Probably the most-wanted skill during this holiday season! (Video courtesy of Tracie Garrett) …
Some Hidden Holiday Gifts for the Kids, and for Us
Recently, I stumbled across this adage attributed to Ben Franklin: “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” Often, we aim to become better people when the calendar flips us into January. Even the most common New Year’s resolutions, to exercise more…
Parenting Matters: Lessons About Giving From Christmases Past
Everyone remembers being a kid and running down the stairs on Christmas morning to find a brilliantly lit Christmas tree with toys under it. Sorry, I should have written “most everyone,” because back then, many of us didn’t have electricity or lots of presents under a tree—except for one Christmas. We had gone to Midnight…
Why Many Conservatives Won’t Be With Their Children or Grandchildren This Christmas
Commentary There are probably hundreds of thousands of men and women who, because of political differences, maintain minimal or no contact with their parents and, even more cruelly, do not allow their parents to have any contact with their children—their parents’ grandchildren. Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this…
Low-Income Kids Choose Between Christmas Gifts for Themselves and Their Parents
The toughest question these kid would face this Christmas season. (Video by Rob Bliss) …
John Robson: It’s Christmas We’re Celebrating, Not ‘Holidays,’ ‘Season,’ or ‘Winter Lights’
Commentary Apparently we’re now celebrating “Season.” At any rate a retailer just sent me “Season’s Greetings,” as vague about which or why as a newspaper’s antiseptic “Happy Holidays.” I think there’s some sort of clue, about the season at least, in proclamations of “Winter Lights Across Canada,” though according to my telephone this week is…
Christmas Treasures
December 20, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Revel in the magic of the holiday season with three classic Christmas tales. From the birth of Christ to a visit from Santa Claus, these family favorites will be enjoyed over and over again. …
Snowball’s Christmas Tails by the Fire
December 20, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. This holiday, spend some time with Snowball and his friends as they tell Christmas stories around the fire, including time-honored Christmas classics. …
A Christmas Star
December 19, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life, she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village….
Peter Stockland: The True Magic of Christmas
Commentary A bitter December cross-wind was biting as I crossed Rue Atwater and hurried through the darkness to 6:30 a.m. Mass at St. Irénée de Lyon. Inside, the 110-year-old church at the edge of Montreal’s St. Henri neighbourhood was welcomingly warm, but still as dark as outdoors except for a distant blaze of candles massed…
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