Amazing Christmas sites exist everywhere on the Web. This week, we'll look at general Christmas sites, sites for children, and Christian sites.  

Scott's Christmas Playhouse is a wonderful site for children. They can play Christmas audio wav files, print coloring pages, visit links such as Holiday Fun Facts and Santa's Workshop, or mail their Christmas lists to Santa. http://www.camping.org/SCOTT/xmas.htm

At Santa's Official Website, hear a Merry Christmas greeting from Santa! The site includes The Northpole Gazette (Santa's Internet newspaper), Elves Movie Theater, Christmas Sing-Along Music Words, Santa's Interactive Toy Shop, and over 3000 links. http://www.northpole4kids.com/

Christmas on the Web contains links for Christmas traditions, Hanukkah, shopping, stories, and music. Take a Christmas visit to New Orleans or view Christmas at the White House. http://freeman.sob.tulane.edu/webfest/xmas.htm

At A World Wide Christmas Calendar, count down the days until Christmas. Click on a number and learn how Christmas is celebrated in another country. http://www.algonet.se/~bernadot/christmas/calendar.html

At Christmas.com, you'll find out how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds until Christmas! Learn how to say Merry Christmas in over 33 languages and discover what other cultures do during Christmas. http://www.christmas.com/

At Santa's Post Office, your child can get a personal letter from Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, or the elves. The letter will be printed on Christmas stationery and mailed from the North Pole. http://www.santamail.com/

Learn to say 'peace' in at least 139 languages at the Peace in All Languages site. 'Der Frieden' is German, 'La Paix' is French, and 'Achukma' is Choctaw. http://www.universe.digex.net/~kkhan/peace_page.html

Find links to 317 Christmas sites at The PanMan's Christmas Links page. http://www.sonic.net/~ralvarez/thepanmn.htm

The National Christmas Tree Association's site contains information on the selection and care of Christmas trees, environmental benefits, famous trees, tree types, and fun facts and figures. http://www.christree.org/

A Top Ten Christmas at Peggie's Place! is a fun Christian home on the Web. Learn the Top Ten Reasons to Celebrate Christmas and view Christmas in Cyberspace from a Christian Perspective. http://www.peggiesplace.com/Christmas.htm

A Search for the Meaning of Christmas spotlights Christmas as celebrated by Christians the world over. Why Christmas is special depends on the customs and traditions that were handed down in your family from generation to generation. Celebrations, family and religious traditions, literature, poetry, and links are included. http://techdirect.com/christmas/

A Religious Christmas contains biblical accounts of Christmas, the birth of Christ in art, and descriptions of how Christ's birth is celebrated all over the world. http://www.execpc.com/~tmuth/st_john/xmas/

At the International Creche Festival, nativity scenes, crafted by folk artists from around the world, are exhibited annually for the first five weeks of the Christmas season in Bellingham, Washington. http://www.creche.org/creche/

Over 750 nativity scenes from around the world are displayed at the Christmas Creche Exhibit in Ann Arbor, Michigan. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~akc/creche.html

A Merry Christmas Fun and Music Page -- http://applecity.com/MerryChristmas/Christmas.htm

A Winter Web Wonderland -- http://www.usacitylink.com/xmas/

Next week, we'll continue our Christmas search by looking for recipe and shopping sites. See you then!

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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