{"id":249,"date":"2009-12-01T07:33:37","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T07:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/12\/tuesdays-top-10-christmas-y-things-to-do.html"},"modified":"2009-12-01T07:33:37","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T07:33:37","slug":"tuesdays-top-10-christmas-y-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/12\/tuesdays-top-10-christmas-y-things-to-do.html","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s Top 10: Christmas-y Things to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"amysimmer.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/133\/import\/amysimmer.jpg\" width=\"173\" height=\"240\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>1. Watch seasonal movies. My favorites are <i>Miracle on 34th Street<\/i>&nbsp;(original version) and <i>Elf<\/i><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2. Make fudge &#8212; vegan, of course<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>3. Do an Advent calendar<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>4. Decorate! Yeah! Then have a party<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>5. Go look at all the store windows<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>6. Envision snow&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>7. Shop carefully for what people really want at stores that have the holiday spirit<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>8. Do as many helpful things as possible &#8212; share, volunteer, end-of-year donations<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>9. See a seasonal production of &#8220;The Nutcracker&#8221; or &#8220;A Christmas Carol&#8221; or &#8220;Gift of the Magi&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>10. Watch for Christmas to be born in your heart<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What are your favorite Christmas-y things to do? Let&#8217;s trade.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><b><i>Victoria Moran<\/i><\/b><i>&nbsp;is a motivational speaker, the author of ten books, and a certified life coach and holistic health counselor. 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