About Today: What Does Christmas Mean to You?

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley The older I get, the more I become exactly like I was as a little kid: Witness, for example, my renewed obsession with Christmas. When I was a teenager, all eight reindeer, plus Santa and his whole gang of elves couldn't have coaxed some cheer out of me. Now I start celebrating the day after Thanksgiving and don't stop until the tree is out on the curb.   In the Spotlight How to Keep Christ in Christmas A few days ago, I was talking to my Mom about my holiday travel plans, and I mentioned that I was psyched to get home and see her and Dad and lie around eating for several days underneath the Christmas tree. "And what else?" she said. "Sing carols?" I suggested. She heaved a long sigh on the other end of the phone.              More Topics How to Prepare Your Home for a Party Housekeeping The 12 Days of Christmas UK Travel How to Remove Stains From Baby Clothes Baby Clothes Smartphones You Can Actually Afford Smartphones How to Find Bargains While Shopping for Antiques Antiques Top Women's Issues of 2008 Women's Issues Yoga for Beginners Yoga Who Is Santa Claus? Did you know we didn't even have Santa Claus, at least in his present form, until the 19th century? His other incarnations include a Turkish monk and a German elf.   Inventing the Modern Christmas It's hard for most people to imagine Christmas without Christmas trees, but if you were living in Great Britain or America before the 1800s, you wouldn't have known the difference. (You might have also found it amusing that people thought you should install lighted shrubbery in the living room.)     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Today Ads Funny Santa Xmas Clipart Christmas eCard Write Santa Free Santa Letter Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as fpac.rangola@BLOGGER.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=fpac.rangola@BLOGGER.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.