Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
The By George elves are pleased to bring you this merry message that contains a dozen of our favourite posts to share the best of the Christmas season with you. From the George home to yours, cheers to your family and friends and to all who bring happiness to your home and community. Here’s to…
A family had twin boys whose only resemblance to each other was their looks. If one felt it was too hot, the other thought it was too cold. If one said the TV was too loud, the other claimed the volume needed to be turned up. Opposite in every way, one was an eternal optimist,…
A story by Harvey Patterson It was Christmas Eve 1942. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured…
(A story forwarded from a friend to pass along.) I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counsellor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. I wasn’t sure how…
A Christmas Story by Carol McAdoo Rehme A SLICE OF LIFE Jean heaved another world-weary sigh. Tucking a strand of shiny black hair behind her ear, she frowned at the teetering tower of Christmas cards waiting to be signed. What was the point? How could she sign only one name? A “couple” required two people,…
A Short Christmas Story by Charles Dickens Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone around the Christmas fire; and made the little…
Back in the early 1400’s chess became very popular in a European community. There was a certain group of people in particular who were especially enthusiastic about the game. They meet up to play chess with each other at every opportunity. Eventually, this obsession with playing chess caught the attention of the church leaders who…
Through the years By George Journal has featured “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Argumentatively, it is the best Christmas movie ever, a moving account of a caring, community-minded, family man who struggles with inner-doubt and comes to fully appreciate the love of family and friends. In our crazy, mixed-up world, it doesn’t get better than this….
Did you know that 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the beloved Christmas show “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?” To celebrate the longevity of this wonderful story, the By George Journal presents ten facts you should know about the timeless classic favourite. On Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences across North America watched ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’…
Eggnog can trace its roots back as far as the 14th century, when medieval Englishmen enjoyed a hot cocktail known as posset. Posset did not contain eggs — the Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced’ – The first…
Here is a selection of ten toasts for your Christmas gathering. May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! May peace, love and prosperity follow you always. May the Blessings of Christmas be with you today and always. May the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity…
These are tremendous quotes to scribble in blank cards or to inscribe on the inside cover of a book… they are some of our favourite… Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back…
From all of us at CG&A COMMUNICATIONS, we wish you the best through the holidays. Have a very Merry Christmas and a fun filled 2025! For our season’s greetings, we present ‘Toasts, Quotes and Verse for the holidays.’ Below you will find toasts, quotes, terrific sayings, and verse for both Christmas and New Year’s. We…
As is the tradition around our workshop, throughout the Christmas season the By George elves will be provided merry quotes, seasonal facts, and interesting trivia to add frothy cheer to your days. Enjoy diving into our virtual eggnog bowl. Take up a glass and join the party through December. Cheers! With Eggnog, you know the…
The By George elves have selected a few very funny Christmas memes that have been found this season on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. (Right click on the meme below. You can copy or save it and then share it in an email or in social media to help spread the joy of the season.) And…
This year Canada’s national newspaper the Globe and Mail presented a Holiday Treats Bracket competition that had readers vote for their favourite Christmas sweets. What a great idea (and the elves at the By George workshop wished they had thought of it first)! Here are the results of the paper’s competition… you will have to…
Source: “The American Beacon,” Norfolk, December 24, 1817 Author: Anonymous While the little boys cry ‘merry Christmas is coming,’ Shall I be as dull as a water-drunk log? No! I’ll sing you a song (for we bards must be humming) And the burden shall still be, Beware of Egg-nog. When the bowl mantles over the…
Eggnog Scones Servings: Makes 8 scones Eggnog scones ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup cold butter, grated or cut into bits Chopped chocolate or fresh or frozen cranberries (optional) 1 cup eggnog, plus extra for brushing Eggnog scones method: Preheat the oven to 425 F. In a…
The Niagara Independent, December 23, 2022 – Johnny Canuck climbed up onto the knee of Santa Claus to ask him for a few Christmas wishes for the Canuck family. Johnny noticed the weeks leading up to the holiday break were a little different around his house. He was hoping beyond hope that he could get…
System1 is an international marketing company that has identified the top dozen Christmas ads for this Christmas season. The company featured the Top-12 list in the global marketing publication The Drum. In a The Drum interview, Jon Evans, the chief customer officer at System1 stated: “2022 is still going to be a tough Christmas for…