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	SparkNotes: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Chapter 1, Sections 2–3
		Stephen reflects on this suggestion, recalling the fine white hands of one of the students, and thinking also of the soft ivory hands of his neighbor Eileen Vance.
		There is great symbolic importance in the scene in which Stephen's peers lift him up over their heads and acclaim him as a hero, as it suggests a heroic side of the young boy that we have not seen before.
		Stephen's summoning of the courage to denounce Father Dolan's injustice is a moral triumph, rather than a more conventional heroic triumph in sports or fighting.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/portraitartist/section2.rhtml (1263 words)

	Christmas in Ireland: Irish Christmas Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Irish Christmas traditions are similar to those found in many western countries: the basic Christmas rituals, such as gift-giving, attending Mass, and decorating trees, are shared by most nations where Christmas is celebrated.
		The popular Christmas carol, Twelve Days of Christmas is a remnant from the time when Catholicism was illegal and the gifts listed in the song are hidden references to Catholic dogma.
		Christmas dinners in Ireland usually consist of the standard fare; turkey, a ham, stuffing, cranberry sauce, etc. Among the more traditional Irish elements are spiced beef (spiced over several days, cooked, and then pressed) which can be served either hot or cold.
	www.irishclans.com /articles/irish_christmas.html (572 words)

	Firewood, a Box & a Deer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Stephen was gaining some confidence by climbing over this pile of wood.
		This is Stephen posing with Brian Jordan's 8 point buck that he killed in the Swamp down at my parent's place.
		Stephen was all excited when we came in with the deer.
	www.mitchelgibbs.com /gibbs/Photos/Stephen_Jan2000/Jan2000_4.html (386 words)

	Christmas In Ireland
		The best-known Christmas custom is that of putting a candle in the window, often decorated with some greenery, on Christmas Eve.
		Stephen's Day, witnesses the rowdy old custom of hunting the wren, when boys go from door to door with a wren on a stick (today the wren is not a real one), singing the traditional song and begging for treats.
		Christmas trees are brought in anytime in December and decorated with colored lights, tinsel and baubles.
	www.learningtreasures.com /article1076.html (1065 words)

	Christmas
		Christmas is the climax of a longer liturgical cycle that begins with Advent, continues after Christmas with Epiphany and the Sundays that follow, and ends with Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
		Christmas is the church's celebration of the Incarnation, the supreme mystery that the holy and almighty God took on human flesh and was born in this world of the Virgin Mary.
		This is also why Christmas extends for a period of twelve days and leads directly into the breathtaking festival of the Epiphany, the day and season the church sets aside to ponder the many ways Christ revealed Himself to the world as God Incarnate.
	www.stpaulskingsville.org /christmas.htm (1373 words)

	Ireland Now Christmas in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Christmas stockings are a tradition with some families and are hung Christmas Eve for Santa to fill.
		After evening meal on Christmas eve the kitchen table was again set and on it were placed a loaf of bread filled with caraway seeds and raisins, a pitcher of milk and a large lit candle.
		The placing of a ring of Holly on doors originated in Ireland as Holly was one of the main plants that flourished at Christmas time and which gave the poor ample means with which to decorate their dwellings.
	www.irelandnow.com /christmas.html (1008 words)

	The Battle for Christmas:Nissenbaum, Stephen:0679412239:eCampus.com
		Americans who complain about the modern-day commercialization of Christmas may be surprised to discover that dissatisfaction with the way the holiday has been observed is by no means a new phenomenon.
		Attempting to get Christmas out of the streets, a group of New Yorkers - Washington Irving among them - led a movement to transform it into a new style of celebration that would take place within the secure confines of the family circle, and be concerned especially with the happiness of children.
		And we are shown the child-centered Christmas epitomized by the family gatherings and gift-exchanges of the Sedgwick family in nineteenth-century Massachusetts and New York.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?ISBN=0679412239 (298 words)

