Unusual Trees

Although Christmas trees don't feature in the original story and actually come from other traditions, decorating trees at Christmas has become a great tradition. One of my childhood memories was the tree my Dad for many years usually obtained from the school after they were finished with it.
We had terrific bubbly lights and glass ornaments [most have broken] with carols printed on them. Under the tree were the gifts we had made for our parents as well as something for us. If I could get my sister to illustrate it, I would write a story about it. Alas, it would have to be self-published.
But these trees are really different. [Tip of hat to LIS News and an Internet search and not sure where I found the last one.]

Just a reminder to everyone, that you will find many (still working) links to a host of Christmas, Advent, and other holiday information by searching the December archives.   If I run across any new links, I will add them to the list.
don't forget to checkout the Advent Calendar links
Another countdown calendar I came across in my feeds this week (from Mashable.com
was a YouTube Countdown calendar for New Years
Since I'm usually away during New Years, I'm getting a head start.

The Holiday Season is upon us.

I've started seeing Christmas trees mixed in with broomsticks and pilgrims.  My current display, Move Over R.L.Stine, features the genre of horror and supernatural literature found in our library.  The number of standard British and American authors all seem to have written and written well in this field. There is even a website devoted to Christians and Horror which takes a different approach from my interpretation

 While I enjoy a well-written story even if the premise unsettling, I usually draw the line at the horror genre in whatever media it is found because it reflects a philosophy of chaos and uncertainty at odds with Christian beliefs. 

God Knows, a post, in The Christian worldview of fiction, aptly summarizes this as well as Hopkins poem That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the Comfort of the Resurrection.