christmas

<p>&quot;No room at the inn tells us that this Christ is going to be the one for all for whom there is no room&quot;.<br>If you enjoy my <a href="/tags/lectionaryprayers/" rel="tag">#LectionaryPrayers</a>- a bonus <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> sermon! Ideas for Christmas preachers, and an insight for anyone who wonders why Christians bother with those odd Christmas stories!</p><p><a href="http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/11/no-room-at-the-inn-a-sermon-for-a-christmas-eve-watchnight-service/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/11/no-room-at-the-inn-a-sermon-for-a-christmas-eve-watchnight-service/"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/11/n</span><span class="invisible">o-room-at-the-inn-a-sermon-for-a-christmas-eve-watchnight-service/</span></a></p>

<p>Long and Short Reviews is looking for guest bloggers for their Winter Blogfest: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.longandshortreviews.com/mi</span><span class="invisible">scellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/</span></a></p><p>They would like a 250-500 word guest post about winter or any winter holiday you celebrate. </p><p>The submission deadline is December 19. Click on the link above for more information.</p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/guestpost/" rel="tag">#GuestPost</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#Holidays</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/hanukkah/" rel="tag">#Hanukkah</a> <a href="/tags/wintersolstice/" rel="tag">#WinterSolstice</a> <a href="/tags/newyearseve/" rel="tag">#NewYearsEve</a> <a href="/tags/newyearsday/" rel="tag">#NewYearsDay</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>I shot a lighted boat parade in Monterey, CA last weekend. </p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> <a href="/tags/parade/" rel="tag">#parade</a> <a href="/tags/boats/" rel="tag">#boats</a></p>

<p>Taking a break! I&#x27;ll be back New Year. I wish all a Very Merry <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> / <a href="/tags/festive/" rel="tag">#festive</a> <a href="/tags/season/" rel="tag">#season</a> &amp; all the best for the <a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#NewYear</a> <a href="/tags/2026/" rel="tag">#2026</a>. Thanks all for your support. <br>Going away to visit family for XMas &amp; not back for couple weeks. <br>No need for boosts unless you wish but will not be able to catch up later! </p><p>Feel free to visit / browse my site for many images for wall art and lovely products: <a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kaye-menner.pixels.com/</a><br>or my Galleries/Collections at: <a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/galleries.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/galleries.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/galleri</span><span class="invisible">es.html</span></a></p>

<p>A cute little Robin sits on a snow covered branch, waiting for Christmas...</p><p>Robin on a snow covered branch - hand-painted watercolor:<br><a href="https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/robin-on-a-snow-covered-branch-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karenkasparartprints.com/featured/robin-on-a-snow-covered-branch-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karenkasparartprints.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/robin-on-a-snow-covered-branch-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#winter</a> <a href="/tags/snow/" rel="tag">#snow</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> <a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#trees</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/birdsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/birdart/" rel="tag">#BirdArt</a> <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelover/" rel="tag">#NatureLover</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/vogel/" rel="tag">#vogel</a> <a href="/tags/cute/" rel="tag">#cute</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/robin/" rel="tag">#robin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/dhaagaupdates/" rel="tag">#DhaagaUpdates</a> </p><p>---</p><p>Hey gang,</p><p>Long time no see! </p><p>I was not able to work a lot on <a href="/tags/dhaagaapp/" rel="tag">#DhaagaApp</a> this year.</p><p>But, I have been doing a lot of catching up this entire month.</p><p>I am slowing down on the experimentation phase and focusing on ironing out the existing modules and features.</p><p>The app will also receive official <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> support before this <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> !</p><p>Also, check out these cool app skins, which will also be included:</p>

<p>No <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> prayers from me, I&#x27;m afraid, due to illness. But I have posted prayers for the Sunday after Christmas and (a bit early), prayers for <a href="/tags/epiphany/" rel="tag">#Epiphany</a>, which will be useful if the Wise Men are a focus for Christmas <a href="/tags/worship/" rel="tag">#worship</a> <br><a href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/18/opening-prayers-for-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day-year-a/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/18/opening-prayers-for-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day-year-a/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/18/o</span><span class="invisible">pening-prayers-for-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day-year-a/</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/dhaagaupdates/" rel="tag">#DhaagaUpdates</a> v0.19.0 will be out tonight 🎉</p><p>✨ We can use <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> without any major hiccups<br>✨ Most features have been updated for <a href="/tags/atproto/" rel="tag">#atproto</a> compatibility<br>✨ We can now preview likedBy/sharedBy from the timeline itself <br>✨ In previous versions, this used to popup a sorry message</p><p>Here is a showcase of those features, as well as how to activate the <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> themes 🎄</p><p>Do keep in mind that due to licensing issues, the lite edition will lack the wallpapers.</p><p>So, use obtainium or the play store.</p>

