Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Greetings Wishes Quotes

"Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" - this is perhaps the most popular Merry Christmas Greetings! However, if you want to wish your friends and family by being a little more expressive, here is a collection of some Merry Christmas Greetings, Messages, Wishes and Quotes! Choose the Christmas greetings that closely express the Christmas wish you want to convey to your loved ones and send them in cards, SMS, or even e-cards meant for fast delivery of your Merry Christmas wishes online!




Merry Christmas Greetings Messages!


At Christmas let us all pray
that the New Year will bring in
abundance of joy and peace!


May the joy and peace of Christmas
be with you all through the Year
Wishing you a season of blessings
from heaven above. Happy Christmas


Its DECEMBER,
It is the month of
Cakes and Candles,
Snow and Songs,
Carols and Joys,
Love and Laughter,
Wishing you a Blessed Month of Christmas!!


Christmas is one of the most wonderful days for praying, loving, smiling, caring and relaxing. 
Take this opportunity and thank god for this wonderful life. 
Have a happy and merry Christmas.


Popular Merry Christmas SMS Messages!

Friday, December 23, 2011

How to Remain Stress Free on Christmas Day – Even if You Have not Organized Anything!


Holidays and the climax of it – the Christmas day – are meant for enjoying and to be happy because you have gone through many stressful days all the year round! However, in our fast pace of life and in the want of making our Christmas party or our Christmas time the best, we end up being more stressed than in any other time of the year. So, just stop for a second and think- do we enjoy Holidays or do we just celebrate Christmas? If you are not sure about whether you actually enjoy holidays and Christmas day, there is all probability that you are more stressed than happy! So, here are some tips on how to remain stress free on Christmas day? Yes, even if you have not planned and organized but then remember, planning and organizing all your activities for holidays is the best way to be stress free on the Christmas day. For now, get tips on how to be stress free this Christmas when you haven't even planned anything!

Tips to Remain Stress Free on Christmas Day!

You will probably realize before a couple of days from Christmas that you are not prepared for anything like gifts, the Christmas party, Christmas decoration or any one of them! When you realize this, don't get panicked, just sit for few minutes, breathe deep and then take paper and pen. Jot down the things that you can do in such a short span of time. Here are some clues for you.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Quick Christmas Pudding Recipe- Microwave Pudding

Christmas puddings are the most traditional desserts for holiday season. No Christmas party gets complete without serving special pudding made for the special Christmas day! In all the haste and multiple works pending for Christmas celebrations, the task of making a quick pudding without much hassles can't be exaggerated. You are about to learn a quick Christmas Pudding Recipe here- the Microwave pudding which is also the 'so traditional' Christmas pudding recipe made in the modern microwave oven!

Quick Microwave Christmas Pudding Recipe!
This is a classic Christmas Pudding recipe made with some traditional ingredients used in British cooking. However, alternatives to many ingredients have also been mentioned so that other people who are unable to get (or not willing to use) certain ingredients can also make this quick Christmas pudding in their microwave ovens. Also, the measurements have been given in a variety of standards (ounces and pints converted to equal cup measurements) for easy following of the pudding recipe!
Ingredients for Making Microwave Pudding
  • Plain Flour - 2 ounces (about one-fourth cup)
  • Nutmeg - Half tsp
  • Cinnamon - Half tsp
  • Cloves (powdered) - Half tsp
  • White breadcrumbs – 3 ounces (a little more than ¼ cup but not even half cup)
  • Dark brown sugar (soft) - 4 ounces (half a cup)
  • Frozen unsalted butter (grated while frozen, people in UK can use shredded suet which is the original thing to use in a Christmas pudding) - 4 ounces (half a cup)
  • Sultanas (the seedless raisins) - 6 ounces (¾ cup)
  • Currants (seedless variety of grape) - 5 ounces (more than half cup but less than ¾ cup)
  • Peel of any citrus fruit (chopped coarsely) - 1 ounce (less than ¼ cup)
  • Half lemon- grate the rind and keep the juice aside
  • Eggs - Two
  • Treacle ( the uncrystallized syrup made during the refining of sugar- you can also use its alternatives like dark corn syrup, honey, agave nectar, sorghum syrup etc.)- Two table spoons
  • Golden syrup (the pale treacle, alternatively you can use light corn syrup mixed with molasses in a 2 to 1 ratio) - One tablespoon
  • Stout (dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley)- 1/8 pint or about 3.5 cups
  • Brandy - Two tablespoons
How to Make Quick Microwave Christmas Pudding – The Steps!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Christmas Craft- Make Santa Mask

