Tag Archives: Christmas

Fiction: Ethel — A Christmas Ghost Story

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

I wrote a little Christmas ghost story, which may amuse some of my friends. It’s a story I have been trying to write on and off since the Most Haunted days, when it came to me one Christmas Eve in a dream. It’s a little unfair, because to really understand it relies on you getting the joke, and spotting the references — which I suspect very few of you are likely to know. Still if you do it may amuse, and even if not I hope it is mildly spooky. This is in lieu of a Christmas card or Christmas message, and yes I know it’s not very good, but some stories just demand to be written… Continue reading →

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Why is Christmas Day December 25th?

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

Why did early Christians choose to celebrate Christ’s birthday on December 25th?  Well not all did. To this day different Christian Churches celebrate Christmas on different days – the Orthodox Christmas is January 7th in our calendar, 25th December in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shopping, CJ Style

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

Bah Humbug! OK, I have to accept that now it’s December people are going to talk about Christmas. Unlike Lisa I love Christmas – and as her birthday is three days before and no one is ever available to go out or do anything for that reason, I can see why she is not keen on it. I have favourite Christmas Songs – I think Greg Lake’s I Believe In Father Christmas is my favourite, which will surprise nobody. Still having to listen to them every time I leave the house is enough to kill anyone. If I had the money buy a copy of Lou Reed’s album Berlin and Pink Floyd’s The Wall just to cheer myself up. Continue reading →

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