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Feisty	Holiday Chat and new idea		Lead	[-]
	Tags : None For the December Chat, I am hoping to make it like a holiday post//party---but that we won't necessarily be all meeting for one big chat this time, unless I receive a lot of mail saying this is still wanted. My idea is to have a Holiday Post thread where members can post Holiday stories of their childhood--favorite recipees, or what they will be doing for the holiday season. Poetry is most welcome and short stories of family , the best gift you ever got, even Christmas artwork posted---and what means the most to you. I'm leaving it rather "open" for creativity. Let me know what you all think! Last Edited By: Feisty 22/11/10 17:43:46. Edited 1 time. 22/11/10 17:29:12
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Abstorch		#1	[url]	[-]
23/11/10 14:08:47	We are all stunned into silent contemplation Feisty.
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loldotcom		#2	[url]	[-]
25/11/10 03:43:39	Well I 'm sure I will come up with something to post here in a few weeks. But I would like a December Chat also if possible. Just saying!
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Barefoot Canadian		#3	[url]	[-]
01/12/10 04:03:19	I would like a chat, too. It's such a blast to connect with y'all! But I will also think of something to post in a thread. I can always come up with a story, as most of the regular chatters know!
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shugie		#4	[url]	[-]
03/12/10 23:32:34	Hi Fiesty and all, I thought this was such a great idea!!!! Whether we have a December chat or not, it would be fun to hear some holiday stories or traditions since we seem to be such a diverse group! How bout I start off with some fun Christmas facts!!!!! Here goes...please forgive me if I have any fact wrong or feel free to add to or correct me if needed!! The word “Christmas” is Old English and is a contraction of Christ’s Mass. A common misconception about using the word “X-mas” is that people have taken Christ out of Christmas……X in Greek means Christ. In 2007, Mall Santas in Australia were asked not to say “Ho Ho Ho” because it was derogatory to women. If you received all of the gifts in the song of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” you would receive 364 gifts. The Christmas tree industry employs more than 100,000 people in the USA. The sale of Christmas trees began in the US in 1851. Electric lights for Christmas trees were first used in 1895 In the 16th Century the Christmas pyramid and paradise tree merged into the Christmas tree The top Christmas tree producing states in the US are Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and California. It takes about 15 years for a sapling to grow into a Christmas tree for your home. 77 million Christmas trees are planted each year in the US. Traditionally Christmas trees are taken down after Epiphany. Some Christmas trees are recycled and mulched to use as barriers for sand and soil erosion. Jingle Bells was originally written in 1857 by James Pierpont, as a Thanksgiving song. It was originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh”. Stone yo-yo’s appeared in Greece around 1000 BC. Does anyone remember the original Mr Potato Head? It only was the plastic pieces that were stuck in real potatoes. Dec 6 is St Nicholas Day Italians start Christmas on Dec 17th and they call it Novena. Silent Night was first performed at St Nicholas in 1816. It was written for guitar since the church organ was broken and they wanted to play Christmas music 1.76 billion candy canes are made during the Christmas season The tradition of exchanging gifts was started by the ancient Romans. Legend holds that King Arthur removed the sword from the stone on Christmas Day. Handel wrote The Hallelujah Chorus in 15 days. According to superstition cattle talk at midnight on Christmas Eve. According to Irish legend, the Gates of heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve. In ancient times it was forbidden to fight in the presence of mistletoe. In France, people kiss under the mistletoe for New Years, not so much Christmas. Evergreen, holly, ivy and mistletoe are used during Christmas to symbolize everlasting life.
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loldotcom		#5	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 02:15:09	I don't think I can top Shugie's entry, but here is a sample of the kfs version of Night Before Christmas poem: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the kfs site Not a creature was stirring, not even Shelley The posts were put in threads in the site with care, In hopes that our kd soon would look there. ha ha ha ha
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mintjelly123		#6	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 02:43:06	Ho Ho Ho Scrappy that's Fabulous !!
