If the label is "Not Christmas" make a comment to the "Not Christmas" post. (94)
Decide if what is said about Christmas is a story or just a reference to Christmas.
If what is said is a reference to Christmas then make a comment to the "Reference" post. (729)
If what is said is a story make a comment to the St. Albert Christmas Stories (Summaries)
Organizing and summarizing comments:
The comments below are in page order, find other comments above and below and put them with the page order comments.
Then go to the page link and read the original story
Next edit the comments into one comment indicating if the page is mentions Christmas but is not about Christmas (Not Christmas) or refers to something about Christmas but does not say anything more (Reference) or tells a story about Christmas (Story). (See page 94)
Not Christmas
94 Charels Beaudgarde was born on Christmas Eve December 24th 1942.
Volume 1 Pages: 94 ,Page 94: Nothing much on Christmas. Charels Beaudgarde born on December 24th 1942. Not a good website for Christmas topics.
107 nothing on Christmas
168 Marie-Louise and Antoinette stayed in Medicine Hat until Christmas
176 nothing on Christmas
181 nothing on Christmas
187 nothing on Christmas
236 nothing on Christmas
306 Heavy winds continued until about Christmas time
360 Angus rebuilt his barn by about Christmas
363 nothing on Christmas
372 nothing on Christmas
Story Family/Church
107 Christmas time too was celebrated by first going to midnight mass in a horse drawn sliegh and Christmas breakfast at 3am.
167 Josephine's family barn burned down on Christmas, along with many of their possessions. She recalls not having anything in her stocking
176 Dorothy recalls celebrating Christmas and midnight Mass with her family, though visits from the family were scarce
182 Describes the Page family Christmas, involving traditions on Christmas Eve, midnight Mass, reveillon, and turkey on Christmas Day
187 Yvonne McGinnis' recollection of Christmas, including presents and celebrating with First Nations. Also tells story of their hotel burning down on Christmas Eve.
231 Christmas pudding ceremoniously set afire on Christmas evening.
238 The Delisle family's Christmas traditions included going to a midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, dinner at midnight and celebration in early morning, and Christmas supper at a different house.
242 The homesteaders made sure no one was ever alone on Christmas.
378 On Christmas day hunters would play Santa Claus. Walter Van De Walle received a pair of skates from Santa Claus.
386 Describes the school's Christmas concert during the depression
387 McDonald family Christmas Eve at St. Peters church.
405, 406 Pierre and Justine Bellerose went to Midnight Mass on Christmas.Very good explanation of going to Midnight Mass and back with horses; later on the family could afford a very cool 1925 Chevrolet.
Reference
181 Alice got a butter dish for Christmas when she was six.
207 The McDonald family went to a midnight Mass at Christmas time. Reference to Christmas concerts
236 Reference to school Christmas concerts, see page 235.
288 Memories of driving to the Christmas concert in the winter
300 All the children participated in Christmas concerts, which were the highlight of the year.
360 nothing on Christmas
363 Joseph Arcand's family Christmas.
372 Joseph M. Dalton and Matilda Gagnon's Christmas dinner at Uncle Johnny's.
386 as Children they were given Japanese oranges, Santa visited and the School had a Christmas Concert
Page Links: 19 55 77 82 83 94 107 167 168 176 181 182 187 207 231 236 238 242 288 300 306 360 363 372 378 386 387 405 406
Volume 2 Pages:
Not Christmas
421 No mention of Christmas.
426 Savard had been ill since before Christmas.
429 Jim Cassidy met Emily Gilmore at a dance before Christmas.
433 nothing on Christmas
476 When a child at five years Mary became very ill just before christmas.
497 Donation to Sunshine Christmas Fund
547 United Sunday school gave a donation to a Christmas Charity Fund.
594 Joseph Rouault and Marie started to corresponding shortly after Christmas.
598 Usefulness Rating (3): mentions Christmas a few times in the story (Gordon born on Christmas) but mostly about the family on the farm not Christmas.
607 A family moves in before Christmas Usefulness Rating (3)
621 nothing on Christmas
629 nothing on Christmas
663 Usefulness Rating ( 1): I rated this post as a 1 because it has nothing to do with Christmas except that it didn't snow till then but talks about the decade after world war II.
721 nothing on Christmas
726 nothing on Christmas
732 nothing on Christmas
737 nothing on Christmas
739 nothing on Christmas
Reference
422 Archie Lafleur arranged Christmas tree and gifts for children in the district
432 Maurice Cassidy and family sold turkeys to buy Christmas presents.
437 Christmas was a highlight in the social life of the community.
441 Louisa Siebert knit socks and mitts for her grandchildren for Christmas.
531 Christmas is an important religious feast, but New years excited the children more.
549 Wholesale of Christmas trees for Christmas.
568 The Nuns played school plays and tableaux for Christmas.
570 Family getting stuck in the ice on their way to buy a Christmas tree.
580 Mabels Father dies at Christmas the first one she was married.
628 Briefly Mentions Christmas, Ms.Gillan organized Christmas programs.
645 Usefulness Rating (2): My post is a 2 because all it really talks about is how Angus and Cecile lived and were a part of the community, it's not about Christmas, except one sentence about Christmas with their relatives. Helping hands; Cecile and Angus McDonald
721 They had Christmas concerts, rehearsing was fun.
726 Wild Rose school had special events like carnivals and Christmas carol sing-alongs.
732 Ronald Harvey School did Christmas crafts and bake sales.
737 Catholic Women's League sent hampers to needy families on Christmas day.
739 St.Albert Lions Club raised funds by raffles, car bingos, casinos, and selling Christmas trees and light bulbs.
Story
443 Describes Christmas concert at the church.
457 Describes Christmas shopping and other family stuff.
494 Teacher has vivid memories of Christmas concerts, especially one with a dramatization of Dickens' Carol.
563 This story is about a boy, Oliver who was often teased by his brothers. One Christmas, their mother bought a half-pound of almond paste as a treat. Oliver's brothers asked him to go get it and after eating the whole thing and giving Oliver none, they blamed Oliver when they were found out. Another Christmas, Bill, one of Oliver's brothers, took out the contents of Olivers stocking and put a rotten turnip in it instead.
611 More about family rather than Christmas. A family oriented Christmas, they sang Christmas carols on the way to the St. Albert Mass.
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