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Behind The Hymn: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is a poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears.

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Fact: Christmas Does Not End On December 25!

The Twelve Days of Christmas are the festive days beginning Christmas Day (25 December). This period is also known as Christmastide and Twelvetide. Unfortunately,because there…

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12 Days Of Christmas Cost What?

If you get all 364 items repeated throughout ‘‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’’ carol, you’ll pay 6.1 percent more this year, according to the so-called…

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Top 10 Contemporary Christmas Songs

Holiday radio and tv programming has begun. It’s the 24 hour Christmas carols, specials and radio tunes. It seems that it is beginning earlier and…

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Behind The Hymn: Silent Night

It was written  by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. In 1859, John Freeman…

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Behind The Hymn: God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

“God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”, also known as “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”, is an English traditional Christmas carol. The melody is in the minor…

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Christmas Time Makes It Easier To Love

It’s always interesting to watch my family and friends get along better during the holiday season. I think it maybe the temperature of the weather…

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CeeLo Green –“Mary Did You Know?” [PREMIERE]

The story everyone knows, told like never before. An epic 10-hour television series produced by Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel) and Mark Burnett (The…

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Johnathan Butler “The Exclusive Performance” [VIDEO]

Born and raised in Cape Town during Apartheid, Butler started singing and playing acoustic guitar as a child. Racial segregation and poverty during Apartheid has…

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4 Christmas Symbols & Their Meanings

Many familiar Christmas symbols are full of biblical meaning and Christian history. Here is a short list of te most common things to wow your…

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A Holiday Message From The Editor Of Elev8.com

To many today, Christmas is just a holiday – a stressful one at that.  It’s a time for buying gifts that didn’t need to be…

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Everything You Need To Know About Christmas [INFOGRAPHIC]

Make sure to read:Why Do We Sing Christmas Songs?, 4 Christmas Symbols & Their Meanings  and 12 Days Of Christmas Cost What?

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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Many musicians and writers of poetry will admit that some of their finest work comes when they have experienced a death or a tragedy of…

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AHMIR: Silent Night [VIDEO]

Robbins Entertainment recording group AHMIR stopped by our offices to show us why they’re the #1 viewed R&B group on YouTube. With 70 million views…

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Top Gifts To Play This Holiday Season!

It’s Holiday time and everyone is returning home to their nests. If you are like me you have quite a few visitors. I have always…

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All The Things You Need To Know About Kwanzaa [INFOGRAPHIC]

Via: DegreeSearch.org Make sure to read:4 Tricks To Managing Family Stress!

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President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama Send Holiday Greetings!

Make sure to watch:Johnathan Butler “The Exclusive Performance” [VIDEO]

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Day 1: Celebration Of Kwanzaa – UMOJA (Unity)

I graduated from California State University Long Beach where the founder and creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karanga, taught African American studies. At that time,…

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Day 2: Celebration of Kwanzaa – Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

KUJICHAGULIA: “In a time in which occupation and oppression of countries and peoples are immorally presented as necessary and even salvational, the principle of Kujichagulia…

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The Reason People Make New Year’s Resolutions

The ancient Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts. The…

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Day 3: Celebration of Kwanzaa – Ujima (Collective Work And Responsibility)

“In opposition to alienation and isolation from others, fostered fear and hatred for political purposes, and a vulgar individualism at the expense of others, the…

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Why New Year Resolutions DON’T Work!

As we come to closure with the year of 2012 and prepare to launch ourselves anew into 2013, it’s easy to find the “no bull”…

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Day 4: Celebration of Kwanzaa – Ujaama (Cooperative Economics)

“In a world where greed, resource seizure, and plunder have been globalized with maximum technological and military power, we must uphold the principle and practice…

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Day 5: Celebration of Kwanzaa – Nia (Purpose)

“In a world where there is an urgent need to move beyond petty and perverse purposes and narrow and narcissistic concerns, the principle and practice…

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New Year’s Eve: International Traditions [INFOGRAPHIC]

Make sure to read:The Reason People Make New Year’s Resolutions

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New Year’s Eve Symbols & Traditions Explained

New Year’s Eve  is tied up with many things we believe and practice. Here are just a few of those symbols: Baby New Year The…

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Day 6: Celebration Of Kwanzaa – Kuumba (Creativity)

To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we…

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Best Catalogs For Holiday Shopping & Beyond! [BPNext List]

Catalogs are the best way to get a discount on gifts that you always wanted to give.  Here ares some of the best quality catalogs…

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3 Tips To Be Less Stressed This Holiday Season

A lot of holiday stress can also be brought on by depression, which can either be strictly seasonal or can be a year-long depression that…

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On-Demand Holiday Movies to Watch

Most of us spend a good deal of time watching television over the holiday season. We watch movies on “On Demand” or pop in a…

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