Names of Jesus: Lamb
12 Days of Christmas: Christ’s Birth Says It All by Becky Van Vleet
Christ’s Birth Says It All by Becky Van Vleet Have we settled down from the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, card giving, cookie baking, children’s school programs, busy stores, family gatherings, and everything in-between, now that Christmas is over? Or is it over? No, not really. Now we can enjoy the 12 Days of Christmas, December 26 to January […]
Read moreChristmas Song Story: Good King Wenceslas
“Good King Wenceslas” tells the story of a Bohemian king who goes on a journey, braving harsh winter weather, to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by […]
Read moreNames of Jesus: Lion of Judah
12 Days of Christmas: Christina Sinisi
Today it is my pleasure to welcome Christina Sinisi as she shares about her book Another Outer Banks Christmas. Christina is providing an e-giveaway of her book. To enter please leave a comment on this post by Monday, January 1, 2024 and a winner will be chosen from the entries. Thank you for inviting me to be on your blog! […]
Read more12 Days of Christmas: A Christmas Interview by Audrey Taylor
It’s my privilege to introduce you to Audrey Taylor. Today, she has an interview with one of her characters. Audrey, welcome! Every year, the Christmas season comes to remind me just how imperfect this world is. Christmas has never given me anything to look forward to, but I’m learning to grit my teeth and get through the season without dragging […]
Read more12 Days of Christmas: The Hope of Christmas by Jennifer Carr
Today is the second of our 12 Days of Christmas and it’s a joy to welcome Jennifer Car. She’s sharing a short excerpt from her book and then a Christmas devotional. Excerpt from The Lost and Found, by Jennifer Carr “As we consider the Christmas season, we are reminded of how Mary and Joseph were forced to leave the comfort […]
Read more12 Days of Christmas Guest Post: When You Can’t Prayer, Remember by Aminata Coote
Today, I’m starting a 12 Days of Christmas special series. For the next 12 days, I will share with you Christian authors and their Christmas books. But, Christmas is over you say. Did you know that the 12 Days of Christmas actually runs from Christmas day until January 5th or December 26th until Epiphany on January 6th (depending on who […]
Read moreChristmas Song Story: Mary’s Boy Child
“Mary’s Boy Child” is a Christmas song written by Jester Hariston in 1956. According to Wikipedia, a friend asked Hairston to write a song for a birthday party. Hairston wrote the song with a calypson rhythm “because the people at the party would be mainly West Indians. The song’s original title was “He Pone and Chocolate Tea”, pone being a […]
Read moreNames of Jesus: Emmanuel
Christmas Song Story: Jesus, the Light of the World
“Jesus, the Light of the World” was arranged by George D. Elderkin. It was first published with a collection of Christmas Carols in 1890 in “Gift of Finest Wheat”. He seems to have arranged this composition from Charles Wesley’s hymn “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.” Elderkin’s arrangement drew upon the first two lines of Wesley’s hymns in stanzas 1, 2, […]
Read moreNames of Jesus: A Son
Author Spotlight: Morgan Tarpley Smith
Today it is my pleasure to welcome Morgan Tarpley Smith, as she shares more about her writing and her latest release, A Louisiana Christmas to Remember. Welcome Morgan! Three women from the same family face Christmas in a small town where everyone knows everyone and their pasts. Enter three men who shake up their world and open up a chance for […]
Read moreChristmas Song Story: Gabriel’s Message
“Gabriel’s Message” is a Christmas folk carol that tells of Gabriel’s announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would become the mother of the Christ. The song is also known as “The angel Gabriel from heaven came” from the first line and based on the passage from Luke 1:46-55. For this reason the text is known as “The Magnificat.” The […]
Read moreAuthor Spotlight: Karen Malley
It’s a joy to welcome Karen Malley today as she shares about her writing journey. I’ve been reading her books and they are very enjoyable. Karen is also hosting over on our Little Bit of Christmas FB page, so hope on over and join us. What inspired you to start writing? Have you always written? I actually wrote my first […]
Read moreNames of Jesus: King of Kings and Lord of Lords
A Christmas Scavenger Hunt: The Legacy of Figgy Pudding
WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS FICTION SCAVENGER HUNT If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to collect the clues through all the stops, in order (beginning here at Stop #1), so you can enter to win our grand prize! The hunt begins on Friday, 12/8 right here on this page! There is NO RUSH to complete the hunt–you have all […]
Read moreChristmas Scavenger Hunt Entry
Congratulations! You’ve made it through our Christmas Scavenger Hunt and met some wonderful authors. You will need the phrase located at the bottom of each page in order to enter the drawing. Not sure where to start. You can start by clicking right here and it’ll take you to the first page of the Scavenger Hunt right here on my […]
Read moreGet to Know the Author: Jodie Wolfe
It’s an honor to welcome author Jodie Wolfe as she shares with us today. She’s also taking over our Christmas FB group for the day and we’d love to have you join us there as well. Tell us about your latest release. Here’s the back cover blurb: Enoch Valentine has given up finding peace for his past mistakes. He throws […]
Read moreChristmas Song Story: Ding Dong! Merrily on High
“Ding Dong! Merrily on High” first appeared as a secular dance tune written by a French cleric, Thoinot Arbeau under the pen name Jehan Tabourot (1519-1593). The song was published under the title “Brandle de l’Official.” George Ratcliffe Woodward (184801934) added the words and first published the Christmas carol in 1924. Woodward wrote several carol books and had an interest […]
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