Santa Clause is perhaps the most popular character during all the Christmas celebrations. The good old Santa is not only popular but the most loved 'Personality' of the children world over. So, when it comes to Christmas crafts for children, the Santa mask is the best kids craft to learn and teach your children. It is also one of the most easy Christmas craft activities which can be prepared with whatever is there at home and you need not go to the crafts store to gather any special craft supplies. Moreover, it takes only about half an hour to make Santa Clause face mask – a time period for which even a child of age 3 can concentrate very well! So, here is the method described for you to make the Santa mask. Lets know then, how to make Santa mask!

Materials Needed for Making Santa Mask!
  • Paper Plates
  • Crayons or Markers
  • Pencil
  • Red Paper
  • Cotton Balls
  • or Fiberfill
  • Yarn
  • or craft stick
  • Glue
  • A pair of scissors
Steps for Making Santa Mask- the Perfect Christmas Craft!

Monday, December 19, 2011

How can Children Track Santa on Christmas Eve?


'NORAD Tracks Santa' – as we all know- is the annual Christmas entertainment program of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) under which, every year on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is followed from the time he leaves the North Pole to give presents to the children all around the world! NORAD, with the help of its volunteers, handles millions of telephone calls and mails to give all the children and their parents information about the locations crossed by Santa Clause. These calls and mails start floating in since Christmas Eve. With the technology spreading high and wide, now there are many other means through which children cam track Santa on Christmas Eve! Lets know, thus, how to track Santa on Christmas Eve with all these new media and means!

Websites and other Media to Track Santa!

Apart from the newspapers, radio, television broadcasts in North America that feature 'NORAD Tracks Santa' as one of the most important part of weather updates on Christmas Eve, many websites and social media networks are there to help in the task of tracking Santa Clause on Christmas Eve! These include the following.

NORAD Tracks Santa Website- The official website of NORAD- NORAD Tracks Santa – uses high tech systems like radar, satellites, Santa cams and fighter jets to track Santa. The kids countdown village of this site also offers new holiday game every day till the Christmas Eve i.e. December 24.

Facebook Fan Page of NORAD Tracks Santa- The Facebook Fanpage- NORAD Tracks Santa- has seven lakh plus fans who not only gives real time track of Santa from Christmas Eve but keeps you and your children updated about every new thing reagrading Santa and how to track him!

Twitter@NoradSanta- This is again the official page of NORAD Tracks Santa @NoradSanta for the very fresh and up-to-the-minute information about Santa's journey on Christmas!

Google+ Page for NORAD Santa- Beginning this year, this is the new media for tracking Santa- the Google+ NORAD Tracks Santa page.

Hotline to Track Santa on Christmas Eve- Telephone Number!

While the children all over the world can start tracking their favorite Santa from 12:00 a.m. MST on December 24, 2011- on the website as Santa prepares for his flight, they can even talk to a phone operator to know about Santa's current location starting 4:00 a.m. MST (6:00 a.m. EST)! They can do this by dialing the toll-free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) and even by sending an e-mail to noradtrackssanta@gmail.com

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Quick Easy Christmas Decorating Tips!

