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Local Sponsors Place Your Message Here Christmas Gifts : Advent Calendars 209 clicks since 14-Nov-2002 Christmas Gifts : Candles 90 clicks since 14-Nov-2002 Coca-Cola and Christmas In 1931, the Coca-Cola Company commissioned Chicago illustrator Haddon Sundblom to develop the image of a human-like Santa Claus, based on the positive public response to a magazine advertisement for Coca-Cola depicting such a character that appeared in late 1930. Prior to Sundblom's first rendition in 1931, people envisioned Santa Claus as leprechaun-like, or as a queer mixture of a gnome and a bishop. Over the next third of a century, Sundblom's Santa would be embraced by the public worldwide, and become a holiday tradition. 192 clicks since 19-Dec-2001 How Christmas Works - The Complete Guide to Christmas Traditions! For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year! But have you ever wondered where all of those traditions like Santa and Rudolf come from? Find out! 203 clicks since 19-Dec-2001 NORAD Tracks Santa Website On Christmas Eve, children want answers to the age-old question about Santa Claus."When is he coming?" The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will answer this and many other questions on its comprehensive, six-language Santa tracking website at www.noradsanta.org. All site material, including the live tracking event, will be available in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Children may also call (719) 474-3980 for a personal Santa update from U.S. and Canadian NORAD Personnel. Click here to see where Santa is right now. 175 clicks since 24-Dec-2001 Royal Danish Embassy : Holidays and Festivals in Denmark The main festival of the year in Denmark is Christmas. Danes celebrate Christmas Eve which is on December 24 and prolong the Christmas through December 25 and 26. 134 clicks since 14-Nov-2002 Smithsonian : Christmas Trees in the Nation's Capitol, To help celebrate the holiday season, and say "Thank You" to our customers and friends, we are pleased present a page of photographs of``Christmas Trees in the Nation's Capitol, and four traditional Christmas classics as well as links to Chanukah and Kwansaa holiday sites. 518 clicks since 2-Dec-1999 The Official Kwanzaa Web Site As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world`` African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means`` to be African and human in the fullest sense. Given the profound significance Kwanzaa has for`` African Americans and indeed, the world African community, it is imperative that an authoritative`` source and site be made available to give an accurate and expansive account of its origins,`` concepts, values, symbols and practice...Read More 395 clicks since 12-Dec-1999 University of Virginia : A Christmas Carol UVA's Electronic Text Center has done a wonderful electronic version of Charles Dicken's classic. ``'Bah!' said Scrooge, 'Humbug!' 176 clicks since 25-Nov-1999
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