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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show for 2009! This is the fourth year for this Christmas podcast.
If you’re a regular Lifespring! listener you might have heard the Christmas member of the Lifespring! family for the last couple of years! If this is your first time listening to the LIfespring! Why Christmas Show or any [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show for 2009! This is the fourth year for this Christmas podcast.<img style="border: 5px solid white;" title="Lifespring! Why Christmas Show" src="http://lifespringmedia.com/images/whychristmas.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p>
<p>If you’re a regular <a href="http://lifespringmedia.com/">Lifespring!</a> listener you might have heard the Christmas member of the Lifespring! family for the last couple of years! If this is your first time listening to the LIfespring! Why Christmas Show or any Lifespring! show, then welcome – it’s great to have you with us! The LIfespring! Why Christmas Show is a joint project between the <a href="http://lifespringmedia.com/">Lifespring Media</a> family and the <a href="http://whychristmas.com/">whychristmas?com</a> website.</p>
<p>On today’s show, <a href="http://lifespringonline.com/original/?page_id=71">Steve Webb</a> and <a href="http://whychristmas.com/about.shtml">James Cooper</a> give the listeners a bit of a heads up on what the shows will be about this year, and explain a bit about Advent.</p>
<p>Find out more at: <a href="http://yxmas.com/advent">http://yxmas.com/advent</a></p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Welcome to the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show for 2009! This is the fourth year for this Christmas podcast.

If yoursquo;re a regular Lifespring! listener you might ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Welcome to the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show for 2009! This is the fourth year for this Christmas podcast.

If yoursquo;re a regular Lifespring! listener you might have heard the Christmas member of the Lifespring! family for the last couple of years! If this is your first time listening to the LIfespring! Why Christmas Show or any Lifespring! show, then welcome ndash; itrsquo;s great to have you with us! The LIfespring! Why Christmas Show is a joint project between the Lifespring Media family and the whychristmas?com website.

On todayrsquo;s show, Steve Webb and James Cooper give the listeners a bit of a heads up on what the shows will be about this year, and explain a bit about Advent.

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/advent</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Watch For The 2008 Version of The Lifespring! WhyChristmas Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[James and Steve are looking forward to bringing you all new, fresh episodes again this year, and we&#8217;re looking for your input! From James&#8217; WhyChristmas?com blog:
For the past couple of years, the whychristmas?com Advent Calendar has teamed up with Lifespring! Media to produce the Lifespring! whychristmas show.
Well, we’re planning to to it again!
On the 2008 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>James and Steve are looking forward to bringing you all new, fresh episodes again this year, and we&#8217;re looking for your input! From James&#8217; <a href="http://www.whychristmas.com/blog/news/2008/10/29/be-part-of-the-2008-whychristmascom-advent-calendar/">WhyChristmas?com blog</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>For the past couple of years, the <a href="http://www.whychristmas.com/adventcalendar/">whychristmas?com Advent Calendar</a> has teamed up with <a href="http://lifespringmedia.com/">Lifespring! Media</a> to produce the <a href="../">Lifespring! whychristmas show</a>.</p>
<p>Well, we’re planning to to it again!</p>
<p>On the 2008 Advent Calendar! We’d love to have how to say ‘Happy Christmas’ or ‘Merry Christmas’ in a different language every day!</p>
<p>So if you know how to say ‘Happy Christmas’ or ‘Merry Christmas’ in a different language we’d love you to be involved and have you as part of the Advent Calendar!</p>
<p>If you’ve got a microphone plugged into your computer, you can record a version of a language on the <a href="http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/languages.shtml">Christmas In Other Languages page at whychristmas?com</a>.  Or from a phone, in the USA, you can call toll free and leave a message on: (877 433-9091)</p>
<p>And if you’re really techy, you can send an mp3 to <a href="mailto:info@whychristmas.com">info@whychristmas.com</a></p>
<p>So if you’d like to be part of the multi lingual Advent Calendar, please get in touch!</p></blockquote>
<p>You can be a part of the show too, by helping to support Lifespring Media. Donate a gift of at least $5.00 and receive a 3 inch button just like this:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Tired of hearing &#8220;Happy Holidays&#8221;? Christmas <strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em style="font-style: italic;">is</em></strong> the reason for the season! This button will tell the world that you are not offended to hear &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221;, and it&#8217;s a great conversation starter.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Give them as gifts! For volume pricing, <a href="mailto: steve.lifespring@gmail.com">email</a> Steve.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>James and Steve are looking forward to bringing you all new, fresh episodes again this year, and we're looking for your input! From James' WhyChristmas?com ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>James and Steve are looking forward to bringing you all new, fresh episodes again this year, and we're looking for your input! From James' WhyChristmas?com blog:
For the past couple of years, the whychristmas?com Advent Calendar has teamed up with Lifespring! Media to produce the Lifespring! whychristmas show.

Well, wersquo;re planning to to it again!

On the 2008 Advent Calendar! Wersquo;d love to have how to say lsquo;Happy Christmasrsquo; or lsquo;Merry Christmasrsquo; in a different language every day!

So if you know how to say lsquo;Happy Christmasrsquo; or lsquo;Merry Christmasrsquo; in a different language wersquo;d love you to be involved and have you as part of the Advent Calendar!

If yoursquo;ve got a microphone plugged into your computer, you can record a version of a language on the Christmas In Other Languages page at whychristmas?com.nbsp; Or from a phone, in the USA, you can call toll free and leave a message on: (877 433-9091)

And if yoursquo;re really techy, you can send an mp3 to info@whychristmas.com

So if yoursquo;d like to be part of the multi lingual Advent Calendar, please get in touch!
You can be a part of the show too, by helping to support Lifespring Media. Donate a gift of at least $5.00 and receive a 3 inch button just like this:

nbsp;
Tired of hearing "Happy Holidays"? Christmas is the reason for the season! This button will tell the world that you are not offended to hear "Merry Christmas", and it's a great conversation starter.
Give them as gifts! For volume pricing, email Steve.

    
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