By Jeff Westover It is a sad story. As his wife lay terminally ill on the couch next to the family Christmas tree Robert May held his young daughter in his lap as they gazed upon a snowy December scene out the window of their Chicago apartment. Barbara, at four…| My Merry Christmas
The Mayflower came to America 400 years ago. The Mayflower brought pilgrims of a different kind – about 100 people who were committed to living lives of industry and independent thinking. They were mostly Puritans. That made them very different than the rugged pilgrims of Jamestown, a group that had…| My Merry Christmas
A Visit from St. Nicholas is both a story and a poem that has survived nearly two centuries of Christmas celebration. It is arguably the only published work that can even come close to rivaling Dicken's A Christmas Carol in both fame and annual reading. But do you know the…| My Merry Christmas
Christmas creep is not a bad thing. Sneaking Christmas is a tradition we love.| My Merry Christmas
The Merry Forums is the largest Christmas community and, we think, likely one of the longest running. This year marks 20 years of the Merry Forums.| My Merry Christmas