Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and welcome to The 2011 Holiday Spirit Blog Carnival . I've enjoyed this time of year for most of my life and have lots of wonderful memories of the time that I have spend with family and friends I hope that everyone will be able to share the holidays with family, friends, and other loved ones. The last couple of years have been really busy me and I haven't been able to post near as often as I'd have liked nor publish as many of these and my other carnivals but I really wanted to get out at least one edition this year, to let you know that I still have the holiday spirit and would love to share some with all of you.
When I started the Holiday Spirit Blog Carnival the idea was to share stories, traditions, decoration ideas, gift ideas, about Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays celebrated this time of year. I remember as a kid that the local telephone company had a program where you could call and every day they would describe how Christmas was celebrated in different parts of the world. It was so interesting to hear about the traditions and customs of people around the world and that something like Christmas could be celebrated in so many different ways. Even in our own neighborhoods we all celebrate differently than our neighbors and in our own special ways.
I'm glad that you've taken time out of your busy holiday schedule to spend a little of it with us!
Decoration
Kerry presents How to Decorate Your Dining Table for Thanksgiving posted at Interior Design Info.
Kerry presents How to Decorate Your Dining Table for Christmas posted at Interior Design Info.
urbanchristmas presents Creating a Christmas Village posted at urbanchristmas decorating ideas.
Gift Ideas
Bill Smith presents 5 Awesome Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas posted at Christmas 2010 Shop.
SteveR presents What to Buy for Christmas 2011 | Christmas 2010 Shop posted at Christmas 2010 Shop.
Jennifer Saksa presents Give A Gift of Memories posted at Do More With Software.
Travel
There are lots of travelers this time of year, people trying desparately to be with people they care about, to find their "White Christmas" or a warmer Christmas, or just to escape. Who knows maybe you've wanted to visit New York City at Christmas....Jacqueline presents Scarborough - the city by the sea. posted at Footprints in the sand.
Andy Hayes presents Christmas Travel Tips: Why Travel for Christmas? posted at Travel for Christmas.
Bill Smith presents 10 Reasons to Visit New York City at Christmas posted at Christmas 2010 Shop.
Eric Nicolas presents Aug 15, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE HOTELS posted at Niagara Falls Blog at NiagaraFallsGetawayGuide.
Eric Nicholas presents Jul 16, TOP NIAGARA WINERIES AND THE JOYS OF BICYCLING posted at Niagara Falls Blog of NiagaraFallsGetawayGuide.
Jeet presents Stop at Devimane on The Way to Murudeshwar posted at TravelingBeats.
That concludes the The Holiday Spirit Blog Carnival for this year. Submit your blog article to the next edition of The Holiday Spirit Blog Carnival next year using our carnival submission form. Past and future editions can be found on our blog carnival index page. I hope that you've enjoyed this edition and we look forward to your next visit. Feel free to submit an article, give us your comments, and spread the Holiday Spirit to others. Look for The Holiday Spirit Blog Carnival to return around Thanksgiving 2012. Be sure to check out our other blog carnivals as well as our other posts. Happy Holidays everyone and I hope that 2012 is a great year for you and your family.
Photo credit: Picture taken of our dog Hobbit shortly before his first Christmas in 2008.
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