	THE FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN, DEC. 26
		It is necessary for us, nevertheless, brethren, to acknowledge with what arms Stephen was girded and able to overcome the cruelty of the Jews that thus he merited so happily to triumph.
		"Stephen, therefore, that he might merit to obtain the crown his name signifies, had as his weapon charity, and by means of that he was completely victorious.
		The snow was covered with the blood of his freezing feet: "Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed." The good king knew that whatever he did to the least of his subjects he did for Christ in honor of the first holy martyr.
	www.internetpadre.com /christmas/stephen.html (847 words)

	Christmas Traditions: The Feast of Stephen - John Loeffler - Koinonia House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		For centuries the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve was a radical change from the previous four weeks—this liturgical text became the centerpiece of a number of Baroque and classical compositions.
		This, and the observance of Christmas itself, has been the source of much debate, which is not the subject of this article.
		Those families who want to keep Christ as the center of Christmas may find it easier to do by understanding the various symbols that have been used to celebrate Christ's birth through the ages and using them to retain the uniqueness inherent in the mystery of the incarnation: the birth of the Son of God.
	www.khouse.org /articles/2000/310 (1946 words)

	Christmas
		Imagine nearly two weeks, when all but the basic, most necessary chores were set aside; when family was reunited; when the hospitality of the house was open to all; and when friends and neighbors gathered around your fireside for long evenings of story telling, music and reminiscing.
		Early in the morning on St. Stephen's, the wren was carried from house to house by the boys, who wore straw masks or flened their faces with burnt cork, and dressed in old clothes.
		One is that St. Stephen, hiding from his enemies in a bush, was betrayed by a chattering wren.
	www.2camels.com /ireland-christmas.php (1737 words)

	CD Baby: STEPHEN BENNETT: Christmas - Acoustic Guitar Solos - from spiritguide
		This is not the same Christmas music you heard as a kid.
		Stephen has put his style and flair on traditional Christmas music.
		All the members of the guitar workshop which Stephen led before the concert said that they never had learned so much, so many interesting and helpful things, in one afternoon.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/sbennett9/from/spiritguide (1161 words)

	Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church - St. Stephen, Martyr 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A red Christmas sees the baby in the manger not as just a baby, but as the eternal Son of God, born to die a horrible death.
		And that is what Stephen saw as those who could not stand to hear his words hurled stones at him to kill him.
		But each Sunday is also a “little Christmas,” as like Stephen, we get to touch and taste the body and blood of our Saviour, as He comes to us here in a manger of bread and wine, giving Himself to us to fill us with the joy and peace of His forgiveness.
	home.att.net /~saint_athanasius/Sermons/Advent2004/stephen.htm (1475 words)

	Amazon.com: The Battle for Christmas: Books: Stephen Nissenbaum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This scholarly analysis of our modern celebration of Christmas pulls together a thoroughly convincing case for the widely accepted notion that it is a 19th-century creation, indeed a deliberate reformation and taming of a holiday with wilder pagan origins.
		Christmas was set at December 25 in the fourth century, not for any biblical link with Christ's birth, but because the church hoped to annex and Christianize the existing midwinter pagan feast.
		Amazingly our Christmas tradition is based on the "Night Before Christmas" poem first published in a New York newspaper in 1823 and this tradition had taken its current form with all of its commercialism by 1830.
	www.amazon.com /Battle-Christmas-Stephen-Nissenbaum/dp/0679740384 (2391 words)

	Stephen Pierce Live
		Christmas is an exciting time of the year.
		So in their behalf and in honor of what Christmas is really about we have made additional donations to Food Gatherers in the names of our following family and friends...
		We would love to hear your Christmas stories on what you are doing to make this season amazing for others.
	www.stephenlive.com /blog/2005/12/how_to_make_this_christmas_wea.html (1035 words)

	Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Stephen
		I went with Stephen’s class to the local church on a school field trip.
		Over the past two weeks of Christmas vacation, Stephen and I have had more than a few tussles over him not eating something that he asked me to prepare for him.
		Stephen’s home sick today with a nasty productive cough that starts up when he tries to talk, which is ALL THE TIME.
	www.cottontimer.com /category/stephen (646 words)

	Christmas Spider @ Stephen R. Clark, Epiphany Lane Communications - Writing, editing, ghostwriting, design and more!
		Their church was providing the rent for the trailer and just recently had given her a few Christmas presents for the kids.
		Helen was in no hurry to leave the warmth of her covers or the comfort of her dream.
		But the kids always got up too early on Christmas and she knew she had no choice but to get out of bed.
	www.epiphanylane.com /Christmas_Spider.html (1407 words)

	The Joining: The Night Before Christmas
		Stephen, who had stood silently all this time, watching John's rage grow, tried to think of something appropriate to say.
		Angie and Stephen held hands as they fell into step behind them, as they walked their shimmering attire slowly melted back into the form of jeans and T shirts...
		Once outside in the corridor Angie concentrated hard, a brilliant blue light appeared a few metres in front of her and began to grow in intensity as the barriers between space and hyper-space were blurred.
	www.xmission.com /~ladyslvr/TPFICT/serials/joining/nitebfor.htm (3851 words)

	Protein Spotlight Issue 41: The Christmas Factor
		The ‘Christmas factor’ is a protein whose deficiency was first discovered in the 1950s in a little boy by the name of Stephen Christmas.
		Stephen Christmas spent a lifetime fighting for treatments for haemophiliacs and lived up to his name in many ways.
		The authors answered somewhat sarcastically that the precursor protein of the Christmas factor would not be called the ‘Christmas Eve factor’ Sadly, Stephen Christmas died at the age of only 46, from HIV contracted through treatment with tainted blood products just five days before Christmas 1993.
	www.expasy.org /spotlight/back_issues/sptlt041.shtml (1443 words)

	Blue Bayou: A quiet little Christmas war
		The "war on Christmas" crowed that you refer to were not complaining about the "end" of Christmas, rather their frustration over the end of their ability to celebrate Christmas as they had traditionally done.
		When you represent the "war on Christmas crowed" as being hung-up on a small issue (holiday vs. christmas), when in fact it that was just a small snapshot of the bigger picture, the bigger picture being afraid of those poor little pagan souls that might be offended by the Christmas expression.
		Posted by: Stephen C. at December 13, 2006 06:50 PM John W.: I was suggesting that the poll is indeed representative of the overall Lebanese citizenry.
	blogs.chron.com /bluebayou/2006/12/a_quiet_little_christmas_war.html (14067 words)

	Christmas, St. Stephen, St. John and Holy Innocents.
		We know only too well from the Christmas narratives of how Jesus came to be born in a stable and of how the only recognition to Him, apart from the angelic choirs of heaven, was from some lowly shepherds.
		Today's psalm opens with that wonderful declaration, "Sing a new song unto the Lord." Christmas day indeed heralds in a "new song", a new day, a new beginning, a new everything for Christ's birth marks the end of the old and the beginning of the new.
		Christmas has taught us that holiness and the ordariness of everyday living are inseparable, as are prayer and works, and contemplation and creativity.
	mariannedorman.homestead.com /Christmas.html (1925 words)

	Stephen Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stephen Christmas (12 February 1947- 20 December 1993) was a 5 year old boy when he became the first patient described to have Christmas disease (or Haemophilia B) in 1952 by a group of British doctors.
		Stephen was dependent on blood and plasma transfusions, and was infected with HIV in the period during which blood was not routinely screened for this virus.
		Christmas disease: a condition previously mistaken for haemophilia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Christmas (151 words)

	www.myspace.com/stephentapp
		You have read his series of magazine articles, you may have seen him recently on local TV fishing shows, or listened to his fishing radio shows, Stephen Tapp is unquestionably New Zealands leading authority on kayak fishing.
		With over 8 years in the sport Stephen has a wealth of knowledge to impart.
		Ocean Kayak is proud to be supporting a series of seminars with Stephen Tapp throughout New Zealand.
	www.myspace.com /stephentapp (645 words)

