DGreetings and Christmas - Part1

“It’s time to dress Christmas tree and eat lots of cake,
It’s time to write to Santa about wishes we make,
Let’s fill our hearts with Christmas spirit and
Thank the Lord as He sent His Son for our sake.”

Christmas is approaching quickly, and every heart and home is filled with enthusiasm. Everyone wants to make the holiday memorable and special, and if you’re looking for unique ideas about how to do so, then you’re in the right place. At Dgreetings, Christmas cheer is in full swing. We not only have a wide selection of Christmas ecards for everyone on your list, we also have plenty of gift ideas, party ideas, invitations, and more.

Christmas Cards
Our cards cover every Christmas category imaginable, from the traditional and religious, to a dance party with Santa and his reindeer. We have cards for your parents, your kids, and even your dog – any theme, any reason, any sentiment, you can find it here.







Christmas Carols
Of course it’s not Christmas without singing! We’ve got several of the classic favorites available in our carols section, for you to sing along with and share with your friends.

Also check : Christmas Messages and Christmas & New year Greetings

How Santa Found His Home in the North Pole

“You better watch out!
Better not cry!
Better not pout!
I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town.”

-J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie

Every year when Christmas comes around, kids eagerly wait for Santa Claus. They look forward to the gifts he brings each Christmas Eve. Of course, everyone knows he lives in the North Pole, and he’s always busy, busy, busy. Sometimes he’s busy making toys in his workshop, assisted by hundreds of little elves. Other times, he’s busy getting his reindeer ready for their big Christmas Eve flight. Yes, Santa’s home is a busy, magical place for kids and parents alike. But do you know where Santa came from? And how he came to live in the North Pole in the first place? Well then, read on for the amazing story behind Santa and his home!

Santa’s Early Years
Did you know Santa Claus wasn’t always named “Santa Claus”? Nope. Way back in the 4^th Century (more than 1,700 years ago!), a Greek Christian bishop named Saint Nicholas of Myra started giving generously to the less fortunate – especially during the hard winter months. After his death, people that he had helped started telling tales of a Sinterklaas – a good saint – who would leave gifts for those in need. Like Santa, no one ever saw him do it. And like Santa, Sinterklaas could fly and visit all the houses in the world in one night. But no one knew where he went after Christmas, or what he did for the rest of the year.

Santa Moves to the North Pole

In the early 1800s, America was a new, exciting country, and boats and boats of immigrants sailed over, to start new lives and new families. But come Christmas, who would give presents to the children? Who would spread Christmas cheer with a merry, “Ho-ho-ho!”? Well, Sinterklass would! But a new start in a new country also meant a new name – Santa Claus. It was also in America that Santa first got his famous sleigh and reindeer.

But people were still curious about the jolly old elf, and so in 1866, a cartoonist named Thomas Nast set out to answer their questions. He drew pictures about Santa’s life, including his home. Thomas said that Santa lived in the North Pole – a cold and snowy place – but that he had a big workshop and lots of elves to help him out.

Santa as We Know Him Today

Over the years, more artists and writers have added their stories of Santa Claus to the mix. Santa got married to Mrs. Claus in 1889. And Rudolph joined the reindeer team, to help out Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, and Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, in 1939.

But no matter how many changes Santa has gone through over the years, one thing has always remained the same. Every year, after all the little children have gone to bed, Santa visits them one-by-one. He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice, and he knows if you’ve been naughty or nice. Santa Claus is coming to town!

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Christmas Tree Lights

Christmas tree lights are sometimes also known as twinkle lights or fairy lights. They are wisps of electric lights that are used to beautify Christmas trees during the season of Christmas. Christmas tree lights are available in a vast range of shapes, styles and scintillating colors. These lights not only adorn your Christmas tree but also add a gleaming beauty to your home. The beautiful color of joy and brightness enhances in your home with these lights. In the following page, you will find a good deal of information about these lights for Christmas tree. Read and be beneficent.

History of Christmas Tree Lights
The use of Christmas tree lights started in the middle of the 17th century. At that time little candles were attached to the ends of tree branches with pins and wax. In 1882 the American custom of using electric lights commenced. It came into vogue when an associate of Thomas Edison, Edward Johnson hand-wired 80 white, blue and red bulbs and wound them around a gyratory evergreen tree. Then, President Grover Cleveland in 1895 set up a lighted Christmas tree in the White House and the common public started noticing it. So the tradition began. At the beginning of the past century, stores began putting up huge illuminated trees to magnetize customers. On this trend, parties of high society also followed. The credit of popularizing Christmas tree lighting is given to Albert Sadacca.

Kinds of Christmas Tree Lights

Net Lights - These lights are spread in a net like structure. You can hang them anywhere and they are very fine-looking. A starlit effect is created by these lights.

LED Lights - Approximately 60% less energy is used by these lights and they are equally beautiful. They are available in a vast variety of shapes and colors.

