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MERRY CHRISTMAS

General Discussion
#1

Thanks Bob for all the little animations saying MERRY CHRISTMAS… I love it when we can piss off the ACLU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL
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#2

I collect Lionel Large Scale, I have all thier Chrismas cars. Some actually say “Merry Christmas”, most say “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings”. 1990’s car had a minorah on it. I like them all. Some of the boxes say “Holiday Car” and some say “Christmas Car”. Many show Santa Claus or winter scenes.

I thought this years was particularly nice.

#3

I betcha none of them read ‘Happy Midwinter Festival of your choice!’

BW, I don’t see any of the animations… :frowning:

tac, ig and The Cape Blanco Lighthouse Boys

#4

Me neither…

#5

Tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day; some northern European countries, particularly Holland and Germany, mark this day well as it is when the presents arrive (not on December 25th.). Some southern European countries wait until early January when the Three Kings arrive. The UK shares the Coca Cola Father Christmass i.e.red and white clothing. :smiley: with other countries.

If you are a gad about then it is possible to celebrate all three; but that doesn’t necessarily mean you get three lots of goodies. :wink:

#6

What about Krampus?

#7
Alan Lott said:
Tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day; some northern European countries, particularly Holland and Germany, mark this day well as it is when the presents arrive (not on December 25th.).
not exactly. it is different from the anglo saxon habits, in so far, that Father Christmas ("Weihnachtsmann") does not bring the gifts for the morning of the 25th, but he sneaks into the locked living rooms in the late afternoon of the 24th. the practical advantage: no hyperactive kids during christ mass at midnight.

concerning the 6th of dec, the german custom is to put a pair of well shined shoes outside the door or on the windowsill on the evening of the 5th.
if the shoeshine is good enough, St. Nikolaus leaves some sweets and - maybe - a little toy in the shoes.

i remember, when we were for holydays 95 in germany and on the evening of the fifth we already had borded the nighttrain to vienna, when our daughter of two and a half years of age asked, if St. Nikolaus would find her boots on board of a train…
saying something about buying a newspaper, i got out again, ran to a vendor at the head of the platform, bought a paper, a little matchboxcar and some cookies.

i know for sure, that if i had waited for my change, St. Nikolaus would not have found the boots on the train. i reached the door of the last coach, when the train was already moving.

(thinking about it, it seems, that for germans Father Christmas and St. Nikolaus are two different persons.)

and, instead of greetings with seasoning on it - Merry Christmas to all of you!
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#8

Korm, great story!

Chas

#9

Thanks Korm for putting the story straight . I have never spent Christmas Day away from home - even when I was in the RAF so I have only heard about other customs although I have seen the festivities in Spain in January when the Kings arrive.

#10

We live in Germany for ten years and got to see and participate in the Christkindmart in the city we lived in at the time. We had 3 exchznge students fron Germany and they put their shoe out side their door on the 5th and I’m glade we had lived there as we know what to do.

Korm your story is great, what we do for our children.

Paul

#11

TAC and All,
Bob’s animations are on the home page at the top across from the FREE notice on the fiat money.
Noel

#12

Like this one!

(http://www.largescalecentral.com/images/holiday/merry_christmas_11.gif)

Warms the heart, it does. Merry Christmas to All!

#13

I spent Christmas 1977 in Okinawa, Japan. I don’t remember a thing about it, so it must have been one he!! of a party! :lol: