Why Christmas? The Christmas Site 18 Years in the Making and Still Growing

Why Christmas home page in 2018

Today’s guest post is by my friend James Cooper. I’ve loved his Why Christmas? website for years, and I’m honored he accepted my invitation to write about how it came about.

Hi, let me introduce myself, I’m James Cooper, a freelance web designer/developer from the United Kingdom. I’ve known Deborah “online” for  several years; first through the old Godbit forums and now via Twitter.

I’m grateful she’s asked me to tell you about my Christmas site on her blog!

Much of my Novembers and Decembers are now taken up with running some Christmas sites, including my main one, Why Christmas?—it’s about the biggest Christmas information site on the web. Continue reading Why Christmas? The Christmas Site 18 Years in the Making and Still Growing

Photo of the Week: Old and New Ornaments on Our Christmas Tree

Kitch-iti-kipi spring on a white globe ornament next to brass French horn ornament hanging on Christmas tree.

Great memories!

The ornament we bought this year when we visited Kitch-iti-iipi in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan hangs on our Christmas tree next to the brass musical ornament we bought over 20 years ago for our first Christmas together.

One of my favorite things to do during the holiday break is to sit in our living room, chatting with my family about our ornaments, when we created them, when we bought them, and all the stories that go along with them. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Old and New Ornaments on Our Christmas Tree