Rope lights - These lights are the most common and most famous of all types of lights. These lights are attached with a rope and are arranged in a particular pattern. On a tall Christmas Tree they look very beautiful. Strings and Bulbs-Strings and bulbs are another kind of lights. They are attached with a string of wires. You can select the same color strings or can opt for different colors of strings, which looks eye-catching.

Theme Lights - These lights are based on particular themes and colors, if you want to beautify your home with a specific theme then these theme lights are perfect for you.

Mini Lights - The beautiful Mini Lights belong to other variety of Christmas lights. They look very attractive. With the Christmas tree lights mentioned in the account above, decorate your home with the kind of lights you want. With these lights for Christmas tree you can add more glitter to your life. May be the fairy magic stick is your fantasy but the authentic fairy lights will be shining in your home in form of Christmas tree lights to glisten your life for the whole year.

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Christmas Eve - Enjoy at Fullest

Christmas Eve is the evening of the day before Christmas. It commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. There is a celebratory air to this evening. Christmas Eve is not a national holiday. Still, schools and other educational establishments are usually closed. People decorate their homes with seasonal decorations. Just before bedtime, many families, mostly those with children hang up stockings on the fireplace or at the end of their bed. Christmas Eve is the time to celebrate, rejoice, honor the birth of Jesus and realize the depth of the Christmas message which is love, modesty, peace and hope.

The beginning of the holiday season at the end of the year is marked with Christmas Eve. Many Christians remember the events around the birth of Jesus on this eve. As a tradition, as soon as the Christmas Eve ends and Christmas arrives, a midnight mass at church is especially attended by the Roman Catholics. Now-a-days, there are several churches that hold a church service in the early part of the Christmas Eve. Special services on Christmas Eve are also held by numerous Protestant churches. No matter whether the church is Roman Catholic or Protestant, each and every church is beautifully decorated on Christmas Eve. These decorations include presentation of a crib scene depicting the holy family, with statues representing Mother Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, the shepherds and various animals that were present in the stable where Jesus was born.

Church services on Christmas Eve hold many programs that are related to Christmas. People go to each other’s home singing carols. During the church service, the priest delivers a meaningful sermon and Christmas carols are delightfully sung. Many people donate their time to charity. Traditionally, Christmas Eve meals in America are ham or fowl. Some families like to have light meal and serve soup and crackers. Mostly people have nice sausage and cheese for delicious snacks and appetizers. People visit their friends and relatives and exchange gifts and cards.

You can browse our website-Dgreetings for ideas regarding, celebrations, gifts and the like for Christmas season. This year, grab an opportunity to take comfort in Jesus and the special gift He has given to all mankind on the Christmas Eve.

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Christmas Advent

Christmas advent is observed in several Western Christian churches. The word advent is derived from the Latin adventus, which means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’, Christians wait for coming of Jesus Christ. It begins on Advent Sunday and is the commencement of the Western liturgical year. The equivalent of Advent in Eastern churches is known as N ativity Fast. But Nativity Fast is different in observances and length. May be the Advent calendar marks the progression of the season. This practice was introduced by German Lutherans. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran calendars, Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before 25th December, the Sunday between 27th November and 3rd December inclusive. Advent includes Christmas and Epiphany and continues till Lent season begins.

Advent is not only about waiting for the Christ but also preparing for return of Jesus on the Judgment Day. In fact, the Advent season focuses on threefold coming of Christ- past, present and future. First, the Lord's modest first coming in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. Second, His present and persistent coming to us through Word and Sacrament and finally, looking forward hopefully to His second coming in glory to judge the living and the dead on the Last Day.
The four Sundays of Advent are arranged to ponder on different aspects of Christ's coming. The first Sunday deals with Christ's victorious arrival in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the second Sunday introduces the prophetic message of John the Baptist. The third Sunday emphasizes on the content of John's preaching. The final Sunday of Advent is the bridge to Christmas with its concentration to the miracle of Christ's conception in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The customary color for the season of Advent is purple. This color was used by kings to signify their royal status. Purple also indicates the repentance of God's people as they await the arrival of their Lord. Recently, some churches have adopted blue as the Advent color. It represents hope, belief and heaven. In art and iconography, blue is also associated to Virgin Mary.
Famous symbol used during Advent season is the Advent Wreath. It consists of a circle of evergreen branches set around four candles. The evergreen circle represents the everlasting life that Christ has won for all believers. The burning candles signify the coming of Christ as the light of the world. Advent candles can vary in colors. Customarily, three purple candles and one rose-colored or pink candle are used. Starting from the first Advent Sunday, each candle is lit on each succeeding Sunday.

During Advent season, the church contemplates the wonder of God’s mercy and love in Jesus Christ. Christians prepare themselves for the coming of the Lord by exercising the Advent disciplines. The seven short evening prayers that are by tradition chanted are Great O Antiphons. They are chanted during Advent worship from the 17th to the 23rd of December. They are a part of the regular devotions of many churches nowadays.

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