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Christmas 🎄Digital Trees

If Mozart 🎄Wrote Christmas Carols!

If Mozart

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(2 Hours Of Traditional Christmas Music)

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James Randall

Right after Thanksgiving 2013, I posted this video & immediately it became a big hit with well over 1 million hits by Christmas 2013. Then YT closed the account violating their own rules. Well, here it again so take that YT & Merry Christmas! After 2 million hits, YT closed it again. Well here it is again & you might want to download to your computer to keep forever!
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And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.  This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.  So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,  to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.  So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.  And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a ]manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.  Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.  And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”  And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.  Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.  And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.  But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.  Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. - Luke 2

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1. White Christmas ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
2. Do You Hear What I Hear ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
4. Frosty the Snowman ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
5. What Child Is This?  ♪♫ Robert Shaw & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
6. We Need a Little Christmas  ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
7. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow  ♪♫ The Northern Lights Orchestra
8. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light  ♪♫   Robert Shaw & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
9. The Christmas Song ♪♫   The Northern Lights Orchestra
10. I'll Be Home for Christmas  ♪♫   The Northern Lights Orchestra

Santa & Little Girl 🎅Hearing Impairment

Santa  &  Little Girl
With Hearing Impairment

Get ready for this heartwarming moment between a mall Santa and a little girl with a hearing impairment.

One of the best thing to ever happen.

The little girl and her family were getting their turn to sit with Santa at a U.K. mall over the weekend when mom cautioned Santa that her daughter might not be able to speak to him.

That’s when Santa has the perfect response:
He asks her family if she can sign.

 

That’s when Santa turns to the girl and speaks to her, in sign language, about what she wants for Christmas. 

The look on her face when she realizes Santa can sign is enough to turn even the grinchiest Grinch into a total holiday believer.

Mali Phoenix Williams-Cody, aged 3, has visited the Cleveland Centre's special event days several times. She came with her mum on Saturday to meet Santa.

Here’s the full video:
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Mali is not deaf, she struggles to communicate with speech and language. She has been attending a special school to help with her communication and this is were she learned sign language.

As seen in the video, Santa asked Mali’s mum if she could sign and touched hearts all over the world when he sprung in to action signing to Mali if she wanted a doll for Christmas.

Her reaction is priceless and touched all of us who witnessed it live. 
I was so pleased I could capture such a special moment and share it with the world."

The video was filmed at the Cleveland Centre, a mall in Middlesbrough, U.K. On Sunday the mall shared it on its Facebook page with the caption:
“A beautiful moment we caught this weekend with Santa … This truly captures the spirit of Christmas we feel at the Cleveland Centre whenever Santa visits!”

This isn’t the only mall Santa moment to go viral this holiday season. 

"Signing  Santa"

Brings Holiday Joy

To Deaf Hard & of Hearing Kids

Last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, a mall Santa got down on the floor to play with a little boy with autism to help put him at ease.

 Santa & Little Girl
Signing Santa the reunion

 

Most Unusual 🎄Christmas Trees

Most Unusual 

🎄 Christmas Trees 🎄

The World’s Most Amazing Christmas Trees

Top 15 Christmas Trees

Around The World!

In this compilation we have chosen some not so conventional Christmas trees that probably you haven't seen before. In fact they are so unusual, but creative at the same time, that we thought they are so unique and worthy sharing with you guys... We hope you enjoy watching this incredible collection of unconventional Xmas trees!
The modern Christmas tree was developed in early modern Germany with predecessors that can be traced to the 16th and possibly 15th century, in which devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. It acquired popularity beyond Germany during the second half of the 19th century, at first among the upper classes.
The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods. In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles which were ultimately replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. Today, there is a wide variety of traditional ornaments, such as garlands, baubles, tinsel, and candy canes. An angel or star might be placed at the top of the tree to represent the archangel Gabriel or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity. Edible items such as Gingerbread, Chocolate and other sweets are also popular, and are tied to or hung from the tree's branches with ribbons.

World's Most Beautiful

Christmas Trees!


Top 10 Most Incredible

Christmas Celebrations

Around the World

Cool & Weird Christmas Trees

You Haven’t Seen Before

‘Tis the season to be jolly. Well, you know what season this is. Everywhere you go there are Christmas jingles and chimes in shopping malls, on the radio or online. That’s the sign that you should get started on two things: your Christmas shopping and how to start decorating your Christmas tree!

Here we have the most cool and weird Christmas trees you haven’t seen before that might inspire you a lot.

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HAPPY 🌟 EVERYTHING 🎇

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Many major Religions have important Holidays at this time 
Extending Holiday Greetings 
and 
Wishes for Peace and Happiness for All.

