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It’s Christmas, Are You Ready?
I’m always ready for Christmas. Didn’t use to be that way but after careful self-examination, I am now. I like the idea of focusing on giving, family and the good we can do in this world. I understand cynicism is easy, but I refuse to allow the crass commercialization of a holiday to move me…
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A Little Dickens of a Treat
Charles Dickens was a big fan of Christmas. He wrote several short stories around the holiday and perhaps his most famous work the novella, A Christmas Carol. While that book remains a favorite, I found another one of his short works, a precursor to the turning of Ebeneezer Scrooge, to be equally enjoyable. Its been…
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Who Wants More Presents? You do? Okay.
Another Classic Grand Dark Conspiracy episode from one of our favorite guests, the Halloween Queen, Pamela Apkarian-Russell, historian and curator of Castle Halloween Museum in Altoona, PA. We get together to discuss another favorite Holiday, Christmas! We talk tradition, history and future of the holiday know currently as Christmas.
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Another Gift For The Season
On the 23rd of December in 2014 I was privileged to discuss the now immensely popular Krampus with none other than J. Nathan Couch, author of “Goatman: Flesh or Folklore” on the Grand Dark Conspiracy. You can link up with Mr. Couch at his website, http://www.jnathancouch.com/Spoiler Alert: Krampus is for the naughty boys and girls.
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Read the First Two Chapters of WAR ON CHRISTMAS: DOWN THE CHIMNEY here, Read the rest at Channillo.com!
He had the white hair and beard, the twinkle in his eye and the cold night air at fifteen hundred feet gave him rosy cheeks, but he wasn’t willing to get fat for this job or any other. He smiled as he looked at the flight suit he had on. Forty years later and it…
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Read First Two Chapters WAR ON CHRISTMAS: DOWN THE CHIMNEY
He had the white hair and beard, the twinkle in his eye and the cold night air at fifteen hundred feet gave him rosy cheeks, but he wasn’t willing to get fat for this job or any other. He smiled as he looked at the flight suit he had on. Forty years later and it…
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New Chapter in War On Christmas, Read All 13 Chapters Today
WAR ON CHRISTMAS rages on. Christmas and Santa hang in the balance. The battle continues, what side are you on? The time has come for you to get involved, time to start reading, and sharing WAR ON CHRISTMAS: DOWN THE CHIMNEY @ Channillo.com! BUY GIFT SUBSCRIPTION FOR A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR ALL YOUR BESTEST…
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Christmas Movies – My Favorites
Talking to a fine gentleman today as we sorted plastics for recycling, he shared a Christmas tradition his family partakes in. Every year they wrapped their Christmas movies and put them under the tree. With all the gifts unwrapped and the eggnog is flowing, they pick out a wrapped movie. Once unwrapped, they watch the…