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In the last installment of 2017’s Christmas Camp, we tackle the “how to” of one of the most famous lines in all of Christmas music. The line–“Chestnuts roasting over an open fire”–is from “The Christmas Song”, written by singer Mel Torme (known as the “velvet fog”) and Bob Wells in the summer of 1945. The …
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“So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young”
The tradition of the Yule Log goes back centuries. Originally, the Yule Log was a very substantial log–sometimes an entire tree–that was brought into the house and burned on Christmas eve. Tradition says that the new Yule Log was lit from the ashes of the previous year’s log, which were saved in the house (Yule …
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good morning, it’s Sunday, 24 December 2017 and this is the Christmas Eve Edition of The Nightshift. The Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, plans to take early retirement next year, stripping the agency of another experienced leader. McCabe has been heavy criticism (for whatever) from Republicans and …
Continuing with baking (you’re in the kitchen already and prep is a snap now), here’s some instruction on how to create the quintessential Christmas goodie–the fruitcake. There are some people who absolutely love fruitcake (it’s great with a good cup of coffee) and others who just don’t like it all. We’ll assume those that don’t …
Closing in the very last set of instructions, guides, and videos for this year’s iteration of Christmas Camp, we’re going deep into Christmas tradition with instructions on how to make the signature baked good of the season: a gingerbread house. This video, with our English presenter, is clean and straightforward (there are currently two types …
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“I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly…”
Paying Attention: The holidays mean holiday cooking and–most importantly–holiday baking. You are making Christmas cookies this year aren’t you? The correct answer is yes and with this short video giving you the basics, you should have no problems whatsoever. This video features the recipes and techniques for 10 different types of Christmas cookies–it does assume …
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“Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on your troubles will be out of sight…”
A refresher course in Garland stringing (see yesterday’s slowed-down/more instructive video on how to make a popcorn/cranberry garland. What we like about this one: it gets the point across in a very short period of time and we all know how stressed for time we all are during the holidays. Set the Holiday mood, check …
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