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Christmas is a magical time of year here on the Island. The snow has begun to fall, homes are ablaze with the lights of the season, and, at schools and churches across the Island, children and adults alike are preparing for the many choirs, plays, and other events that will soon come to life.
You're invited to explore the world of Island Christmas: send an electronic Christmas Card, browse through our recipes and carol lyrics, find an natural Island Christmas tree,enter our 25 Draws of Christmas contest. And be sure to learn about our wintertime activities on the Island.
Send a Christmas Card
Use our handy online electronic Christmas Cards to send holiday greetings to your friends and relatives. This is a FREE service, and you can send as many cards as you like! |
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25 Draws of Christmas
Twelve days of Christmas aren't enough for us! This year we've got 25 contests for the holidays. We're drawing every day between Dec 1st and Christmas Day. Visit often and enter all 25! |
Island Christmas Past
Read about Christmas during wartime, about Acadian Christmas and other tales and poems of Island Christmas past, courtesy of Voice for Island Seniors. |
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Christmas Carols
Not only do we have a collection of lyrics to some 273 Christmas Carols -- from Adestes Fideles to You Make It Feel Like Christmas -- but also a collection of RealAudio versions of selected carols sung by Island students. |
Christmas Recipes
In cooperation with our friends at The Guardian newspaper, we've assembled a delicious collection of Island Christmas recipes. Browse through the recipes, search by ingredient or name, and then print or email your favourites! |
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Christmas Stories
The True Meaning of Crumbfest has become a Christmas tradition in many households, weaving a holiday spell for young and old alike. It first appeared in David Weale's book, An Island Christmas Reader, then captured CBC Radio listeners on Gabereau and Fireside Al. |
Christmas Guest Book
Christmas is celebrated in many different ways around the world (and even from community to community and family to family). We invite you to tell us about Christmas in your home by signing our Christmas Guest Book. You can also read earlier entries. |
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Letter to Santa Claus
Looking for a quick and easy way to reach Santa Claus this holiday season? Just use our letter to Santa Claus page and let us forward your letter on to the North Pole. And who knows... Santa Claus might just email you back! |
Your Christmas List
Need to make a Christmas list to post up on the fridge so that people know what you'd like? Want to make a list of all the people invited to this year's party? Use our handy Christmas List Maker |
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Make an Island Calendar
Get ready for the holidays (and for the new year!) with an Island calendar you can customize. Select an Island image, and month and year, and your favourite colours, and then print your creation out. |
Natural Island Christmas Trees
Natural Christmas trees are a beautiful, safe, and special part of a traditional Island Christmas. Visit this site for a list of local growers. |
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Screensavers
We've created a large collection of Prince Edward Island screen savers -- for the holidays, and for the rest of the year! |
12 Days of Christmas
We've created a colour presentation which retells the classic 12 Days of Christmas Island-style. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me An Island-grown Christmas Tree. On the second day of Christmas... |
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Green Christmas
The same values of caring and helping others that characterize Christmas are also needed to protect our environment. This year with a bit of planning and forethought, you can plan a 'green celebration'. |