Christmas Traditions, Christmas Keywords, Christmas Traditions Around The World, Christmas Ideas
Posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
by Jennifer Stewart
Stepping out of History
The first thing I want to say about Christmas Traditions is, picture this set of Christmas Ideas: a candlelit dining table, an empty belly because on purpose I haven’t eaten very much so far, and a hot Christmas pudding (hot because it’s been covered in brandy and set alight), with ice-cream and custard. Oh oh oh. That’s all I care about at Christmas. Well, I like the lights too. And one other thing, but I’ll get to that.
The next thing I want to say may seem slightly off the topic. I have to apologize to Bruce and Jean. All this time I’ve been thinking of SearchWarp as an article directory. Gaaahhh.
Silly clot. I’ve been wondering why, when I looked up lists of article directories SW wasn’t on any of them. What was the matter with them, didn’t they realize that SearchWarp is a million times better than their number one? Clearly not.
Now I understand. SearchWarp is in a class of its own for lots of reasons, but also because it’s a search engine. And what's any of this got to do with Christmas Traditions? You're asking that, aren't you, you're saying she's finally lost it. And what on earth has it got to do with Christmas Traditions Around the World? Well, at the moment, seemingly nothing, I'll grant you that, but I’m hoping to build, in some fantastical way, a Christmassy connection. It may be a little tenuous and I might have to ask you to suspend belief considerably, but ‘tis the season of goodwill in all things, right?
The hint is in the title. Still talking about article directories and SearchWarp here. All the directories have incredibly rigid rules with regards to the title you can use. You can’t make tenuous connections, or even have fun and use a title that’s got – let’s face it – apparently nothing to do with most of the content of the article. The business of titles is very serious business on Ezines. If you get it wrong they come knocking at your door. They do, in the middle of the night. Not dressed as Santa, either. Definitely not bearing gifts.
But our darling SearchWarp lets you do what you want. You can use your imagination, you can use keywords if you want, you can have fun, you can be serious. It’s entirely up to you. There’s no proscription here. You can follow cyber traditions if you fancy, or try something new. And there it is, there's my connection. For me that’s the spirit of Christmas. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Be who you are, it’s okay, we’ll still love you.
To me it doesn’t matter what a person’s religion or faith / belief is, or even which Christmas Traditions they follow. What matters is that amidst all the commercial mass hysteria, the cheap plastic goods which flood the market, the pressure to spend spend spend, the crazy traffic – amidst all that, lies the simple quiet thing which SearchWarp and Christmas represent for me.
Love. It’s the very best Christmas Tradition of all. Merry Christmas everybody!
Silly clot. I’ve been wondering why, when I looked up lists of article directories SW wasn’t on any of them. What was the matter with them, didn’t they realize that SearchWarp is a million times better than their number one? Clearly not.
Now I understand. SearchWarp is in a class of its own for lots of reasons, but also because it’s a search engine. And what's any of this got to do with Christmas Traditions? You're asking that, aren't you, you're saying she's finally lost it. And what on earth has it got to do with Christmas Traditions Around the World? Well, at the moment, seemingly nothing, I'll grant you that, but I’m hoping to build, in some fantastical way, a Christmassy connection. It may be a little tenuous and I might have to ask you to suspend belief considerably, but ‘tis the season of goodwill in all things, right?
The hint is in the title. Still talking about article directories and SearchWarp here. All the directories have incredibly rigid rules with regards to the title you can use. You can’t make tenuous connections, or even have fun and use a title that’s got – let’s face it – apparently nothing to do with most of the content of the article. The business of titles is very serious business on Ezines. If you get it wrong they come knocking at your door. They do, in the middle of the night. Not dressed as Santa, either. Definitely not bearing gifts.
But our darling SearchWarp lets you do what you want. You can use your imagination, you can use keywords if you want, you can have fun, you can be serious. It’s entirely up to you. There’s no proscription here. You can follow cyber traditions if you fancy, or try something new. And there it is, there's my connection. For me that’s the spirit of Christmas. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Be who you are, it’s okay, we’ll still love you.
To me it doesn’t matter what a person’s religion or faith / belief is, or even which Christmas Traditions they follow. What matters is that amidst all the commercial mass hysteria, the cheap plastic goods which flood the market, the pressure to spend spend spend, the crazy traffic – amidst all that, lies the simple quiet thing which SearchWarp and Christmas represent for me.
Love. It’s the very best Christmas Tradition of all. Merry Christmas everybody!
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More commentsYep, it works for me. Connection made.You've put it into words and did a fine job, too. Christmas is what we make it.Wishing you a fantastic Merry Christmas. And lets not forget to wish ahead to a healthy, happy, prosperous New Year.Thanks Heidi, and to you to. I hope the winter isn't too cold...
Merry Christmas to you too Jenny .. But you could have done better with an interesting title, because from what it looks like now is whole bunch of keywords put together disproportionately.I was making fun of the concept of keywords, actually.
I agree with you Jennifer, the connection here is lovely. Merry ChristmasThanks Ngozi, and merry Christmas to you as well.
How did you get so smart? I'm just afraid I'll wake up one day and SearchWarp will have changed all the rules. Like the little home bakery that everyone loves so they expand and lose everything that you loved about it in the first place. If it's not broken ... and all that. :) By the way, I'm a little ticked now, I've never had Christmas pudding covered in brandy and set on fire. Sounds delightful!!!I also hate it when things that work change. As for the Christmas pudding, be liberal with the brandy, and it has to be done by candlelight because the flame is this beautiful, kind of transparent blue...
Fun, clever, entertaining and lively! This is probably the most succint message of Christmas I've seen (funny enough!). Thanks Jennifer.Pleasure, Heidi, I'm glad you enjoyed it :) And thanks for liking it on FB!
Hi Jennifer, what a creative idea this is, colorful words here and there and you brought up a festival mood for everybody . I want to wish you a very merry Christmas :0:And the same to Hilda. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas :)
Thank you, Jennifer, and may you have a blessed, merry and thrilling Christmas that allows you to search for whatever traditions you seek!And the same to you George. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas :)
You know, even tho I know searchwarp is a writer's community and much more than an article directory, I too, still had it under that category in my head too. Probably because I first learned of searchwarp under a listing of article directories. Thanks for sharing the Love.ValIt's a pleasure, Val, and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
You couldn't have described it better Jennifer. I had that trouble with Ezine too and they act funny at times. SearchWarp is certainly the best. Hope you have a nice Christmas and I know it's snowing. :-) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Thanks, Shyam, and the same to you :) Do you celebrate Christmas? If not I hope you have a wonderful day anyway, and that the New Year brings you much fulfillment.I don't celebrate Christmas since I am not with my gf and am living here in a "Hindu" household. :D I used to meditate on this day the previous years as symbol of the "Christ consciousness". I wouldn't consider it a coincidence that I bought this book, "The Second Coming of Christ" exactly around Christmas time when I visited Sai Baba last week. Surely, it seems symbolic to me to be embracing the esoteric teachings of Christ on Christmas. Thank you Jennifer.
Great article! I see that Christmas is a big part of your life. That's really neat.Thanks James. Hope you had a wonderful one!
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