Happy Yuletide

Yule or Yuletide ("Yule time") is a religious festival observed by the Northern European peoples, later being absorbed into and equated with the Christian festival of Christmas. The earliest references to Yule are by way of indigenous Germanic month names (Ærra Jéola (Before Yule) or Jiuli and Æftera Jéola (After Yule). Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Modranicht.

Terms with an etymological equivalent to Yule are used in the Nordic countries for Christmas with its religious rites, but also for the holidays of this season. Yule is also used to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries to refer to Christmas. 

Customs such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others stem from Yule. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuletide

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Merry Christmas

Christmas (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ  and a widely observed holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world.  A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.[9] Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,  and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.

The original date of the celebration in Eastern Christianity was January 6, in connection with Epiphany, and that is still the date of the celebration for the Armenian Apostolic Church and in Armenia, where it is a public holiday. As of 2012, there is a difference of 13 days between the modern Gregorian calendar and the older Julian calendar. Those who continue to use the Julian calendar or its equivalents thus celebrate December 25 and January 6, which on the Gregorian calendar translate as January 7 and January 19. For this reason, Ethiopia, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, and the Republic of Moldova celebrate Christmas on what in the Gregorian calendar is January 7; the Church of Greece and all Greek Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25.

Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, Christmas music and caroling, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. 

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Happy Chanukah

Chanukah - Hanukkah

Hanukkah (pronounced HAH-nə-kə ; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah, Chanukkah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical Menorah consists of eight branches with an additional raised branch. The extra light is called a shamash (Hebrew: שמש, "attendant")  and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest. The purpose of the shamash is to have a light available for use, as using the Hanukkah lights themselves is forbidden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanukah

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Joyful Eid

Eid 

Islamic terms Eid, meaning "festival" or "holiday" in Arabic, can refer to a number of Muslim holidays, but without a full name is most likely to refer to Eid al-Fitr 

• Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
• Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, "Feast of the Sacrifice"), celebrated to commemorate the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God
• Eid Milad an-Nabi (عيد ميلاد النبي ʿĪd Mīlād an-Nabī, "Festival of the Birth of the Prophet"), one of several names for Muhammad
• Eid al-Milad (عيد الميلاد ʿĪd al-Mīlād, "Festival of the Birth"), Arabic phrase for birthday
• Eid al-Ghadeer, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, prophet's cousin, as the successor of the prophet
• Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
• Eid-e-Shuja', an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
• Eid prayers, the special prayer offered in both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر‎ ‘Īd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr], "festival of breaking of the fast"), also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, the Sweet Festival and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day and Muslims are not permitted to fast that day. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. This is a day where Muslims around the world try to show a common goal of unity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr

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Winter solstice

The winter solstice is the solstice that occurs in winter. It is the time at which the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon.   In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year.

In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.

The axial tilt of Earth and gyroscopic effects of the planet's daily rotation keep the axis of rotation pointed at the same point in the sky. As the Earth follows its orbit around the Sun, the same hemisphere that faced away from the Sun, experiencing winter, will, in half a year, face towards the Sun and experience summer. Since the two hemispheres face opposite directions along the planetary pole, as one polar hemisphere experiences winter, the other experiences summer.

More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is the lowest.  Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as "midwinter", "the longest night", "the shortest day" or "the first day of winter". The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.

Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most Northern Hemisphere cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
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Goddess Amaterasu
Shinto Goddess of the Sun and Mother of all

The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe Amaterasu (天照?), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神／天照大御神?) or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神?) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion.  She is the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe. The name Amaterasu derived from Amateru meaning "shining in heaven." The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great august kami (Gama or God) who shines in the heaven".   The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu

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Festivus

Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to participating in the pressures and commercialism of the holiday season. Festivus became part of worldwide popular culture after being featured on an episode of the American TV show Seinfeld in 1997.
Festivus was conceived by writer Dan O'Keefe and was celebrated by his family as early as 1966. The holiday was later introduced into popular culture by O'Keefe's screenwriter son Daniel on an episode of Seinfeld. The holiday's celebration, as it was shown on Seinfeld, included a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum "Festivus pole", practices such as the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength", and the labeling of easily explainable events as "Festivus miracles".

Celebrants of the holiday sometimes refer to it as "a Festivus for the rest of us", a saying taken from the O'Keefe family traditions and popularized in the Seinfeld episode to describe Festivus' non-commercial aspect. It has also been described as a parody and as playful consumer resistance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

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Happy Sanghamitta Day

Sanhamitta Day honors the Arahant Ven. Sanghamitta (daughter of King Ashoka) for her travels to Sri Lanka to spread the Dhamma there and set-up the Bhikkhuni Order in Sri Lanka.

It occurs on the Full Moon day of December.

