Interactive World Advent Calendar: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/calendar/ 
Online and interactive advent calendar here where students can click each day to find out how Christmas is celebrated in different countries around the world.

The Gift of Holiday Traditions: http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=119
Activities relating to Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas.

Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/gk2/holidays.html  Students select a religion to see how a
Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. Students will also look at how people with
different beliefs celebrate winter holidays.

Looking into Holidays Past with Primary Sources: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/doc_analysis/index.html 
Students analyze primary sources they see, hear or read using holiday themed resources from The Library of Congress.

Making Memories: Creating a Class Holiday Memory Book: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20051223friday.html  Writing activity for secondary students.

FamilyFun: Have a Happy Green Holiday: http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/ff0108-happy-green-holiday/ 
Give a gift to Mother Earth by turning holiday and household surplus into festive decorations and eco-friendly packaging.

The Giving Tree: http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/givingtree.htm  Holiday lesson based on Shel Silverstein's book,
the Giving Tree.

Calculating the 12 days of Christmas: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~judyann/LP/lessons/12.days.html 
Just how much do the 12 days of Christmas really cost?

A Dickens of a Party: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=238  Learn about the values
and traditions of Victorian England during the time Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol. Students will take on
roles and characters to present their findings to the class, while looking at the elements of characterization and drama as well.

Scrooge For Mayor: http://www.coollessons.org/Dickens.htm  With a new attitude towards life Scrooge has decided
 to run for mayor of London. In light of his disturbing visits with three spirits, he wants to change the world.

Christmas Reference from Urban Legends: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/christmas.asp?music=off 
These pages sort out the origins of some of these customs and symbols in instructive fashion. Are poinsettias poisonous?
Where did the Yule Log come from? Note that not all legends are appropriate for all ages - read first, then use.

Hannukkah Fun: the Dreidel Game: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2251.shtml 

Holiday Reader's Theater:
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater005.shtml 

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE09.html 

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE34.html 

http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/TheGingerbreadBoy.html 

Buddy Project: Theme Units: http://www.buddyproject.org/thematic/default.asp  Click "Winter Activities".

Interactive Chanukah: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/default_cdo/jewish/Hanukkah.htm 
This site includes the Story of Chanukah, Chanukah How-To,Tales of Light, Menorahs Around the Globe, games, and more.

The Nutcracker History: http://www.balletmet.org/Notes/NutHist.html  Historical material through 1998 about this ballet
 performed at Christmastime with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Features a discussion of the origins of the story and
 Tchaikvsky's musical composition.

Colonial Christmas in Williamsburg: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/colxmas.cfm 

Holidays at the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/holiday/cards/  Collection of material about
U.S. presidential winter holiday activities. Includes images of selected holiday greeting cards for presidents back
 to Hebert Hoover and virtual tours of public rooms in the White House decorated for the holidays.

The Online Menorah: http://www.torah.org/chanukah.html  Introduction to the meaning of Hanukkah and the
Hanukkah Menorah.

History of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
http://www.history.com/minisites/christmas/ 

http://www.history.com/minisites/hanukkah 

http://www.history.com/minisites/kwanzaa 

Victorian Christmas: Lesson Plans: http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/vic-xmas.cfm 

Gingerbread Theme Units:
 http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/index.htm 

 http://www.lindaslearninglinks.com/gngrbrdman.html

Christmas Craft Countdown: http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_53734,00.html 
30 days worth of inspiration.

Peppermint Checkers: http://www.allthingschristmas.com/northpole/games/checkers/checkers.html 

Enchanted Learning: Crafts and Printables: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/ 
(password avail. on "Q" or in library)

Holiday Pictures: http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/tips/photo/holiday_photos.html 
Tips for taking great pictures this year.

Holiday Songs: http://christmassongbook.net/  Words and music to holiday carols.

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