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The Story of Christmas and Santa

Christmas, Santa, Nicholas, Santa Claus.

Outline: Ask any child about what happens at Christmas and they will you about "Santa", this "Santa" is very symbolic of Christmas.

Santa Claus alias Father Christmas and Saint Nicholas appears at "Yuletide" along with Christmas Trees and presents.

Nicholas is lived in southern Turkey, then Asia Minor, during the first half of the fourth century, but nothing was recorded about his life until more than two hundred and fifty years after his death.

Historical facts reveal that Jesus did not use the word Christianity.

The message of Jesus was to call people back to the religion of Abraham and Moses from which they had gone astray.

SANTA CLAUS - The spirit of Christmas - by Richard Clark

Santa, god, Lord, unto.

Outline: I was saved by the grace of God, a month before then on Thanksgiving when I trusted the LORD Jesus as my Saviour and had not yet read the many passages in the word of God that condemn this sort of thing.

And it also says: "Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him."

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation!"

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

NORAD tracking Santa Claus Christmas Eve
http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1997/n19971224_971639.html

Santa, North American, NORAD, Cheyenne Mountain.

Outline: -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command's annual Christmas tradition of tracking the progress of Santa Claus as he makes his way around the world on Christmas Eve has entered a fifth decade and will continue again this year.

However, at Santa's personal request, NORAD will now post Santa tracking information on the Internet besides providing the traditional live updates from NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Command Center located here.

Based on historical data, NORAD anticipates visual identification of Santa in North American airspace beginning at approximately 10 pm EST.

NORAD's predecessor, Continental Air Defense Command, also located in Colorado Springs, started the tradition after a local store's advertisement for children to call Santa on a special hot line included a misprinted telephone number.

History Channel - Christmas
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/christmas/santa.html

Nicholas, saint, popularity, poor.

Outline: The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.

It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey.

One of the best known of the St. Nicholas stories is that he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married.

Over the course of many years, Nicholas's popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors.

By the Renaissance, St. Nicholas was the most popular saint in Europe.

WELS - NL features - Santa Claus Article

Christmas, Santa Claus, Nicholas, parent.

Outline: Armed with the background of Santa Claus, we can use the true story of St. Nicholas to help support the Christian aspects of Christmas.

Today's Christmas is an event that has every parent holding an overspent credit card, every pastor dealing with a subject that's lost its first surprise, every child clutching a sticky candy cane, every person seeing Christmas as a "holidaze"--every Christian lamenting that the birth of Jesus is eclipsed by nutcrackers, Santa Claus, and a wish list.

Perhaps, armed with the background of Santa Claus, we can use the true story of St. Nicholas and the myth to help support the Christian aspects of Christmas.

Fishing Santa - Christmas: Animated Product - Holiday Animation

Christmas, Tree, Collectibles, lights.

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Santa Claus Through the Ages - from Aristotle - Christmas 1998

Santa, Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus.

Outline: This Christmas Eve, Santa will travel around the world delivering presents just as he has done through the ages.

All over the United States, children will go to sleep dreaming of a Santa Claus with a big belly, a soft white beard, little glasses, and a red and white suit.

In other parts of the world, though, Santa has a different name and style.

Click on a Santa below and the jolly old fellow will tell you all about himself!

The Spirit of Christmas - Santa Claus - Ascension Research Center
http://www.ascension-research.org/christms.html

Christmas, Spirit, heart, elementals.

Outline: "The Spirit of Christmas is a Being of great, great Light and Buddhic attainment.

"Remember the heart of a child -- your child, yourself -- thinking about the coming of Santa and how He would enter the house, and how you would leave Him cookies and milk and perhaps even a snack for the reindeer.

Santa might be a modern version of Three Wise Men coming to bear the gifts of old -- wise elementals who realize, no matter what the outer manifestation, the celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ must be that each member of the elemental kingdom brings a gift to some child of God.

Santa Claus & The History and Customs of Christmas

Christmases, Jesus, Lord, unto.

Outline: The American writer Washington Irving contributed to the concept of St Nicholas as a laughing holiday figure, and in 1822, Clement Moore composed his 'Visit from St. Nicholas' ("Twas the night before Christmas") with its noted description.

2. Jesus lives in the Sides of the North.

And lo, the smooth voiced TV announcer came upon them and the glories of many fine possessions shown round about them, and they were sore afraid they would not be able to buy all the things their families wanted.

And the TV announcer said unto them, "Fear not, for I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all fathers and mothers and children and relatives.

Welcome To The Annual NORAD Tracks Santa Website!

Santa, Air Force Band, NORAD, track Santa.

Outline: Make sure that you have all the plug-ins needed for your browser to track Santa on Christmas Eve.

This year NORAD has released newly acquired photos of Santa captured over the past 40 years!

About This Site This year's Santa tracking is brought to you by the team of: NORAD, Analytical Graphics, Inc., America Online, Globelink International Services, Etheriel Web Marketing, and Ampersand Creative.

A Quick Web History See what NORAD has done over the past couple of years tracking Santa online.

Christmas Music The United States Air Force Band of the Rockies from Colorado Springs, The United States Air Force Band of Middle America, and the Royal Canadian Artillery Band from Edmonton, Alberta, bring you Web music for the holidays.

Christmas Around the World

Christmas, traditions, celebrations, meaning.

Outline: The Elves have helped Santa find a few sites featuring great information about how different countries and cultures celebrate the Christmas season.

Christmas in New York City -- Take a virtual tour through New York Christmas celebrations.

Christmas Pride -- Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in a variety of languages.

Christmas Eternal -- the meaning and history behind Christmas customs, viewed from a Christian perspective.

Christ in Christmas -- links to mainly Catholic-oriented sites featuring advent calendars, carols, children's sites, liturgy, stories, and traditions.

A World Wide Christmas Calander -- a neat world-wide advent calander with pictures from around the world and descriptions of various countries' traditions.

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Ages 5-8. This sweet holiday tale, originally published in Switzerland, crosses cultural boundaries. Oliver, a poor boy, hears about Santa Claus for the first time and wonders why Santa has never brought him a present.

A Letter to Santa Claus

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