History Of Christmas

Christmas is around the corner and lots of family are making arrangements for christmas celebration. To some people who are not christians might wonder what is christmas all about, now lets get things straight according to wikipedia, Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25, as a religious and cultural celebration by billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night.

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world’s nations, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it.

I guess with this piece from wikipedia you now understand what christmas is all about. The early Christian community made a distinction between determining the date of Jesus’ birth and celebrating it liturgically. The actual commemoration of Jesus’ birth took a long time to come. During the first two centuries of Christianity, there was tremendous hostility to commemorating martyrs’ or, for that matter, Jesus’ birthdays. People all across the world have been celebrating it for two millennia with religious and secular rituals and practices. Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the foundation of their faith, on Christmas Day. Exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, and visiting church are all popular traditions.

Now that we have understand what christmas is all about, how about listing up some christmas tree ideas to make your christmas an unforgetable experience.

Christmas Tree

Here we are going to list out some christmas trees ideas to make your christmas a memorable one. I hope you enjoy this piece, sit tight and read through.

1.Grandmillenial Glamour Christmas Tree

Vintage glass bead garlands, cross-stitched decorations, and velvet bows are used as a topper and on pastel-wrapped presents on a flocked Christmas tree. We recommend you try this one out for christmas

 

2. Citrus Ornaments Christmas Tree

Christmas is the season for showcasing your home’s best features. While some people choose conventional colors like green, crimson, or gold, others prefer to be different. Citrus decorations are really popular right now. It makes the house smell wonderful and may also be made with leftovers.

 

3. Hay Bale Christmas Tree

Hay bales stacked together produce a stunning—and totally unique—Christmas tree. A Lone Star topper and a few basic string lights complete this cowboy-approved concept.

 

4. Gold Bows Christmas Tree

Even on smaller trees, giant bows make a grand impact. Their gold tones also offer a bit of glitz and glam.

 

5. Elegant Green And Red Christmas Tree

Without overpowering the rest of your home, a beautiful Christmas tree will create a rich, welcome atmosphere. Timeless Red, green, and gold are the colors of the rainbow.

Now we have listed relatively some few Christmas trees to make your Christmas celebration a memorable one, now we are going to listen some Christmas carol songs for you to enjoy during Christmas celebration.

Christmas Songs

This compilation has something for everyone, whether you enjoy original Christmas songs or pop adaptations of timeless classics. All of those Christmas radio stations will fall short against your holly jolly playlist so we have compiled some lists of Christmas songs for you

 

1.O Holy Night

Adolphe Adam penned the evergreen Christmas carol song titled “O Holy Night” in 1847.

The music was originally issued under the name ‘Cantique de Noel’ and was set to a French poem called ‘Minuit, chrétiens’ (Midnight, Christians). Adam Adolphe was a composer and music critic from France who specialized in operas and ballets. ‘O Holy Night’ is one of his most well-known pieces, alongside the opera Giselle (1841).

 

2. Silent Night

The song Silent Night was Originally composed in German in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr, ‘Stille Nacht’ was translated to English in 1859. The carol was sung simultaneously by English and German troops during the 1914 Christmas ceasefire during World War I.

The carol “Silent Night” has a lovely backstory. The song is said to have been played for the first time on Christmas Eve in 1818, barely a few hours after it was written. Because his church’s organ was broken, Austrian priest Joseph Mohr was in desperate need of music for the midnight service which led to the composing of the Christmas song silent night.

 

3. Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Theologically, most of the carols we sing every christmas have a long history unknown to many of us, and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” is no exception. It was written by Charles Wesley, a Methodist preacher and hymn writer from England. With the opening line “Hark, how the welkin (heaven) rings,” the poem first published in Hymns and Sacred Poems in 1739.

George Whitefield who is Wesley’s student and ultimately a partner, added some paragraphs to the carol he added a text into the song we know today, he added the expression “newborn King”.

 

4. Joy to the World

The popular christmas carol song “Joy to the World” was penned by an English Christian pastor and writer named Isaac Watts, whose hallowed lyrics were inspired by Psalm 98 in the Bible.

