christmas

Neil Oliver holds forth on the various symbols from varying cultures that came together into this magical season

As we head into the Christmas weekend, Religion For Breakfast has a nice seasonal episode up this week, looking at the whole question of whether Jesus really was born in Bethlehem. Short answer is, most likely not. While some scholars argue it is possible, most find it more likely that the...

Less than a month until Christmas so I think it safe to get the holiday tunes spinning. Religious or secular, they're all welcome. Hound+Fox have a deluxe edition of their holiday album out that includes this rendition of the Carol of the Bells. Guesting are the O'Neill Sisters. And the Mel...

Saw this column in the Globe today (well, it was published yesterday but I read it today) and thought WC2 might enjoy it. It's a Muslim who grew up in Canada reflecting on Christmas and how he sees it in his spiritual and cultural context. I’m Muslim, and the Christmas spirit moves me It...

Good morning! Christmas Day 2018 has arrived! A day of merriment, joy, mirth and cheer. Merry Christmas to everyone here at Wondercafe2! Merry, Merry Christmas!

Which is your preference? Personally, I prefer natural but all the ones I've seen thus far here in Korea have been artificial.

I have memories of my Mom's Christmas baking, the smell of cooking, the work she did to get the best buy for all of her ingredients. When my sister was coming for 3 days, I asked if she wanted to do christmas baking with my son's partner for a day. I like spending time with folks doing rather...

It's a bit early but I saw this absolutely adorable video and couldn't resist using it to get our Christmas music thread booted up. Giorgio Michael is the eldest of the three children of Gianni and Sarah of Walk Off the Earth, and the band all appear in the video (Santa is one of them) hence...

I need to figure things out for sure, but it looks like we will be coming home Christmas Day. I'm feeling annoyed, as I have always said no travel on the 24th and 25th (between houses is one thing, between cities is not my idea of a good Christmas Day). Chemguy is feeling set on sleeping in his...

One month today is Boxing Day, so I think it's safe to get the annual WonderChristmas music thread going. I'm not going to split sacred and secular this year, but if someone feels there should be a separate thread for the religious stuff, go for it. To get things going, a couple that came to my...