Christmas Tag

VIDEO: Hillsdale College Choir Performs ‘O Holy Night’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2021 1 Comment

“Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel voices!”...

Biden Falsely Proclaims The ‘Much-Predicted’ Christmas Supply Chain Crisis ‘Didn’t Occur’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 24, 2021 25 Comments

Perhaps even more insultingly, that same day, White House press secretary Jen Psaki literally declared that "we've saved Christmas"...

Elementary School Bans Jingle Bells As Having “The Potential To Be Controversial Or Offensive”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 24, 2021 11 Comments

"I am actually quite shocked the school would remove the song from the repertoire."...

Emory University Says Frat House Not Allowed to Hang Christmas Wreath on its Door

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 19, 2021 10 Comments

"Since this is the second violation of the policy, an incident report will be submitted to the Office of Student Conduct"...

French Police Arrest Jihadists Plotting Christmas Stabbing Attack

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 09, 2021 11 Comments

"Islamist literature and Islamic State propaganda was found during the arrests."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfelwZgGE8

Eleventh Day of Christmas – Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, First American-Born Saint

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2021 4 Comments

We celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, America's first saint, on January 4th, which is the eleventh day of Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqlBWjTsBPg

Tenth Day of Christmas: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 03, 2021 0 Comments

On January 3rd, the tenth day of Christmas, is the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This feast day went away after Vatican II. It came back in 2002 during the revision of the Roman Missal thanks to Pope John Paul II.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxN4WpaCcU

Ninth Day of Christmas: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzus

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 02, 2021 4 Comments

The ninth day of Christmas, which is January 2, belongs to two important 4th century Christians, who happened to be friends: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDtxj-SNKOc

Eighth Day of Christmas – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 01, 2021 5 Comments

January 1, the eighth day of Christmas, belongs to Mary. No, not me. St. Mary the Virgin, mother of Jesus Christ, Queen of Heaven and Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnqMXlwMKM

Seventh Day of Christmas – New Year’s Eve and Feast of St. Sylvester

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 31, 2020 3 Comments

I am combining the sixth and seventh day of Christmas in this post. I am sorry I missed the 29th, but something came up and I got busy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdWrJ5I5X0

Fifth Day of Christmas – Feast of St. Thomas Becket

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 29, 2020 7 Comments

Thomas Becket was a best friend to King Henry II. Rumor had it that Becket had a grander vision of life than Henry did, "a taste for magnificence." But that all changed when Henry made Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury. It not only chilled their friendship but ended Becket's life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTv3sZCWIPs

Fourth Day of Christmas – Day of the Holy Innocents

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 28, 2020 5 Comments

According to Catholic resources, the fourth day of Christmas, December 28, is for commemorating and remembering the souls lost during the Massacre of Holy Innocents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zzttXGcHk

Third Day of Christmas: St. John the Apostle, Disciple and Friend of Jesus

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 27, 2020 2 Comments

On December 27 we recognize the feast of St. John the Apostle, a disciple and close friend of Jesus. Like St. Stephen, whose feast day is the day after Christ's birthday, there is a legit reason for St. John's feast day so close to the 25th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUbDebJrVA

Second Day of Christmas: St. Stephen’s Day, the First Christian Martyr

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 26, 2020 6 Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful first day of Christmas. On December 26, the second day of Christmas, we celebrate St. Stephen, who is the first Christian martyr and one of the first deacons of the Church.

Nashville: RV Broadcast Warning Before Christmas Day Bomb Explosion

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 26, 2020 27 Comments

On Christmas morning, an RV broadcasting a bomb warning was discovered in downtown Nashville. Police were on the scene responding to gunshot reports and quickly leapt into action, evacuating nearby buildings, and doubtlessly saving lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSJ-4TaI0eg&feature=emb_title

Christmas Eve wildfire rages around San Diego area’s Camp Pendleton

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2020 6 Comments

A wildfire is raging on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County triggered evacuation orders early Christmas Eve.

Do You Know the Original Lyrics of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”?

Posted by Leah M. Baldacci, Esq. on December 25, 2020 15 Comments

Merry Christmas Legal Insurrection Readers! During my childhood, my maternal grandmother heavily influenced my current love for American Musicals. When my family would visit my grandparents in central Maine, I would would watch her many VHS tapes of Shirley Temple, Rogers & Hammerstein, and Judy Garland musicals.

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