Gram's
Ornaments
It is good
to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its Mighty Founder was a child himself—Charles Dickens
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Christmas
Rose
. . . behold,
I bring you good tidings
of great joy,
which shall be to all
people—Luke 2:10
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Poinsettia & Ornament
In 1923,
57-year-old H.G. Wells spent
Christmas morning
playing with his
new toy soldiers.
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Pensive Christmas Angel
Xmas,
the abbreviation for Christmas, is of Greek origin. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. 16th Century Europeans used the
first initial of Christ's name "X" as a shorthand form and meant no disrespect.
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Nutcracker Greeting
Holly, well known for Christmas decorations, is an evergreen shrub or small bushy tree
up to 20 feet, or more. All holly trees are unisexual and it is necessary
to plant female bushes with males for cross pollination.
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Christmas
Cabin
Scandinavians thought of mistletoe
as a plant of peace and harmony and associated it with their goddess of love, Frigga—
the custom of kissing under the mistletoe probably derived
from this belief.
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Season's Greetings from ELphotos!
ELphotos prides itself in providing high quality, art quality
Christmas cards for special people.
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