	What are Inflatable Christmas Decorations?
		Inflatable Christmas decorations are highly visible, festive, novelty items that add excitement and fun to your office, holiday event, parade, or front yard.
		Inflatables are a perfect choice for Christmas, since they can be snugly tucked away in a closet or garage until next December.
		Inflatable Christmas decorations can crown any piece of your property, from the peak of your roof to your snowy driveway.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-are-inflatable-christmas-decorations.htm (461 words)

	Music from St. Stephen's Liner Notes
		A Christmas Cantata is a work for four part youth chorus which was composed in 1974 in celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of St. Stephen's School in Rome and in honor of that School's founders, Rev. John O.
		The narrated text is taken from the Christmas story as recounted in the Gospel according to St. Luke while the texts of the songs were written by myself.
		It is fitting also that the narration is now read by the chorus members themselves, each bringing his or her unique voice and diction to the gospel text and thereby adding the unmistakable imprint of a truly international school.
	www.richardtrythall.com /25.html (837 words)

	John Grisham : Skipping Christmas : Book Review
		The hostility ranges from loud singing of Christmas carols outside their home to being questioned by their minister to being featured in their local newspaper with a picture of their "unlit at Christmas" home.
		The neighbors that had been depicted as the ugly face of the Christmas spirit forget their anger and come together to execute a picture-perfect Christmas for the Kranks.
		This "unskipping" of Christmas is so contrived and tortured, it appears to have been written by someone other than Grisham.
	www.mostlyfiction.com /humor/grisham.htm (1236 words)

	American Christmas Origins
		Fundamentally Christmas celebration is based on the intertwining of two ethnic patterns, Roman transition rites and Germano-Celtic Yule (jiuleis) rites-feasting and mortuary practice.
		Christmas was unimportant in the United States until 1880's when the church relented.
		The greeting was "A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You." A portrayal of a child sipping wine in a toast on the central panel caused a stir with temperance groups.
	www.bsu.edu /web/01bkswartz/xmaspub.html (7923 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The author's intent while arranging these carols was to maintain their traditional flavor while making them idiomatic for the guitar.
		Liona Boyd: A Guitar For Christmas For acoustic guitar...
		Christmas Classics for Solo Guitar For guitar and voice...
	wwws.sheetmusicplus.com /sheetmusic/detail/MB.94428.html (164 words)

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		The concept of Christmas in the middle of summer has taken a little getting used to, especially in the context of all the well-known Christmas carols that talk about snow, ice and generally cold things.
		The children's main Christmas presents from us were a bicycle each - 'discovered' to much excitement hiding in the shed.
		Stephen was delighted to find that turkey in the supermarket was prohibitively expensive in comparison to common fare like best leg of lamb - so we grudgingly went for the latter as our celebratory meal.
	home.clara.net /stephen.milner/Christmas.htm (437 words)

	inflatables yard decorations-Christmas Decorations & Christmas Ornaments
		Outfitted with shades, flip-flops, a green and yellow Hawaiian shirt, and red Christmas hat, Santa is snoozing the holidays away.
		Waving happily and carrying a little Christmas tree with a yellow star topper, this snowman comes bearing good tidings for all.
		Our Snowman with Christmas Tree Inflatable lawn decoration is a great way to spruce up your home for the holiday season.
	www.christmaspeople.com /christmas-inflatables (891 words)

	Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . FEATURE . Christmas Traditions . December 19, 2003 \| PBS
		This year, he was telling Christmas stories at the Louise Mandrell Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
		And it was a little hard to do when these people were involved in the same type of eclectic kind of things that were going on when the Romans were in charge of everything.
		The church taught that Jesus came to be the light of the world, and Christians continue to celebrate that with Christmas Eve candlelight services.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week716/feature.html (1264 words)

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