Lifespring! Why Christmas Show » christmas podcast http://advent.lifespringonline.com Bringing you Christmas traditions, customs and fun! Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 steve.lifespring@gmail.com (Steve Webb) steve.lifespring@gmail.com (Steve Webb) christianity 1440 christmas, advent, holiday, traditions, yuletide, jesus, messiah Christmas traditions, stories, carols, and memories. A fun show for the whole family! Bringing you Christmas traditions, customs and fun! Steve Webb Steve Webb steve.lifespring@gmail.com No no http://advent.lifespringonline.com/christmas_logo_144.png Lifespring! Why Christmas Show http://advent.lifespringonline.com 144 144 LSWC09-25: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 25 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-25-lifespring-why-christmas-day-25/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-25-lifespring-why-christmas-day-25/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:00:47 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=159 Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Steve and James join you for the final day of the 2009 Lifespring! Why Christmas Show and find out a bit about the birth of Jesus, the real reason for Christmas!

They will also pull the winner of the Christmas CD competition out of Santa’s hat! If you didn’t win, you can still get the CD from BryanDuncan.com. Thanks to all who entered!

Congratulations to our winner, Rhonda Evans!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/birth

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-25-lifespring-why-christmas-day-25/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Merry Christmas everyone!!! Steve and James join you for the final day of the 2009 Lifespring! Why Christmas Show and find out a bit about the ... Merry Christmas everyone!!! Steve and James join you for the final day of the 2009 Lifespring! Why Christmas Show and find out a bit about the birth of Jesus, the real reason for Christmas! They will also pull the winner of the Christmas CD competition out of Santa's hat! If you didn't win, you can still get the CD from BryanDuncan.com. Thanks to all who entered! Congratulations to our winner, Rhonda Evans! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/birth 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-24: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 24 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-24-lifespring-why-christmas-day-24/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-24-lifespring-why-christmas-day-24/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:00:31 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=157 It’s Christmas Eve! That means one thing, Santa has started his run around the world! Follow where he’s got to at: http://santaupdate.com

James also reads a poem about Christmas Eve written by his Grandmother.

Christmas Eve by Mary Cooper

On Christmas Eve my mother read
The story once again
Of how the little child was born
And of the three Wise men

And how by following the star
They found Him where he lay
And brought Him gifts; and that is why
We keep our Christmas day

And when she read it all, I went
And looked across the snow
And thought of Jesus coming
As He did so long ago.

I looked into the East and saw
A great star blazing bright;
There were three men upon the road
All black against the light

I thought I heard the angels sing
Away upon the hill
I held my breath… it seemed as if
The whole great world were still

It seemed to me the little child
Was being born again
And very near… and THEN somehow
Was NOW… or NOW was THEN.

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-24-lifespring-why-christmas-day-24/feed/ 0 00:01:01 It's Christmas Eve! That means one thing, Santa has started his run around the world! Follow where he's got to at: http://santaupdate.com James also reads a ... It's Christmas Eve! That means one thing, Santa has started his run around the world! Follow where he's got to at: http://santaupdate.com James also reads a poem about Christmas Eve written by his Grandmother. Christmas Eve by Mary Cooper On Christmas Eve my mother read The story once again Of how the little child was born And of the three Wise men And how by following the star They found Him where he lay And brought Him gifts; and that is why We keep our Christmas day And when she read it all, I went And looked across the snow And thought of Jesus coming As He did so long ago. I looked into the East and saw A great star blazing bright; There were three men upon the road All black against the light I thought I heard the angels sing Away upon the hill I held my breath... it seemed as if The whole great world were still It seemed to me the little child Was being born again And very near... and THEN somehow Was NOW... or NOW was THEN. 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-23: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 23 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-23-lifespring-why-christmas-day-23/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-23-lifespring-why-christmas-day-23/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:54 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=155 Steve’s getting very excited as it’s nearly Christmas and he’s looking forward to getting some presents!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/presents

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-23-lifespring-why-christmas-day-23/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Steve's getting very excited as it's nearly Christmas and he's looking forward to getting some presents! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/presents Steve's getting very excited as it's nearly Christmas and he's looking forward to getting some presents! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/presents 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-22: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 22 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-22-lifespring-why-christmas-day-22/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-22-lifespring-why-christmas-day-22/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:29 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=153 On today’s show James will tell you a bit about the history of Christmas Carols and plays a version of ‘Oh Come all ye Faithful’ by Jill Parr.

