Five Points Library
Christmas
Websites
About.com - Rockefeller Center Tree
http://gonyc.about.com/od/christmassights/p/rockcentertree.htm
WNBC - Rockefeller Christmas Tree
www.wnbc.com/christmastree/index.html
Watch arrival of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree
December Holidays and Celebrations
http://www.suelebeau.com/december.htm
Includes links to December/Winter Activites, Polar Express, Rosa Parks, Pearl Harbor, Hanukkah, Christmas around the world, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice and Ramadan websites.
Colonial Christmas Customs
http://www.history.org/almanack/life/xmas/customs.cfm.
Decribes Christmas in colonial times.
Christmas Tree History
http://www.christmastree.org/history.cfm
A timeline of the Christmas tree, from the National Christmas Tree Association. Also look under Teachers - Free Online Curriculum ( Life cycle of Conifer Trees) and White House Christmas Tree.
Christmas Holiday Worksheets
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/christmas/
How Christmas Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
Answers all types of questions about Christmas:
Christmas Day - America's Story (Library of Congress)
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_xmas_1.html
Includes video clip of Theodore Rosevelt and his children giving gifs at the holidays. Also Explore the States - Ohio and read the story "Reideer on a Trolley" about Dayton's Electric Trolleys.
Christmas Lesson Plans
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/holidays/christmas/
A Christmas Virtual Trip
http://www.tramline.com/cross/xmas/
December Holiday Websites- Sue LeBeau
http://www.suelebeau.com/december.htm
North Pole
Includes letters to santa,stories to read, games to play, educational activities and Norad's Santa Tracker
Nutcracker - Story & Music
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/music1/nutcracker.html