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Holiday Blessings We Can Count

Greg Splashin' McShea — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:10:54 +0000

During the Christmas season, many reflect on how thankful we are for what we have. Recently, I found a slip of paper in a book at home that someone gave me entitled, "Holiday Blessings". There is no author on this little essay, but I thought I would share with you the thoughts written on that crinkly paper that I found.

How Did The Whole Mistletoe Thing Come About?

Greg Splashin' McShea — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:07:31 +0000

We all know the mistletoe drill, stand under it and you get a kiss. Now, where did this custom come about, and just what is mistletoe? Has anyone ever grown the stuff in their garden? According to Wikipedia: Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi-parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. These [...]

My Favorite Holiday TV Commercials

Greg Splashin' McShea — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:00:39 +0000

One thing I miss about the old VHS recorder in the Greg "Splashin'" McShea household is playing all of the holiday TV shows I taped over the years. We used to watch those holiday shows every year, commercials and all. One year, when I recorded "A Charlie Brown Christmas" off the TV network, there was a very cute TV commercial for McDonald's.

Here We Go A Wassailing

Greg Splashin' McShea — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:10:49 +0000

During the Christmas holiday season, a phrase may come up in song, “Here We Go A Wassailing”, which always had me asking, “What’s wassailing”? For that matter, “What’s wassail”? Glad I asked. Last week, we had a conversation about egg nog on Big Frog 104, and today, let’s talk wassail. According to Wikipedia: “The word [...]

Egg Nog Season Is Here

Greg Splashin' McShea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:10:30 +0000

During the holidays, one beverage seems to pop up more than others…egg nog. It’s funny how we drink soft drinks, juices, beer, wine – you name it, year round, but egg nog only gets poured from Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Year’s . So, what exactly is egg nog, and why is it only associated [...]

Christmas Memories With Sugarland

Matt Herkimer — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:28:05 +0000

Tis the season to be jolly and Sugarland has a lot to be jolly about. Sell-out concerts, a new hit CD, TV specials and more. They, like all of us, have their own special Christmas memories.The Christmas CD, “Green and Gold” is in stores now.