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/carols

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-22-lifespring-why-christmas-day-22/feed/ 0 00:01:01 On today's show James will tell you a bit about the history of Christmas Carols and plays a version of 'Oh Come all ye Faithful' ... On today's show James will tell you a bit about the history of Christmas Carols and plays a version of 'Oh Come all ye Faithful' by Jill Parr. Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/carols 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-21: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 21 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-21-lifespring-why-christmas-day-21/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-21-lifespring-why-christmas-day-21/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:00:50 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=151 Remember the fun Steve and James had last year trying to learning how to say Happy or Merry Christmas in different languages? Well they’re back trying it again, with varying degrees of success!!!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/merrychristmas

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-21-lifespring-why-christmas-day-21/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Remember the fun Steve and James had last year trying to learning how to say Happy or Merry Christmas in different languages? Well they're back ... Remember the fun Steve and James had last year trying to learning how to say Happy or Merry Christmas in different languages? Well they're back trying it again, with varying degrees of success!!! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/merrychristmas 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-20: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 20 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-20-lifespring-why-christmas-day-20/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-20-lifespring-why-christmas-day-20/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:59 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=148 It’s James’s turn to explore a part of the Christmas Story. It’s the Wise Men or Magi. Who were they and did they really see a star?

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/wisemen
Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/star

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-20-lifespring-why-christmas-day-20/feed/ 0 00:01:01 It's James's turn to explore a part of the Christmas Story. It's the Wise Men or Magi. Who were they and did they really see ... It's James's turn to explore a part of the Christmas Story. It's the Wise Men or Magi. Who were they and did they really see a star? Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/wisemen Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/star 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-19: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 19 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-19-lifespring-why-christmas-day-19/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-19-lifespring-why-christmas-day-19/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:00:13 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=145 Join Steve to find out about the Christmas decoration that you can eat most of – the Christingle!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/christingles

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-19-lifespring-why-christmas-day-19/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Join Steve to find out about the Christmas decoration that you can eat most of - the Christingle! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/christingles Join Steve to find out about the Christmas decoration that you can eat most of - the Christingle! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/christingles 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-18: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 18 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-18-lifespring-why-christmas-day-18/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-18-lifespring-why-christmas-day-18/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:45:24 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=142 Continuing from Steve’s Pudding yesterday, on today’s show James will be trying some Christmas Cake and Mince Pies!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/recipes

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-18-lifespring-why-christmas-day-18/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Continuing from Steve's Pudding yesterday, on today's show James will be trying some Christmas Cake and Mince Pies! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/recipes Continuing from Steve's Pudding yesterday, on today's show James will be trying some Christmas Cake and Mince Pies! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/recipes 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-17: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 17 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-17-lifespring-why-christmas-day-17/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-17-lifespring-why-christmas-day-17/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:00:12 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=139 It’s day 17 and time for Steve to get his teeth into a Christmas dinner favorite in the UK, the Christmas Pudding!

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/pudding

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-17-lifespring-why-christmas-day-17/feed/ 0 00:01:01 It's day 17 and time for Steve to get his teeth into a Christmas dinner favorite in the UK, the Christmas Pudding! Find out more at: ... It's day 17 and time for Steve to get his teeth into a Christmas dinner favorite in the UK, the Christmas Pudding! Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/pudding 2009 Steve Webb no No LSWC09-16: Lifespring! Why Christmas Day 16 http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-16-lifespring-why-christmas-day-16/ http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-16-lifespring-why-christmas-day-16/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:00:14 +0000 James Cooper http://advent.lifespringonline.com/?p=136 On today’s show James will tell you about the poinsettia plant and why it’s associated with Christmas.

Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/poinsettia

]]> http://advent.lifespringonline.com/2009/lswc09-16-lifespring-why-christmas-day-16/feed/ 0 00:01:01 On today's show James will tell you about the poinsettia plant and why it's associated with Christmas. Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/poinsettia On today's show James will tell you about the poinsettia plant and why it's associated with Christmas. Find out more at: http://yxmas.com/poinsettia 2009 Steve Webb no No