<p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/universe/" rel="tag">#Universe</a> by Kaye Menner Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> <a href="/tags/greetingcards/" rel="tag">#greetingcards</a> &amp; lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="/tags/merrychristmas/" rel="tag">#merrychristmas</a> <a href="/tags/xmas/" rel="tag">#Xmas</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#digitalart</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/christmas-universe-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/christmas-universe-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/christmas-universe-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p>

<p>What do you mean you don&#x27;t obsessively count the number of chocolates in a tub of Celebrations every year and put the results into an Excel spreadsheet!?</p><p>Anyway, the 2025 results are in:<br>Bounty x5<br>Galaxy x5<br>Galaxy Caramel x5<br>Maltesers x5<br>Mars x9<br>Milky Way x9<br>Snickers x9<br>Twix x7</p><p>The tub itself has gone down another 50g since 2024 (100g since 2023!)</p><p>Hard to believe that I used to give this content to Zuckerberg for free, you&#x27;re welcome Fediverse!</p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/chocolate/" rel="tag">#Chocolate</a> <a href="/tags/shrinkflation/" rel="tag">#Shrinkflation</a></p>

<p>If you&#x27;re lonely or isolated or finding the Christmas period difficult for any reason, you might want to follow the hashtag <a href="/tags/joinin/" rel="tag">#JoinIn</a> and follow the group !<span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span> </p><p>These are intended for people to start friendly chats about everyday stuff they&#x27;re doing like making food, going for walks, listening to music etc.</p><p>It&#x27;s fine to reply to posts with the JoinIn tag or in the JoinIn group, as the person who made the post is actively seeking conversation 🙂 </p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/xmas/" rel="tag">#Xmas</a></p>

<p>Today at 11:30 AM CST I will be live streaming Pee Wee&#x27;s Christmas Special, including special guest appearances you really have to see to believe.</p><p>Working on the caption file now. See you then!</p><p><a href="/tags/joinin/" rel="tag">#JoinIn</a> <a href="/tags/retrotv/" rel="tag">#RetroTv</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#coding</a> <a href="/tags/challenge/" rel="tag">#challenge</a>: write a program that prints the full lyrics to the Twelve Days of Christmas, but be <a href="/tags/weird/" rel="tag">#weird</a> about it. </p><p>Choose whatever programming language you like. Use the language’s idiosyncrasies to your advantage. </p><p>For example, in C you might blend a for-loop with a switch-statement and liberally use case fallthrough. In BASIC you might use computed GOTO. In HTML+CSS you might use counters and selectors to do the numbering. In SQL you might use SQL.</p><p>Go.</p>

Merry Christmas from Maine to those who celebrate.<br><br><a href="/tags/maine/" rel="tag">#Maine</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#winter</a><br>

<p>Have a Good <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> Week, <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> and significant others 🤞 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️✨🎅🐾🎄🍗 <a href="/tags/fedicats/" rel="tag">#fedicats</a> <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/straycats/" rel="tag">#straycats</a> <a href="/tags/adoptdontshop/" rel="tag">#AdoptDontShop</a> <a href="/tags/tnr/" rel="tag">#TNR</a> <a href="/tags/neuteryourcats/" rel="tag">#NeuterYourCats</a> <a href="http://tribeofma.carrd.co" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>tribeofma.carrd.co</a> 🐾 🖖 <a href="/tags/fundraiser/" rel="tag">#Fundraiser</a></p>

<p>VIDEO: <a href="/tags/12daysofchristmas/" rel="tag">#12DaysOfChristmas</a> <a href="/tags/hashtaggames/" rel="tag">#HashTagGames</a> for 2025. Three more games left to play. If you want to play at home with your friends and family, here they are.</p><p><a href="/tags/tootstoandfromthenorthpole/" rel="tag">#TootsToAndFromTheNorthPole</a><br><a href="/tags/christmaspartyafilmorshow/" rel="tag">#ChristmasPartyAFilmOrShow</a><br><a href="/tags/holidaythemedfoodanddrink/" rel="tag">#HolidayThemedFoodAndDrink</a><br><a href="/tags/holidayanovel/" rel="tag">#HolidayANovel</a><br><a href="/tags/holidaycardsayings/" rel="tag">#HolidayCardSayings</a><br><a href="/tags/petsholidaysongs/" rel="tag">#PetsHolidaySongs</a><br><a href="/tags/giftsfornarcissists/" rel="tag">#GiftsForNarcissists</a><br><a href="/tags/christmasanonchristmassong/" rel="tag">#ChristmasANonChristmasSong</a><br><a href="/tags/christmasparadeanything/" rel="tag">#ChristmasParadeAnything</a> </p><p>Thanks for playing the games. <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/happyholidays/" rel="tag">#HappyHolidays</a> <br>Feel free to download the video and cast to your tv device and have fun offline.</p>

