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Archive for the tag 'Christmas'
Filed under Books
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
I have just finished reading this charming book. For a few years after it came out, I read it each December as an advent calendar (it has 24 chapters). That lapsed in the last few years because things were a little hectic and December always runs away with me, but this year I made [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 24th 2011
Filed under This & That
Oh Christmas Tree
A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (die Tanne) or Christmas tree (der Weihnachtsbaum). Although most Christmas trees today are Fichten (spruce) rather than Tannen, the qualities of the evergreen have inspired musicians to write several “Tannenbaum” songs in German over the years. The best known version (above) was penned in 1824 by [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2011
Final Glimpse of York
My final post showing the journey of my weekend in York brings us nicely to the festive season.
The National Trust shop was stocked up with it’s Christmas goods. I made one small purchase… Keep Calm at Christmas
People act really weird at Christmas time! What other time of year do you sit in [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2011
