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Tag Archives: Christmas
Why is Christmas Day December 25th?
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
Christmas Shopping, CJ Style
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 →