<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381057178989270613</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:09:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>The Christmas Shopper</title><description>Shop Till You Drop This Christmas</description><link>http://christmas-shopper.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (admin)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381057178989270613.post-3610277908737844854</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T21:25:51.887-07:00</atom:updated><title>Christmas Trees, Artificial Christmas Trees, All about Christmas Trees</title><description>A &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas tree&lt;/span&gt; is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. It is normally an evergreen tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, and is decorated with &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas lights&lt;/span&gt; and colorful &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas ornaments&lt;/span&gt; during the days around Christmas. An angel or star is often placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity story. Here are a few &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas Trees&lt;/span&gt; that you can use to decorate your home this Christmas. You can click on the pictures to find out more about these &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas Tress &lt;/span&gt;and Christmas Ornaments.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is a 6.5 Foot, Pre Lit Artificial Christmas Tree of Green River Spruce with Pine Cones. It is fitted with clear and frosted mini lights. If one bulb burns out the rest stays lit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=17958&amp;userID=302319&amp;productID=461972566&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.christmastreeforme.com/core/media/media.nl?id=1434&amp;c=482623&amp;h=226ebc9642ad0a1eb742&quot; border=0 /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is another 6.5 Foot, Pre Lit Artificial Alaskan Christmas Tree for a perfect White Christmas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=17958&amp;userID=302319&amp;productID=461972303&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.christmastreeforme.com/core/media/media.nl?id=443&amp;c=482623&amp;h=6e2f42c0e3bba6fadec3&quot; border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is a 12 Foot, pre Lit Artificial Olympia Pine Christmas Tree.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=17958&amp;userID=302319&amp;productID=462548552&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.christmastreeforme.com/core/media/media.nl?id=672&amp;c=482623&amp;h=1449f57bb44da97a720f&quot; border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hope you have a Merry little Christmas this season!&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://christmas-shopper.blogspot.com/2008/10/christmas-trees-artificial-christmas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (admin)</author><thr:total>12</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381057178989270613.post-5339888923229628538</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T20:57:53.595-07:00</atom:updated><title>Christmas Jokes, Christmas One-liners, Funny Christmas</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDifLTmZ6o23ykQ1NbJ7iUKwz0CQeBteaAtyFpXapSpjdqyA5EsxWWaGdOOs0QgLQUmAUglwG2ENyO8KdcDbBHseU11BYewO3JmYB7KyGvkfbpS3nTIXdpLC7ZNBjNUoONLFASxD8q-W_M/s1600-h/Christmas+Jokes.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; 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style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas tree&lt;/span&gt; ?&lt;br /&gt;A pineapple !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you give a train driver for Christmas ?&lt;br /&gt;Platform shoes !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What did the big candle say to the little candle ?&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m going out tonight !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whats happens to you at &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas&lt;/span&gt; ?&lt;br /&gt;Yule be happy !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How long does it take to burn a candle down ?&lt;br /&gt;About a wick !</description><link>http://christmas-shopper.blogspot.com/2008/10/christmas-jokes-christmas-one-liners.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (admin)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDifLTmZ6o23ykQ1NbJ7iUKwz0CQeBteaAtyFpXapSpjdqyA5EsxWWaGdOOs0QgLQUmAUglwG2ENyO8KdcDbBHseU11BYewO3JmYB7KyGvkfbpS3nTIXdpLC7ZNBjNUoONLFASxD8q-W_M/s72-c/Christmas+Jokes.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>16</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381057178989270613.post-7555399328990962702</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T05:46:50.440-07:00</atom:updated><title>Christmas SMS, Christmas Text SMS, Free X-mas SMS</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq7e02N767NIL5nCKk_nUAShwe2uyHT0sO1uGyAYHteEy0Hr4HoDOi6yrEn6vMmccW1fY-yXSSgFXkCFlyMm5xkFSRWKJdRNis1kpzrb0yd9s1mBm1F5ltUhvFd_9YUu-juWKfh5kt6gS/s1600-h/christmas+sms.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq7e02N767NIL5nCKk_nUAShwe2uyHT0sO1uGyAYHteEy0Hr4HoDOi6yrEn6vMmccW1fY-yXSSgFXkCFlyMm5xkFSRWKJdRNis1kpzrb0yd9s1mBm1F5ltUhvFd_9YUu-juWKfh5kt6gS/s320/christmas+sms.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262556358304019474&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May all the sweet magic&lt;br /&gt;Of Christmas conspire&lt;br /&gt;To gladden your hearts&lt;br /&gt;And fill every desire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;()&quot;&quot;&quot;() ,*&lt;br /&gt;( &#39;o&#39; ) ,***&lt;br /&gt;=(,,)=(&quot;&#39;)&lt;-***&lt;br /&gt;(&quot;&quot;),,,(&quot;&quot;) &quot;**&lt;br /&gt;Roses 4 u...