Is it Christmas?

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.(Mary Ellen Chase)
I agree!25th December, 2009. Albufeira

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Alemão - Frohe Weihnachten
Árabe - Mboni Chrismen
Bielo-russo - Winshuyu sa Svyatkami
Búlgaro - Vessela Koleda
Castelhano - Feliz Navidad
Checo - Vesele Vanoce
Chinês - Sheng Tan Kuai Loh
Chinês (Taiwan) - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Cingalês (Sri-Lanka) - Subha nath thalak Vewa, Nathar Puthu Varuda
Coreano - Sung Tan Chuk Ha ou Sungtan Chukha
Dinamarquês - Glaedelig Jul
Eslovaco - Vesele Vianoce
Esloveno - Srecen Bozic
Filipino - Maligayang Pasko
Finlandês - Hauskaa Joulua
Francês - Joyeux Noël
Gaélico (Irlanda) - Nollaig Shona dhuit
Georgiano - Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas
Grego - Eftihismena Christougenna
Groenlandês - Glædelig Jul, Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit
Húngaro - Boldog Karácsonyt
Hebreu (Israel) - Mo'adim Lesimkha
Hindu (Índia) - Shub Christu Jayanti
Islandês - Gleðileg Jól
Italiano - Buon Natale
Japonês - Merii Kurisumasu (é Merry Christmas, à japonesa)
Letão - Priecigus ziemassvetkus ou Laimigu Jauno gadu
Lituano - Laimingu Kaledu
Macedónio - Streken Bozhik
Moldavo - Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit
Neerlandês - Zalig Kerstfeest ou Prettige Kerstdagen
Nepalês - Krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Valthukkal Shuva
Norueguês - Gledelig Jul
Polaco - Boze Narodzenie
Romeno - Sarbatori vesele
Russo - Hristos Razdajetsja ou Rozdjestvom Hristovim
Samoês - Manuia Le Kirisimasi
Servo-croata - Sretan Bozic
Sueco - God Jul
Tailandês - Ewadee Pe-e Mai
Turco - Yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
Ucraniano - Veseloho Vam Rizdva
Ugandês - Webale Krismasi
Vietnamita - Chuc mung Giang Sinh

Christmas in Scotland

On Christmas Eve: "The children are in a frenzy of excitement waiting for their presents. Practice at this point varies; I used to have big presents put under the Christmas tree to find in the morning as well as a stocking for smaller presents at the end of the bed for Santa to come and fill in the night ready for me to find in the morning. Some families used pillow cases instead of stockings, and some don't see the point of stockings at all and just go for the big presents. We eat ordinary food on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas day: Usually families will get together to open their presents and have a big Christmas lunch. Everyone looks hopefully out of the window to see if it will snow, and I remember it did once. Presents are unwrapped carefully so that the wrapping paper can be used again. Often dads and grandpas get socks. Lunch is usually turkey with all the trimmings and one or two glasses of wine or champagne. Pudding is usually a Christmas cake - some people who don't like fruit cake may have a Yule log, which is a chocolate cake from Sweden. Most people have Christmas crackers and eat their dinner wearing a paper crown. Following this the whole family get together in front of the TV and fall asleep in front of either:
1. "The Wizard of Oz" or

2. "The Sound of Music" or

3. "The Queen's Speech" (always at 3pm).
At tea time, our family liked to have a light supper of bread and butter and smoked salmon, and more crackers if there are any left.
Thus ends Christmas and we all wait for a few days until Hogmanay. (Ed. note: Hogmanay is New Year's)

Small details of my Christmas decorations

In my house, there's a child shouting: "Mom, mom, let's go to decorate our Christmas tree!" And We answer : "Wait, wait. Just a minute." It's a stressing day till the moment we put our decorations on the tree! But they're happy and exciting moments. Thanks God, for these days of love.

Oh Christmas Tree

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree." Roy L. Smith
I prefer having Christmas in my heart, but my family wants me to decorate the tree. I do it the way I feel like.
I must confess that I like my Christmas tree and that's what really matters!

It's Christmas time....

Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.”
Oren Arnold

What a girl wants for Christmas

The Santa Claus at the shopping mall was very surprised when Emily, a young lady aged about 20 years old walked up and sat on his lap. Now, we all know that Santa doesn't usually take requests from adults, but she smiled very nicely at him, so he asked her, 'What do you want for Christmas?'
'Something for my mother, please,' replied Emily sweetly.
'Something for your mother? Well, that's very loving and thoughtful of you,' smiled Santa. 'What do would you like me to bring her?'
Without turning a hair Emily answered quickly, 'A son-in-law.'

Mother Christmas

The birth of Christ
Is the reason for the day
Santa Claus does his part
In his magical way
Rudolf and the other reindeer
Pull the loaded sleigh
Decorations and lights
Put Christmas on display
And festive songs and carols
Have a part to play
But it takes a mother
To make it a very special day

By Paul Curtis

The 200 th post

Singing a song!

Ants are singing. Listen to them and sing along!

The lyrics are here. Sing along!

All I want for Christmas
is my two front teeth,
my two front teeth,
see my two front teeth!

Gee, if I could only
have my two front teeth,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

This Santa is so nice!

Hey, Santa, read my letter!