<p>This is my story about Santa visiting us as kids and later visiting my own kids. <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/santa/" rel="tag">#santa</a></p><p><a href="https://philpetree.com/santa-is-real" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>philpetree.com/santa-is-real</a></p>

<p>Have a peaceful Solstice, Happy Holidays, and all the best in the New Year! (Hover to make the snow fall!)</p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> <a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#newyear</a> <a href="/tags/merrychristmas/" rel="tag">#merrychristmas</a> <a href="/tags/happynewyear/" rel="tag">#happynewyear</a> <a href="/tags/christmastree/" rel="tag">#christmastree</a></p>

<p>Since I am done decorating for the holidays on my island, I decided to update my Dream Island for the first time in over a year.</p><p>It&#x27;s all set up for Christmas with decorations all over the island!</p><p>Dream Address is DA-0198-8300-5283.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>It will all be cleaned up after the holidays <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/urusai.social/Hehe.png" class="emoji" alt=":Hehe:" title=":Hehe:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/acnh/" rel="tag">#ACNH</a> <a href="/tags/animalcrossing/" rel="tag">#AnimalCrossing</a> <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#VideoGames</a> <a href="/tags/nintendo/" rel="tag">#Nintendo</a> <a href="/tags/nintendoswitch/" rel="tag">#NintendoSwitch</a> <a href="/tags/acnhscreenshots/" rel="tag">#ACNHScreenshots</a> <a href="/tags/acnhcommunity/" rel="tag">#ACNHCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/あつもり/" rel="tag">#あつもり</a> <a href="/tags/あつ森/" rel="tag">#あつ森</a> <a href="/tags/cozygames/" rel="tag">#CozyGames</a> <a href="/tags/acnhinspo/" rel="tag">#ACNHInspo</a> <a href="/tags/acnhideas/" rel="tag">#ACNHIdeas</a> <a href="/tags/acnhcreator/" rel="tag">#ACNHCreator</a> <a href="/tags/cozygamer/" rel="tag">#CozyGamer</a> <a href="/tags/cozygaming/" rel="tag">#CozyGaming</a> <a href="/tags/acnhdreamisland/" rel="tag">#ACNHDreamIsland</a> <a href="/tags/dreamisland/" rel="tag">#DreamIsland</a> <a href="/tags/dreamaddress/" rel="tag">#DreamAddress</a> <a href="/tags/acnhdreamaddress/" rel="tag">#ACNHDreamAddress</a> <a href="/tags/acnhchristmas/" rel="tag">#ACNHChristmas</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a></p>

<p>For the days between Christmas and New Years (the Fest of the Holy Name), I&#x27;m challenging myself to write a reflection on each of the commemorations. Today kicks this off with the Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. Hopefully these will be of aid in the days to come and reminding us that Christmas has only just begun. </p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-the-feast-of-stephen" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-the-feast-of-stephen"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-the</span><span class="invisible">-feast-of-stephen</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/jesus/" rel="tag">#Jesus</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/saints/" rel="tag">#Saints</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#theology</a></p>

<p>On the third day of <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> my true love gave to me... an essay commemorating the Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. Hopefully something as good as three french hens (or three dried squid, if you&#x27;re local kine). </p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-john-the-evangelist" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-john-the-evangelist"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-sai</span><span class="invisible">nt-john-the-evangelist</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>On the fourth day of Christmas we get... a pretty horrible story, actually. But, good news, it&#x27;s probably fictional. Bad news, it&#x27;s a fictional story meant to capture the all-too-real horrors of much of our world.</p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-the-holy-innocents" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-the-holy-innocents"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-the</span><span class="invisible">-holy-innocents</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/episcopal/" rel="tag">#Episcopal</a></p>

<p>Merry Christmas</p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/hashtaggames/" rel="tag">#HashTagGames</a></p>

<p>Christmas Eve? Feasting?</p><p>Bring it</p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>Finally!<br>We&#x27;ve completed our little Haikuart-Series &quot;Hedgehog in the four seasons&quot;!</p><p>Haiku: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@MarjoleinRotsteeg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MarjoleinRotsteeg</span></a></span> <br>Watercolor paintings: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://socel.net/@KarenKasparArt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarenKasparArt</span></a></span> </p><p>All proceeds from the sale of prints and products of this hedgehog haiku artwork will be donated to the Avolare Wildlife Hospital in the Netherlands (avolare.nl). <br>More infos in comments 👇 </p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> <a href="/tags/haikuart/" rel="tag">#haikuart</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/hedgehog/" rel="tag">#hedgehog</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/cute/" rel="tag">#cute</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#autumn</a> <a href="/tags/gifts/" rel="tag">#gifts</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#christmas</a> <a href="/tags/support/" rel="tag">#support</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/seasons/" rel="tag">#seasons</a></p>