Isaac Watts, according to Church history, was one of the most prolific and well-known hymn writers. His most renowned work, “Joy to the World,” was inspired by chance rather than desire. Watts wrote “The Psalms of David” in 1719, which was a compilation of poems based on psalms.

 

5. Angels From the Realms of Glory

The Christmas carol song “Angels from the Realms of Glory” was written by Scottish poet James Montgomery.

It was first published in the Sheffield Iris on Christmas Eve 1816, but it was only after its publishing in the Montgomery collection The Christian Psalmist and the Religious Tract Society’s The Christmas Box or New Year’s Gift in 1825 that it began to be sung in churches.

Hope with this compilation of this list of Christmas songs you enjoy Christmas in the coming months, how about making lists of some movies to enjoy the Christmas holiday.

Christmas Movies

Over the years, Christmas has evolved to mean different things to different people, and the films featured reflect that in some way so we’ve made a list of some movies here.

 

1. The War with Grandpa

According to the storyline Grandpa is moving in with Peter’s family, something he is really excited about. That is, until Grandpa takes over Peter’s room and forces him to relocate upstairs into the frightening attic. And, despite his affection for his grandfather, he wants his room back, so he has no choice but to declare war.

 

2. Holidate

Sloane meets Jackson at a store return counter on the spur of the moment. They make an agreement that they will only meet as a couple during the holidays to make life at the very least tolerable.

They are both tired of nightmare dates (him) and meddling family (her) during the holidays, so they make an arrangement whereby they will only meet as a couple during the holidays to make life at the very least tolerable.

 

3. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Legendary toymaker Jeronicus Jangle’s (Forest Whitaker) imaginative toys burst with whimsy and enchantment in the gloriously lively hamlet of Cobbleton.

When his most prized creation is stolen by his loyal apprentice (Keegan-Michael Key), it’s up to his equally bright and innovative granddaughter (Madalen Mills) – and a long-forgotten invention – to heal old wounds and reignite the magic within.

 

4. The Christmas House

Mitchell family matriarch Phylis and patriarch Bill have summoned their two grown sons Brandon and TV star Mike home for the holidays as they work through some difficult issues.

They are hoping that by getting the family together to recreate The Christmas House, they would be able to find resolution and create a wonderful holiday for the entire family and community.

 

5. The Christmas Chronicles 2

When a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas – forever – Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus.

I hope you find this list of Christmas movies interesting, just sit back and enjoy Christmas with your family and loved ones.

 

Fun Christmas Decorations

Christmas is the ideal time to showcase your design taste and ingenuity. There are so many Christmas decorations that can bring your space to life for the holidays, whether you’re obsessed with finding the right area to hang festive lights, spotting interesting crafts to liven up your living room mantel, or settling on eye-catching table arrangements, we are going to list out some Christmas decorations for you to get ready for Christmas.

 

1. Christmas Cards

A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional Christmas celebration to transmit a variety of thoughts about Christmastide and the holiday season between people.

One amazing thing about Christmas card is that you can easily make them yourself, there are lots of videos online where you can watch and make gift cards yourself, but if you can’t do this maybe cause you don’t have such time you can as well buy Christmas cards from gift stores.

 

2. Berries Galore

Looking for a quick and easy method to elevate a plain garland? Wrap a garland in red berries to frame your door and then hang a wreath of the same design to tie the appearance together.

There are some decor experts who can help you do this, or some youtube videos might help also.

 

3. Christmas Pillow

Yeah you might wonder why pillow!! How about watching some Christmas movies or listening to a cool Christmas Carol with a well decorated Christmas pillows so you’ve got to shop for Shop for Christmas pillows too

 

4. Decorate A TableTop Tree

Christmas doesn’t get more beautiful without christmas trees around how about achieving a complete holiday look even in small areas with tabletop artificial Christmas trees you’ve got to decorate one or shop for it.

 

5. Christmas Gift Wrap

Christmas is all about having fun, giving out and receiving presents so have you learnt how to decorate your gifts? You’ve got to shop for gift wraps too and learn how to decorate a Christmas gift box.

Christmas is just some months away I hope you find our article very much helpful towards your preparation for next Christmas, do have a wonderful celebration.