With the proper mindset, Christmas can be a wonderful time. Regardless
of whether or not you are Christian, this time of year can be seen as a
celebration of life, togetherness and family which has no equal anywhere
else on the calendar.
The web is a wonderful way for people to communicate with each other,
and Christmas is an excellent excuse to begin talking. Why not send an
email to old forgotten friends wishing them a happy holiday. Better yet,
I'm sure your favorite ecard site has Christmas themed cards ready to be
sent.
There are literally thousands of sites which contain just about
everything Christmas related that you could possibly imagine. A short list
is included here for your pleasure. At the bottom are references to a few
of the really huge lists of Christmas links: be warned, though, that these
will eat up an entire day (at a minimum) of surfing fun.
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Join A Real.... North Pole Expedition
http://www.north-pole-expeditions.com/
- Got a few thousand dollars? Then how about booking a flight to the
North Pole? At first I thought this was a joke, but perhaps it's real.
If anyone goes on a trip via this group, let me know how it turns out!
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North Pole Expedition
http://www.northpole-expeditions.com/
- Pretty cool site all about recent expeditions to the North Pole.
- Santa's
Workshop
http://www.santas-workshop.org/
- If you want to find out something about Santa and his elves, then
check out this site. They have a "live elf cam" which is very
entertaining, pictures that can be printed and colored with crayons,
recipes, quizzes and tons of other great activities.
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North Pole
http://www.northpole.com/Village.html
- Now this is cool. It's a gift store but the site is put together so
well that it is extremely entertaining. They have used Flash to create a
wonderful, fun-filled virtual tour through the North Pole. I had a great
time, although I didn't purchase anything.
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Santa's House
http://santas-workshop.8m.com/index.html
- Take a virtual tour of Santa's house. Look into Mrs. Claus's kitchen
and see what she's cooking today. Nice graphics - a short but fun web
site.
- NORAD Santa
Tracking
http://www.noradsanta.org/
- A yearly tradition for decades. NORAD (North American Air Defense
Command) uses it's early warning detection system to track the exact
location of Santa on Christmas Eve. This is displayed for all to see on
their web site, along with glimpses of his sleigh from satellites and
fighter jets.
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Wrap Art
http://www.boakart.com/wrap/WrapArt.html
- Have some fun with gift wrapping.
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Printable Gift Tags
http://www.pattyboothe.com/Promo/ChristmasFun/Assortedtags/index.html
- More gift tags.
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Kitchen Gift Tags
http://busycooks.about.com/library/graphics/gifttags.htm
- Gift tags specially designed for food gifts.
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Printable Stationary
http://www.geocities.com/prettyprints/papersets.html
- Want some Christmas stationary (labels, lined paper, etc)? Here is a
great selection which you can print on your own printer.
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Yes, Virgina, There is a Santa Claus!
http://www.lowefamilychristmas.com/virginia.htm
- When your children ask if there really is a Santa Claus, print out
this article and read it to them! The question is answered perfectly.
- Santa Lady
http://www.santalady.com/
- Want a "Custom Olde World Santa Doll"? You can get one here! This
lady has put together a wonderful site, featuring a famous history of
Santa.
- Santa Claus
http://www.santaclaus.com/
- A site featuring Santa - just about everything you ever wanted to
know.
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Christmas Clip Art
http://webclipart.about.com/library/Xmas/blclip15a.htm
- Need some clip art for your Christmas web site? Check out this
collection! It may have just what you want.
- Christmas.Com
http://christmas.com/
- Want to learn about christmas? Here is a site with just about
everything you'd ever want, including a gift store.
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Merry Christmas
http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/
- More information about Christmas. A great site just for fun.
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Yahoo's Christmas Links
- Visit here for thousands of links to Christmas sites.
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DMOZ Chrismtas links
http://dmoz.org/Society/Holidays/Christmas/
- Another list of Christmas related links; hundreds of them.
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SirLinksALot Christmas Links
http://www.sirlinksalot.net/christmas.html
- Lots and lots of links to Christmas related sites.
- (This article was inspired by an email from Jamie Swafford of
Heart Of Gold).
Unless otherwise noted, all photos and text is Copyright © Richard G Lowe, Jr.