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Shine's World of Christmas

        I have dedicated this page to my favorite time of the year--Christmas!   Here you will find my selections of the very best Christmas sites on the web...so please sit back, relax and enjoy yourself.

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        Christmas is celebrated worldwide in remembrance of the birth of our lord and savior, Jesus Christ.  Read about the history of the song, Silent Night Holy Night




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Feather Christmas trees were produced in Germany during the last third of the 19th century to resemble the sparse white pines that the Germans favored for Christmas trees.



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Christmas Card To All

Christmas Card



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In the 1820's German glassmakers developed a process to make brightly colored, hollow glass spheres which they called "kugels".....they were hung from ceilings and windows as protection against evil spirits



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Christmas Craft Centerpiece

Christmas Centerpiece



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Mushroom ornaments are displayed on German Christmas trees in honor of the people's reverence for nature and in hope for good luck in the New year



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Christmas Links




Christmas Books and Stories
Christmas Music
Christmas Movies
Christmas Shopping
Decorations, Ornaments and Villages
Christmas Crafts
Christmas Recipes
Christmas Customs
Online Christmas Cards
Christmas Computer Activities
Christmas Snow Applets
Fun Christmas Links



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On the day Frank Capra began shooting the big Christmas Eve snowstorm in It's A Wonderful Life, the temperature was a steamy 90 degrees



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Legend has it that the carrot was believed to bring the bride good luck in the kitchen....holding a special place in German legend, the carrot can truly bring a tear to an old woman's eye



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