&lt;br /&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS to&lt;br /&gt;U...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lets welcome the year which is fresh&lt;br /&gt;Lets welcome the year which is fresh and new,Lets cherish each moment it beholds, Lets celebrate this blissful New year. Merry X-mas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can I have your picture, so Santa Claus knows exactly what to give me. Happy Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have an ideal Christmas;&lt;br /&gt;an occasion that is celebrated as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jingle bells Jingle bells what fun it is to wish our friends a very merry Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faith makes all things possible,Hope makes all things work,Love makes all things beautiful,May you have all the three for this Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t expect too much of Christmas Day. You can&#39;t crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.</description><link>http://christmas-shopper.blogspot.com/2008/10/christmas-sms-christmas-text-sms-free-x.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (admin)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq7e02N767NIL5nCKk_nUAShwe2uyHT0sO1uGyAYHteEy0Hr4HoDOi6yrEn6vMmccW1fY-yXSSgFXkCFlyMm5xkFSRWKJdRNis1kpzrb0yd9s1mBm1F5ltUhvFd_9YUu-juWKfh5kt6gS/s72-c/christmas+sms.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>166</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381057178989270613.post-1911294531182359312</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T20:49:09.976-07:00</atom:updated><title>Letters to Santa, 2 Simple Techniques for Keeping Your Child Believing in Santa Claus</title><description>Many parents love to see the joy and excitement Santa Claus can bring to their child. For many people, their childhood memories of Santa Claus are the best Christmas memories they have. Keeping your child believing in Santa, however, can be a daunting  task. Children are smart these days, and some of the old Santa tricks just don’t get by them anymore. Many children are perpetually plagued with the  question, “Is there a Santa Claus?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every family may have slightly different Christmas traditions with regards to Santa Claus, but there are some very easy things any person can do to keep the belief in  Santa at an all time high. The following 7 techniques will keep your child believing in the magic and wonderment of Santa Claus and you don’t have to be familiar with the history of Santa Claus to apply them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Have your child write a Santa Letter. This can be a simple letter that your child can write to Santa Claus. Children absolutely love to write a letter to Santa, but they occasionally need a little parental guidance to pull it off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Help your child include a special list of gifts they desire for Christmas into the Santa letter. Many children enjoy getting more creative by drawing or cutting out  pictures that represent the gifts they want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once the child’s Santa letter is finished, simply mail it to the North Pole. Mail it to  the following Santa Claus address: Santa Claus, 1 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole  00001. Don’t bother using a return address, you wouldn’t want it to return as ‘undeliverable’ for any reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Write a Letter from Santa and have your child receive it in the mail. Create a personalized letter from  Santa by directly mentioning your child’s name and certain information about your child in the text. This will make for a much more believable Santa letter. Be sure to make these letters from Santa different for each child in the same  household. The child will have no doubt that Santa Claus is coming to town  after they receive their personalized letter from Santa!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Print the Santa letter on authentic looking letterhead, as this will help to reinforce the believability. Many different styles of paper can be found at your local office supply store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can add to the fun by getting your letter from Santa postmarked at the North Pole. Simply send your Santa letter inside another sealed, stamped envelope to: North  Pole Christmas Cancellation, Postmaster, 5400 Mail Trail, Fairbanks, AK 99709-9999. (It needs to arrive by December 15th)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many parents add a certificate for being on Santa’s “Nice List” along with the Santa Letter for added effect. Another great item to add with the Santa letter is a Santa  Claus coloring sheet. Combining the personalized Santa letter, the nice certificate,  and the Santa Claus coloring sheet is a sure fire method for keeping your child  believing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These techniques will assure your child is one of the millions of children that write  Santa Letters each and every holiday season one of the millions of children that  believe wholeheartedly in Santa Claus. A reputable, inexpensive website that offers all of this as a service can be found here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&#39;center&#39;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=127844&amp;u=302319&amp;m=17395&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.shareasale.com/image/Child_PackageFromSanta_300X250_V001a.jpg&quot; border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://christmas-shopper.blogspot.com/2008/10/letters-to-santa-7-simple-techniques.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (admin)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>