‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
(or A Visit from St. Nicholas)
by Clement Clarke Moore
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their …
God set in the sky a marvelous star. Astronomers have discussed for many centuries what the star must have been. Some have suggested that it was a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn. Others have said that it is a reference to an evanescent star found in Chinese literature. Others believe it might have been a comet, or a supernova.
But …
Read: Isaiah 9:6-7
When Isaiah spoke about government, he had in mind the person of a king. The king carried the burden of authority upon his shoulders as he ruled over a nation. Yet Isaiah used titles that we would not readily ascribe to kings. One of those titles was the Everlasting Father. What did he mean by it?
Another …
“Christ has come, the Light of the world. Long ages may yet elapse before
His beams have reduced the world to order and beauty, and clothed a
purified humanity with light as with a garment. But He has come:
The Revealer of the snares and chasms that lurk in darkness,
The Rebuker of every evil thing that prowls by night,
Twas the night before Christmas in Texas, you bet,
But no one’d seen Santa; he hadn’t come yet.
The chaps were all hung up, the boots neatly shined,
While out on the plains a right tough windstorm whined.
And Santa was in it, with reindeer and sleigh.
He’d blown in from Brownsville, down Mexico way.
He was squinting from dust …
At Christmas time there was a man who looked so out of place,
As people rushed about him at a hurried sort of pace.
He stared at all the Christmas lights, the tinsel everywhere,
The shopping center, Santa Claus, with children gathered near.
The mall was packed with shoppers, who were going to and fro,
Some with smiles and some …
As a result of an overwhelming lack of requests, and with research help from that renown scientific journal SPY magazine (January, 1990) – I am pleased to present the annual scientific inquiry into Santa Claus.
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these …
Materials
Drawing of a manger scene with animals, wisemen, Mary and Joseph, etc. and a small drawing of baby Jesus big enough to fit in the manger for each participant. You will also need a means for the baby to stick to the baby Jesus to the wall (i.e. pins, thumbtacks, double sided tape, or blue tack.)
Game Preparation
In …
I had the nicest Christmas list,
The longest one in town,
Till Daddy looked at it and said,
“You’ll have to cut it down.”
I knew that what he said was true
Beyond the faintest doubt,
But was amazed to hear him say,
“You’ve left your best Friend out.”
And so I scanned my list again,
And said, “Oh, that’s …
A father and daughter were out shopping for a Christmas tree. The father wanted just the right tree, and pulled out 2-3 for his daughter to consider. After several false starts, the little girl ran up to her daddy all excited, saying, “Daddy, I found the perfect tree!” She led him over to it, and to his disappointment, he saw …