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  • How to Make a Gingerbread House

    How to Make a Gingerbread House

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    wendy
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    As a little girl, the two Christmas traditions I remember the most were making a gingerbread house every year with my one grandma, and attending Festival of Trees at the Salt Palace to watch my other grandma’s clogging group perform. Fast forward to 2010 when we moved back to Utah and I started taking my…

  • Sledding the day after Christmas

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    Justin Hill
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    The hill wasn’t too steep but at least it was close to the house. We made a snow ramp and had a rough time hitting it. The beagle had fun.

  • Christmas morning time lapse

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    Justin Hill
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    An hour of Christmas morning excitement summed up in 40 seconds:

  • The Christmas Truce

    The Christmas Truce

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    Justin Hill
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    100 years ago, in December 1914, World War I was about 5 months old. In August, the Germans had initially moved rapidly through Luxembourg and Belgium on their way to France. Allied defenses held them at a battle line called The Western Front. By December casualties were high and all both sides could do was…

  • Favorite Christmas Albums

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    Justin Hill
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    I have a bit of an obsession with Christmas music. I try to wait until at least Halloween to start listening to it each year. I spend an unholy amount of time gathering, organizing, and rating songs each year, hoping to eventually create the ultimate Christmas mix. I have 24 versions of Deck the Halls…