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Joe Christmas is a fictional character, one of the central characters in the 1932 novel Light in August by William Faulkner.

Raised in an orphanage, Joe Christmas knows little about his own identity. While he is presumably both black and white, Joe Christmas appears to be mostly white; in fact, there is no certainty that he is black at all, though he identifies himself as such.
His search for racial identity is central to the work.

His initials allude to Jesus Christ.

One critic described him as the loneliest character in American literature.

Christmas Interpretations is a 1993 Christmas album by R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. Several of the tracks are originals, written by the group and labelmate Brian McKnight; others are cover versions of traditional Christmas songs.

Track

listing

1. “Silent Night (Intro)”
2. “Let It Snow” (featuring Brian McKnight)
3. “Share Love”
4. “You’re Not Alone”
5. “A Joyous Song
6. “Why Christmas”
7. “Cold December Nights”
8. “Do They Know”
9. “Who Would Have Thought”
10. “Silent Night”

Ding! Dong! Songs for Christmas - Vol. III is an album of Christmas related songs and carols recorded by independent musician Sufjan Stevens in 2003. It seems that the album was never officially released but rather given away to friends and family during Christmastime. It was preceded by Noel! Songs for Christmas - Vol. I in 2001 and Hark! Songs for Christmas - Vol. II in 2002.

This CD is available as part of the box set Songs for Christmas, released by Asthmatic Kitty Records in 2006.

Track listing

1. “O Come, O Come Emmanual” (Latin hymn, c. 850) – 1:03
2. “Come On! Let’s Boogie to the Elf Dance!” (Stevens) – 3:50
3. “We Three Kings Of Orient Are” (Hopkins) – 3:05
4. “O Holy Night” (Adam/Cappeau) – 3:34
5. “That Was the Worst Christmas Ever” (Stevens) – 2:52
6. “All the King’s Horns” (Stevens) – 0:56
7. “Ding! Dong!” (Stevens) – 2:58
8. “The Friendly Beasts” (Traditional French Carol) – 3:41

Notes and trivia

• “All The King’s Horns” is a short instrumental played on the vibraphone and recorder.
• “The Friendly Beasts” later appeared on the compilation See You On The Moon!: Songs For Kids Of All Ages released on Paper Bag Records March 21, 2006.

Little Christmas, or Nollaig Bheag in the Irish language, is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6, more commonly known in the rest of the world as the Epiphany. It is so called because it was, until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the day on which Christmas Day was celebrated. It is the traditional end of the Christmas season and the last day of the Christmas holidays for both Primary and Secondary schools.

The name Little Christmas is also found in Slovenian (mali božič).

It is also known as Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas), so called because of the tradition (still very strong in Cork, though only just surviving in the rest of the country) of Irish men taking on all the household duties on that day and giving their spouses a day off. Most women will either hold parties or go out to celebrate the day with their friends, sisters, mothers, aunts etc. Bars and restaurants have a near 100% female clientele on this night. Children often buy presents for their mothers and grandmothers and it closely resembles Mother’s Day in this respect.

“Christmas” is a song written by Pete Townshend and is the seventh song on the Who’s rock opera Tommy. The song tells how on Christmas morning, Tommy’s father (others claim it is both of Tommy’s parents) is worried about Tommy’s future, and soul. He claims “Tommy doesn’t know what day it is/He doesn’t know who Jesus was or what praying is,” and he wonders “How can he be saved/From the eternal grave?”

Musical themes

Musically, Christmas introduces the See Me, Feel Me reprise. Also there is a short “Can You Hear Me” reprise that will be repeated in the song Tommy Can You Hear Me.

That same Christmas, Tommy is given a game of pinball, foreshadowing to the events that take place in “Pinball Wizard”

Is It Christmas Yet? was released by The Tycoons in 1998. First album with Presidents of the United States of America’s Chris Ballew, Gigolo Aunts’ Phil Hurley, and Tube Top’s Gavin Guss.

Track listing

1. “Cloudy Cloud”
2. “Every Other December”
3. “To Be There At Christmas With You”
4. “Frozen Christmas”

“Merry Christmas, Baby” is a Christmas song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album.