If you have not been able to elaborately plan Christmas decoration for your home this year, you need not worry because Christmas decoration does not need unusual ornaments or even expensive ones! You can just use anything available at home to decorate for Christmas like socks, towels, glass vessels & bowls, ribbons, old Christmas cards, candles, etc. You can use them creatively along with some easily available cheap decorative things like flowers, branches & twigs, Christmas wreaths that you can buy without spending lots of money or time. Just let your imagination loose and see how the simple things lying all around your house can give you an exclusive Christmas decoration in practically a couple of days or even in a few hours! Here are some easy Christmas decoration tips that are also quick to implement!

Quick Christmas Decoration by Hanging Stockings!

This is perhaps the most easy way to decorate for Christmas- Hang a couple of stockings here and there. They are the most representative element for Christmas that seem to welcome Santa. If you don't have stockings- no worry. Take an empty can (coffee cans, soup cans- anything will do). Drill a hole in it- a little below the top of the can. Now decorate it with paints, ribbons, or anything that you wish to use. String a ribbon through the hole and hang this on the mantel!

Quick Christmas Decoration with Flowers and Twigs!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

What to Ask for Christmas- Christmas Wish List Ideas!

Christmas is such a time when everyone is in a giving mood! Parents who had been saving all the year through put a really generous amount of money to get what their kids have on their Christmas wish list. Girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands, mother, father, daughter, son- everyone is in a mood to gift whatever is wished by their loved ones and literally hunt for their Christmas wish list! In such a situation, almost all of us are in a dilemma- What to ask for Christmas? We think and think – what should i put on my Christmas list? The more we think, the more we get confused! If that's what going on with you, here are some 'ready made' Christmas wish list ideas for everyone- for kids, teenage girls and boys, men, women- all of them!

Christmas Wish List Ideas- For Kids

Kids- girls or boys- are the most enthusiastic souls who just want each and every thing they fantasize about on their Christmas list! Here are some items for kids Christmas wish list.
  • Stuffed Toys
  • Dolls- Barbie dolls (5oth Anniversary Barbie Glamor Doll)
  • Art and Craft Kits
  • Bakugan Toys, Bakugan launcher, Bakugan accessories
  • Pokeman play sets, Pokeman game cards
  • Remote controlled cars, airplanes, UFO
  • Card games
  • Bicycle
  • Easels, Painting sets, Paint brushes
  • Train sets
  • Educational toys
Christmas Wish List Ideas- For Teenage Girls

What Electronic Device to Get for Christmas Gift?

You have a teenage kid whom you want to give an electronic device as a gift! But you are not able to think of an electronic device to give as a Christmas gift. It is quite normal, people who do not know  much about electronic devices and yet want to get them as Christmas gifts find themselves in a dilemma. So, here are some suggestions about what electric device you should get as Christmas gift for your loved ones!

Kindle Fire Tablet Computer-Newest Electronic Christmas Gift!
Get a smaller, simpler electronic device like Amazon's Kindle Fire- a stripped-down tablet computer- the newest in iPads! It has an updated operating system with improves speed and even touchscreen controls for displaying recent browsing activity. Your teenage son or daughter would be more than happy to be one of the first Kindle Fire owners!

Streaming Media Players- Exciting Christmas Gift!
If you know that the gift receiver is hooked to Internet and TV and movies too, you can give him or her an opportunity to stream movies or television content from the Internet to TV! For this you have to get a Streaming Media Player. Many big brands produce such streaming players such as Roku, Apple TV, Boxee Box and Google TV! These players have multiple channels with movies, TV shows, music, sports and most of them works with virtually any TV .


Sunday, December 11, 2011

How to Plan for Christmas Day Dinner Menu?


