Christmas Eve & Joy to the World
“Joy to the World!” is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Who couldn’t be inspired by those hopeful peppy cheerful…
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Turkey at Christmas
Gertrude Keener: We would help put on a Christmas play at church. We dressed the children up in paper dresses….
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Keeping Family in our Hearts at Christmastime
My family always had our stockings (socks) filled with a tangerine, orange and stick candy, oh how we all looked…
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From the Archives: Folklore Surrounding Christmas in Appalachia
December 22, 2016 A few weeks back I told you I’d share some Christmas folklore from one of my favorite…
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Hard Times
It was hard times back when I was a child, and when Christmas came, people enjoyed it. They really loved…
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Hurry Up And Wait
We’ve been anxiously awaiting Granny’s appointment to discuss her recent scan. We hurried over to Blairsville bright and early yesterday…
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Granny’s Christmas Mints
A week or so ago I woke up with Granny’s Christmas mints on my mind. I hadn’t eaten them in…
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Noel, a Song and a Story
The past week I shared a bittersweet story about a baby born on Christmas that was named Noel. The story…
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Dolls for Christmas
Icie Rickman: We also made dolls and gave them to each other for Christmas. We made little rag dolls, shuck…
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Selling Christmas Greenery
Galax growing behind our house Daddy was a Rock Mason, but he had the knowhow to fix anything, including electrical. One…
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Bringing Evergreens in for Christmas
I spent yesterday greening the house for Christmas. Usually the girls help me with the annual decorating, but this year…
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The Backstick
Lassie McCall: In third grade, my teacher, James Keener, had big Christmas programs. We called him “Teacher Jim,” and he…
