they did. It may not have been the most clever show/cartoon but it was likable.Continue reading “The Smurfs (2011 Film) Review”
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2004 Film) Review
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is a sequel to the original that I had not really heard of until recently. The first was one of my favorite Christmas specials and even though I heard not-so-good things I had to see it. Perhaps it wouldn’t be as bad as I expected? The movie is setContinue reading “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2004 Film) Review”
A Very Murray Christmas (2015 Film) Review
I had heard of A Very Murray Christmas just recently as it’s one of the newest Netflix-original movies. Even though he’s in his mid-60’s now, I think many people still remember Bill Murray from decades ago like it was yesterday. I wasn’t quite sure if I was going to like this or not, as IContinue reading “A Very Murray Christmas (2015 Film) Review”
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