If you are throwing a Christmas party, no matter however small gathering it is going to be, you need to have a perfect plan for Christmas day dinner menu! And this is because you want to please your guests with mouthwatering food that they would remember till next Christmas. You are a very good cook but then you need to organize and plan for all- what Christmas dinner recipes are you going to make? What all ingredients and materials would you need for making these Christmas dishes? How much time would each of the recipe take to be prepared and so on. If your Christmas dinner menu is elaborate and if you think you can prepare it in a single day- you might be making a wrong prediction! You must, therefore spread out your work of preparing Christmas day dishes over a few days or weeks- depending upon your Christmas menu so that you are well prepared ahead of time and can enjoy the big day yourself too! Here are some tips and tricks on how to organize and plan for Christmas day dinner menu!

Decide the Recipes for Christmas Dinner!

First and the foremost work is to decide what recipes you are going to make for Christmas Dinner. Its better to do this planning well before time- about at least two weeks ahead of Christmas day! Follow these tips while you decide on the recipes for Christmas dinner!

Decide the Christmas dinner menu. For this, you can shortlist two to four menus depending upon your choice and preferences of your family and guests. Ideally your Christmas dinner menu should include meat, a carbohydrate dish, a starch dish, and a vegetarian dish- but there is no hard and fast rule for this.
Mix the traditional and old dishes for Christmas menu. This is important because you won't like t o test all new dishes and end up nobody liking even one. New recipes might fail due to several reasons like non compatibility with your or guests' taste buds, difficulty in following the exact recipe method while actually doing the things and so on. So, when you have some time tested dishes that you have made many a times earlier (and that are liked by all) along with new experimental dishes, you can always be confident that one or the other would definitely please your guests.
Know the ingredients and how to make the selected recipe. If you are trying something new for Christmas recipe that you haven't made earlier, its better to read the recipe the same time when you decide the menu. This way you will come to know the ingredients you would need as well as gage the convenience as per your capabilities regarding the preparation of the dishes. Moreover, you have ample time to collect the ingredients beforehand.
Collect ingredients for your decided recipes for Christmas day dinner. The written recipe you have in your hand might indicate ingredients for only 4-6 persons or even 2 persons whereas you might have, say 10 persons coming for Christmas party at your home. You should write down the changed proportions of the ingredients you need to buy for making your dishes.

Make Lists- The Christmas Menu Planner
Wherever, there is discussion for organizing and planning, making lists is the best and the most essential part of the process- including Christmas meals menu. So, prepare your Christmas menu planner for the big day to keep yourself hassle free and your guests pleased with your organized efforts!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Unique Celebrity Christmas Ornaments and Decorations 2011!

Christmas is a special occasion for all- whether it be common people  who also become the happiest people on the earth or be it the celebrities whose Christmas celebrating ways are watched by the whole world! So, how are celebrities celebrating Christmas 2011? Let's have a glimpse of the same here with these celebrities stories- the stories of grand Christmas decorations and unique celebrity Christmas ornaments!

White House Christmas Decorations 2011!



White House Christmas decorations for this year were unveiled on November 30 in Washington, DC. The Christmas decoration theme for White House this year is - “Shine, Give, Share” There are 37 Christmas trees all over the White House which also includes the official 18-foot 6-inch balsam fir tree in the Blue Room that honors Blue Star military families. This year, President Barak's dog – popularly called the first family's dog- Bo has all attentions. There are Christmas ornaments representing Bo and also a topiary of Bo which is made with plastic and is placed in front of the fire place in the Library.

2011 White House Christmas Ornament!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas 2011 Color Themes

Christmas tree decorating is perhaps the most loved work during holidays. Preparing the Christmas tree or shop for the Christmas tree of one's fantasy is not at all a hectic job howsoever time and effort it takes. On top of it, you just go around one shop to another to collect the perfect Christmas ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree. So, what Christmas tree decorating theme are you following this year? If still in a confusion, just think of your favorite color and there you get your Christmas tree color theme for this year! If in doubt again, just look at this decorated Christmas tree images and decide for yourself how you would like to proceed!

 Metallic Christmas Tree Decoration

Metallic Lights for Christmas Tree

Silver White Christmas Tree Decor

Teal Christmas Tree Decoration

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