“Christmas in July reminds me of a July around 1953 when I was in high school. The Korean war was going on and some captured American soldiers had sent letters from their POW camp to a local radio station. The letters requested certain Christmas songs be played and dedicated to their families and friends. The letters had been mailed well before Christmas that year, however, had not been delivered until the following July. The DJ at the station dedicated a…
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Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. OLD CHRISTMAS written by Jim Casada Like everyone I knew as a…
Sending wishes for a very Merry Christmas to each of you from all of us here at Blind Pig and…
Granny (on right) and her sister Geneaive The other evening I stopped by Granny’s after work like I usually do.…
“Joy to the World!” is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Who couldn’t be inspired by those hopeful peppy cheerful…
Bob Grove performing a dramatic reading of “The Christmas Carol” at John C. Campbell Folk School “The Christmas Carol” written…
“In third grade, my teacher, James Keener, had a big Christmas program. We called him “Teacher Jim,” and he had…
“Other days they went to certain ridges where the mistletoe was known to grow in the bare branches of oak…
“A old Packard was our wagon. The biggest overstretched socks that we could find to take with us. Mom packed a…
Over the years I’ve used a star or an Angel for our Christmas tree topper. The Deer Hunter usually brings…