She came to Sri Lanka with a sapling of the Bodhi Tree, the same tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment under. It is the oldest living tree with a known planting date (288 BCE). See: Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
 

Significance for Buddhists in modern times

Currently there are many holidays and celebrations in the Buddhist calendar, but in modern times not all of these can be celebrated. Some have been trimmed off the calendar, such as Uposatha days only on Full Moon days. To limit the number of celebrations further in perhaps a Modern Theravada way, some centers have limited it to the 6 major Buddhist holidays, including: Vesakha, the Kathina and Sanghamitta Day. In the spirit of recognizing the great contributions of female disciples to Buddhism, Sanghamitta Day should be considered one of the major holidays to be observed and it could be done in conjunction with Christmas in non-Buddhist countries.

Sanghamitta Day is especially relevant, not only to honor female practitioners, but because it represents one of the first major moments of Buddhist missionary work outside of India, an appropriate holiday for Buddhists in non-Buddhist lands. The use of the December 25 Christmas date may be additionally appropriate since Ven. Sanghamitta arrived in Sri Lanka with the 'gifts' of the Dhamma and the sapling of the original Bodhi Tree. The traditional gift exchanges during Christmas could remind Buddhists of the gifts Ven. Sanghamiita brought to Sri Lanka. For those who like Christmas trees, the tree could also represent the sapling of the Bodhi Tree she brought with her from India.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangamitta
December 20 Unduwap: Arrival in Ceylon of a sapling of the sacred Bodhi-tree, brought by Arahat Theri Sanghamitta.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday#Religious_holidays

Year End Holidays

•  Rosh Hashanah
•  Eid ul-Fitr
•  Yom Kippur
•  Sukkot
•  Diwali
•   Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year
• December 8
  • Immaculate Conception
  • Eid al-Adha
• December 21
  • Hanukkah begins at sundown
  • December Solstice, also known as Yule
• December 25 – Christmas in Western Christianity

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And here's a list of mid-winter holidays from around the world in case I missed anyone

(from Wiki--Winter Solstice):

Amaterasu celebration, Requiem of the Dead (7th century Japan)

Beiwe Festival (Sámi of Northern Fennoscandia)

Choimus, Chaomos (Kalash of Pakistan)

Christmas, Natalis Domini (4th century Rome, 11th century England, Christian)

Deuorius Riuri (Gaul)

Deyg?n (Zoroastrian)

   * 3.7 D?ngZhì Festival, T?ji Festival (East Asia, Vietnam, and Buddhist)

   * 3.8 Goru (Dogon of Mali)

   * 3.9 Hogmanay (Scotland)

   * 3.10 Inti Raymi (Inca, Peru)

   * 3.11 Junkanoo, Jonkonnu, John Canoe (West Africa, Bahamas, Jamaica, 19th-century North Carolina)

   * 3.12 Karachun (Ancient Western Slavic)

   * 3.13 Koleda, ??????, Sviatki, Dazh Boh (Ancient Eastern Slavic and Sarmatian)

   * 3.14 Lenæa, Brumalia (Ancient and Hellenistic Greece, Roman Kingdom)

   * 3.15 Lucia, Feast of St. Lucy (Ancient Swedish, Scandinavian Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox)

   * 3.16 Makara Sankranti (India and Nepal, Hindu)

   * 3.17 Meán Geimhridh, Celtic Midwinter (Celtic, Ancient Welsh, Neodruidic)

         o 3.17.1 Wren day (Celtic, Irish, Welsh, Manx)

         o 3.17.2 Alban Arthan (Neodruidic)

   * 3.18 Midvinterblót (Swedish folk religion)

   * 3.19 Modranicht, Modresnach (Anglo-Saxon, Germanic)

   * 3.20 Perchta ritual (Germania, Alps)

   * 3.21 Rozhanitsa Feast (12th century Eastern Slavic Russian)

   * 3.22 Shabe Celle, ???? , Yald? (2nd millenium BCE Persian, Iranian)

   * 3.23 Sanghamitta Day (Buddhist)

   * 3.24 Saturnalia, Chronia (Ancient Greek, Roman Republic)

   * 3.25 ?eva Zistanê (Kurdish)

   * 3.26 Sol Invictus Festival (3rd century Roman Empire)

   * 3.27 Soyal (Zuni and Hopi of North America)

   * 3.28 Te?ufat ?ebet (Jewish)

   * 3.29 Wayeb (Maya)

   * 3.30 Yule, Jul, Jól, Joul, Joulu, Jõulud, Géol, Geul (Viking Age, Northern Europe)

         o 3.30.1 Yule, Yulefest, Jul, Jól, Joulu (secular, Anglospherean, Northern European and Germanic cultures)

         o 3.30.2 Jul (Germanic Neopaganism)

         o 3.30.3 Yule (Wiccan)

   * 3.31 Zagmuk, Sacaea (Ancient Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Babylonian)

   * 3.32 Ziemassv?tki (Latvian, Baltic, Romuva)

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Hope for All Humankind