Details

• Written by: Brian Wilson
  
• Album: The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album
• Time: 2 min 20 sec
• Produced by: Brian Wilson

Performers

• Mike Love: Lead Vocals
• Hanson: Vocals, music

See also

• List of songs by The Beach Boys

Twelfth Day is the twelfth and last day of the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas which follow Christmas Day. In western Christianity it falls on 6 January, which is also the feast of the Epiphany.

Twelfth Day is preceded by Twelfth Night, the evening of 5 January.

In some countries, Twelfth Day is denoted as a public holiday. It has a particular prominence in Ireland, where it is known as Little Christmas (Nollaig Bheag).

The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas is a 1968 Christmas album by Frank Sinatra and featuring his children, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, and Tina Sinatra.

Track listing

1. “I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas” (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:55
2. “It’s Such a Lonely Time of Year” (Taylor) – 4:38
3. “Some Children See Him” (Hutson) – 2:59
4. “O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)” (Capra, Velona) – 2:59
5. “The Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves)” (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:41
6. “Whatever Happened to Christmas?” (Jimmy Webb) – 3:05
7. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (Coots, Gillespie) – 2:35
8. “Kids” (Davis) – 3:01
9. “The Christmas Waltz” (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:12
10. “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:26

Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 10)
• Nancy Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
• Tina Sinatra - Vocals (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10)
• Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Composer
• Don Costa - Arranger, Composer
• The Jimmy Joyce Singers

A Very Special Christmas 3 is the third in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in 1997 and production was overseen by Bobby Shriver, Al Cafaro, and Linda Feder for A&M Records.

Track listing

1. “I Saw Three Ships” - Sting
2. “Christmastime” - Smashing Pumpkins
3. “Children Go Where I Send Thee” - Natalie Merchant
4. “Santa Baby” - Reverend Run with Keith Murray, Ma$e, Onyx, Puff Daddy, Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Snoop Dogg
5. “Oi To The World” - No Doubt
6. “Blue Christmas” - Sheryl Crow
7. “Christmas” - Blues Traveler
8. “Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)” - Enya
9. “The Christmas Song” - Hootie & The Blowfish
10. “Ave Maria” - Chris Cornell/Eleven
11. “Christmas In the City” - Mary J. Blige/Angie Martinez
12. “Santa Claus Is Back In Town” - Jonny Lang
13. “Christmas Song” - Dave Matthews Band/Tim Reynolds
14. “Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand” - Steve Winwood
15. “O Holy Night” - Tracy Chapman
16. “We Three Kings” - Patti Smith

Christmas cookies are traditionally sugar cookies (though other flavors may be used based on family traditions and individual preferences) cut into various shapes related to Christmas. In the United States, since the 1930s, children have left cookies and milk on a table for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, though many people simply consume the cookies themselves. The cookies are often cut into such shapes as those of candy canes, reindeer, and holly leaves. Oreos are also popular.

See also

• Lebkuchen
• Pizzelle
• Sugar cookie
• Chocolate chip cookie
• Cookie
• Cookie cutter
• gingerbread
• Spritzgebäck
• Pfeffernüsse

External links

• Ginger Cookies Recipe
• Christmas cookie recipes
• Origin of Christmas Traditions by Sarah Lane
• Christmas Cookies lists some popular recipes.
• Snowflakes Recipe Traditional cookies in the shape of snowflakes.

Action Party may refer to:

• Action Party, Canada
• Citizens’ Action Party, Costa Rica
• Action Party, Guyana
• Sardian Action Party, Italy
• Action Party, Italy
• Action Party, Liberia
• Democratic Action Party, Malaysia
• Democratic Action Party, Philippines
• Social Action Party, Thailand
• Action Party, United Kingdom

See also

• National Action Party
• New Action Party
• People’s Action Party

Christmas EP 2004 is an album by Seven Nations.

1. “2000 Miles”
2. “Carol of the Bells”
3. “Away in a Manger”
4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
5. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
6. “The Rebel Jesus”
7. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
   

“Give Love on Christmas Day” was a Christmas classic soul original by Motown family quintet The Jackson 5. Released to R&B radio in 1970, the song, written by the famed label’s songwriting-producing team, The Corporation, was an ode to everybody to “give love on Christmas” because “no greater gift is better than love.” The song became an oft-covered song in decades to come re-recorded by the kid band that follow the J5’s footsteps, New Edition, for their 1985 Christmas album and was given another overhaul by one of its other members, R&B singer Johnny Gill, in 1990 for an all-star Motown Christmas album. R&B group BlackGirl in 1994 and R&B singer Faith Evans has also covered the song live during a Christmas telecast in 2001. It’s the J5’s and Gill’s versions that are most memorable.

