It’s Christmas Eve and family is about to ascend on your house for the big day. The ham is prepped. The sides are ready to go. But what to drink? In addition to the typical wine and mixed drinks, wow ...
Your Elf on the Shelf has flown back to the North Pole, but the magic doesn’t need to end for your family! It has now been over a month since we said goodbye to Christmas, but this is a great time to ...
I think I still had a few lingering Christmas decorations up at our house when COVID-19 began to shut down our world. All of a sudden the fun we have writing this blog and shopping for Christmas décor...
Stay-at-home orders earlier this year had many people looking for ways to fill their days. Whether it was cleaning out a junk drawer or binge-watching Netflix, we were all hungry for activities. Chris...
Five for August is a new monthly blog we are introducing. Five quick picks from the Christmas Gals…products, events, ideas, etc. Got picks you want to share? Send us your ideas at ChristmasGals@yahoo....
Last month, we introduced a new monthly blog that features five picks from The Christmas Gals. As we write this piece, we are just three months out from Christmas. That’s right – THREE MONTHS! Don’t h...
Our most-read post since we started this blog was a feature we did on symbols and traditions. The piece really came about because we wanted to know the history behind the pickle ornament. I always bel...
As a child, Santa Claus had rockstar status at Christmastime. As an adult, specifically an adult who is an avid vintage collector, Bob Richter is my Christmas rockstar. Author, designer, television pe...
When I was little, there was something so exciting about opening the little door on our old cardboard advent house and finding that treasured piece of chocolate each morning. The little German-made ca...
As I write this blog, the turkey is thawed and the green bean casserole is being prepared. Its Thanksgiving-Eve! And yes, that means we have much to be thankful for a feast to eat tomorrow, but to The...