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beppy		#7	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 04:27:09	Hey lol, That's a great one. Sounds like we have a poet in our midst's.
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loldotcom		#8	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 04:36:18	I am so flattered you two! Thank you! Here is verse two: The kfs members were all snug in their beds, While visions of kd danced in their heads. And kd on her motorbike and I on the back Had just rattled my brains for this much needed nap! Last Edited By: loldotcom 05/12/10 04:40:17. Edited 1 time.
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mintjelly123		#9	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 05:54:31	Eagerly anticipating verse 3. Hope santa comes down the chimney with a sack full of kd concert tickets !
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beppy		#10	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 07:36:29	....and more....
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Abstorch		#11	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 13:12:44	Little langsters bright-eyed are writing their list For when Santa comes."Please don't let me be missed." A nice shiny disc that is called, Sing It Loud Will make Christmas jolly and us all so proud. Dear Santa will just have to say, "Be not sad What you desire is good and not bad But patience is needed to wait until spring When the Easter Bunny not I, that will bring." So all little langsters both near and both far Tap on their keyboards and hope that the star Will gladden the hearts of Kennedyflairs in good time With music superb and a voice that's sublime. Last Edited By: Abstorch 07/12/10 17:12:19. Edited 2 times.
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fruitcake		#12	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 16:09:13	oh, i love the easter bunny! from our friend skwiddly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
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Abstorch		#13	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 16:42:16	Sadly this has never happened anywhere I have been.
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shugie		#14	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 19:23:01	Wow, such a great video Fruitcake!!! It gave me chills.....I wish I'd been there to see it in person. And LOL, you are such a talented story teller!!!!!!!!!! Oh and this poem is good too!!!! Bahahahahahaha TeeHeeHee!!
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Feisty	Thrilled!	#15	[url]	[-]
05/12/10 21:08:08	I was tickled to find such good responses coming into this Christmas thread of late! It's nice to discover we have a few resident kfs poets amongst us...it was a pleasure to see this thread finally come alive! And I have decided to host a December Chat after all --as a result of all this enthusiasm lately so stay on the look out for my December Chat post!
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Deb2008		#16	[url]	[-]
06/12/10 04:45:18	Hello, I am a bit late arriving here, but great idea Feisty! I love Christmas stuff! I had an idea. Perhaps we could do our own Twelve Days Of Christmas-kd lang style? Different posters can add to the it until it is truly "langified." Just cross out the original line and add you own, with a (or something) so we know which line is next? The finished version could be underneath? I'll start it off on a new thread,so as not to crowd this one, link is Here .. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... A Partridge in a Pear Tree. A skylark perched in a Maple tree. Continued Here Last Edited By: Deb2008 06/12/10 04:56:26. Edited 4 times.
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beppy		#17	[url]	[-]
06/12/10 09:41:01	Great poem Abs. Also thank you to fruitcake for the vid.
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Feisty	Christmas Card Tradition	#18	[url]	[-]
06/12/10 19:30:18	Our family had a Christmas card tradition that went like this: At the end of December before the New Year, all the Christmas cards would be taken down and put together in what we called a "prayer" bowl. Each month, our family would draw out one card from the bowl, and whoever or what family's card we drew we would pray for them and send a note of friendship or encouragement or call them on the phone just to talk. If the card we drew was for a local family or friend, we would pay them a visit taking a homemade pie or cookies with us. This way the good feelings of Christmas can extend throughout the year and the recipients were always pleasantly surprised.
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JaffaWoo		#19	[url]	[-]
07/12/10 09:40:55	From Annie Lennox's Christmas Album. I think it will become a classic.
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beppy		#20	[url]	[-]
07/12/10 10:15:12	Great one JaffaWoo. I enjoyed that. Thank you. Feisty, that would have been a real enjoyment. Thank you for telling us. Last Edited By: beppy 07/12/10 10:18:38. Edited 1 time.
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