Potatoes for Christmas is an EP released by Papa Roach in 1994. The album was re-issued on April 8, 2003, and is available through amazon.com and was once available at some FYE stores sold as “used”. However, the band did not authorize its re-release.

Track listing

1. “Coffee Thoughts”
2. “Mama’s Dress”
3. “Lenny’s”
4. “Lulu Espidiachi”
5. “Cheez-Z-Fux”
6. “I Love Babies”
7. “Dendrilopis”

“Christmas” is a song written by Pete Townshend and is the seventh song on the Who’s rock opera Tommy. The song tells how on Christmas morning, Tommy’s father (others claim it is both of Tommy’s parents) is worried about Tommy’s future, and soul. He claims “Tommy doesn’t know what day it is/He doesn’t know who Jesus was or what praying is,” and he wonders “How can he be saved/From the eternal grave?”

Musical themes

Musically, Christmas introduces the See Me, Feel Me reprise. Also there is a short “Can You Hear Me” reprise that will be repeated in the song Tommy Can You Hear Me.

That same Christmas, Tommy is given a game of pinball, foreshadowing to the events that take place in “Pinball Wizard”

Christmas Turkey is a Christmas-themed album released in 1997 by the Canadian Comedy Music group The Arrogant Worms.
It includes a re-recorded version of “The Christmas Song” (which appeared on their debut album).

Track listing

1. “Santa’s Gonna Kick Your Ass”
2. “The Christmas Song”
3. “Santa Got Arrested”
4. “Christmas Sucks”
5. “Things Are Looking Bad For Santa”
6. “Christmas Turkey Blues”
7. “Oh God, I’m Santa Claus!”
8. “Christmas Is Almost Here”
9. “Dad Threw Up On Christmas Day”
10. “The Same Christmas Cake”
11. “Christmastime”
12. “Christmas Blues”
13. “Christmas Hangover”
14. “Vincent The Christmas Virus”
15. “Christmas In Ignace”

Christmas Island Internet Administration Limited (CIIA) is a community-owned non-profit Christmas Island company, the objects of which are to be trustee and policy-setting body for the .cx ccTLD, and administrator of the Christmas Island Information Economy Development Trust. Christmas Island Internet Administration owns and operates the only Internet Service Provider (http://www.pulau.cx) in the Territory on a not-for-profit basis.

Merry Christmas Strait To You is a Christmas album by George Strait released by MCA Records in 1986. It reached #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and is certified double platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

1. “White Christmas”
2. “There’s A New Kid In Town”
3. “Winter Wonderland”
4. “Merry Christmas Strait To You”
5. “Away In A Manger”
6. “For Christ’s Sake, It’s Christmas”
7. “Frosty the Snowman”
8. “When It’s Christmas Time In Texas”
   
9. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
10. “What A Merry Christmas This Could Be”

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a 1979 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson’s Muppets and the late singer/songwriter John Denver. Better known is the soundtrack album of the same name, which featured thirteen tracks of traditional carols and original songs. This album was later re-released in 2000 as an edited ten track version and the original full-length CD has now been re-released in its entirety in 2006.

The previously missing tracks, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (performed by John Denver and Rowlf the Dog), When the River Meets the Sea (performed by John Denver and Robin), and Little Saint Nick (performed by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem) are, ironically, among the best-loved on the album .

Track listing

1. “Twelve Days of Christmas”
2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
3. “The Peace Carol”
4. “Christmas Is Coming”
5. “A Baby Just Like You”
6. “Deck the Halls”
7. “When the River Meets the Sea”
8. “Little Saint Nick”
9. “Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913″
10. “The Christmas Wish”
11. “Medley” (Alfie, The Christmas Tree and It’s In Everyone of us”)
12. “Silent Night, Holy Night”
13. “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”