Category: Christmas

50 of the Best Christmas Songs of All Time

Cascia Talbert
50 of the Best Christmas Songs of All Time

The holiday season is incomplete without the enchanting melodies that fill the air, turning ordinary moments into magical memories. Christmas songs have the power to evoke nostalgia, warmth, and festive cheer. In this article, we present the ultimate playlist featuring 50 of the best Christmas songs of all time, each one a timeless classic that has stood the test of time. 1. **”White Christmas” by Bing Crosby (1942):** – Bing Crosby’s soulful rendition of “White Christmas” is a perennial favorite, capturing the essence of a traditional snowy Christmas. 2. **”Jingle…

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Baking Christmas Cookies – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

Cascia Talbert

Wordless Wednesday is live on healthymomsmagazine.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to yourWordless Wednesday post. Last week Little Bear helped me bake Christmas cookies. I took a few photos of him posing with the peanut butter cookies and this is the only one that turned out.  We’ve had a very busy couple of weeks and now that the kids are home for winter break I won’t be on my computer as much.  If I don’t get around to visiting your blog before Christmas, I wish you and your family a very Blessed…

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The Christmas Cat – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

Cascia Talbert

Wordless Wednesday is live on healthymomsmagazine.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to yourWordless Wednesday post. Glenda is very photogenic and decided to pose among the Christmas gifts. She is going to be spoiled this year! Do you give your pets Christmas gifts? What are they asking for from Santa? If you are participating in Wordless Wednesday scroll down and leave your link. Thanks for visiting! I am back and back to reading blogs commenting! Please leave me a comment and I will return the favor. Leave your link and I will comment…

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Happy The Elf’s Adventures – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

Cascia Talbert

Wordless Wednesday is live on healthymomsmagazine.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to yourWordless Wednesday post. Last night Happy tried to play jingle bells on the keyboard, but it sounded more like noisy bells.  On Sunday Happy found a cute little sheep and he thought it needed some extra care. On Saturday Happy got stuck in Parrot’s stocking. Happy the Elf is back this year. You can follow his adventurers on Facebook too. Do you have an elf on the shelf? How do you prepare your children for Jesus’ birth? If you are…

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Share, Track and Save with this New and Innovative Shopping Site

Cascia Talbert

The Christmas shopping season is in full swing if you are super busy, haven’t finished shopping, and you have a strict budget I found the solution for you!  Shogasm is a new shopping site that tracks over 72 million products from over 140 online stores to find the best deals for you. When I first heard about Shogasm, I thought, “How cool is this? They do all the price comparison for you. All you need to to is visit, search for the perfect gift, click on it and – bam…

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Look Who is Back – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

Cascia Talbert

Wordless Wednesday is live on healthymomsmagazine.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. Happy the Elf is back this year. You can follow his adventurers on Facebook too, this year. Do you have an elf on the shelf? If you are participating in Wordless Wednesday scroll down and leave your link. Thanks for visiting! I am back and back to reading blogs commenting! Please leave me a comment and I will return the favor. Leave your link and I will comment on your blog a lot faster. Visit these…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Christmas Lights

Cascia Talbert

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Last weekend we drove around and looked at Christmas lights. I tried to take photos of them with my phone but only a couple turned out. Merry Chrstmas from all of us at the Talbert Zoo! Happy the Elf Kitty and Happy Goose and Parrot Monkey Chris and Monkey Cascia and Little Bear Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday…

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The Adventures of Happy the Elf #Elfontheshelf #Christmas

Cascia Talbert

Christmas is just six days away and Happy the Elf has been busy keeping an eye on the Talbert kids.  Every night he goes to the north pole to report to Santa and in the morning he returns, sometimes in the most unusual places. On the morning of December 1, Kitty spotted our little elf friend on the shelf of our book case.  He looked like a kind and friendly little elf, so the kids quickly named him Happy. Happy lives up to his name. He is indeed a kind…

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Chocolate Covered Pretzels #Christmas #recipe

Cascia Talbert

Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love watching the excitement on my children’s faces when we lift a new flap on our Advent calendar and light a new candle on our Advent wreath in anticipation of Jesus’ birth. We have several Christmas traditions. Some are from our Catholic faith while others are just because. Making chocolate covered pretzels is one of our, “just because,” traditions for Christmas. This simple recipe is fun and everyone loves sweet flavors mixed with the salty. Ingredients: 1 20 oz bag of pretzels1…

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Faith, Christmas and Angels

Cascia Talbert

I remember a news story I saw a couple of years ago. Some guy being interviewed was saying that people of faith like Mother Theresa have something wrong with their head. He said something to the effect that their faith is all in their head and they are psycho. I was appalled when I heard that. I could not believe it. He actually believes that if you believe in God or some higher power you have mental problems. He said there is no such thing as heaven and there is…

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