Many people celebrate the holiday, but few know the history of why people have Christmas trees as part of the décor. Having trees as part of Christmas did not begin as an American custom. The practice of setting up a Christmas tree first began as early as the 1500s as a German custom but the idea wasn’t widely accepted in the beginning. Many areas of Germany didn’t start celebrating the Christmas holidays with a tree until the […]
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There aren’t many shopping days left to buy gifts for all of your loved ones and sometimes shopping can be quite a chore if you don’t have any ideas what to get. There are some top for 2014 that are in demand, which can take the headache out of picking out just the right gift for any age group. It’s amazing just how much technology grows and changes from one year to the next. Video games never […]
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Everyone has different tastes in decorating for the holidays, right down to the lights. No matter what type of Christmas lights you enjoy putting up, your choices are no longer the same as they used to be. Now you have a wider selection to choose from, better value and the kind of lights that give your home a soft, romantic holiday glow or ones that can light up the night and make your home a masterpiece in […]
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Everyone loves the thought of an elegant holiday, but without a background in Christmas decorating, it’s hard to know exactly how to go about making your own holiday have that elegant look. With the tips listed below, you can have the kind of décor you’ve always wanted. Elegance equals unity. This is where many people go wrong when decorating for Christmas. They simply use too many colors – and while that might turn out to be eye […]
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