Countdown to Christmas 2012 - Day 8

Psalm 146:1-2 (KJ21)

1 Praise ye the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 While I live will I praise the Lord; I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

Amen! Praise the Lord with everything you are worth today.

From the album, Christmas

• More about Francesca Battistelli

Francesca Battistelli, the lady behind the Christmas Carol of the Day shares some of her Christmas favorites ...

• Favorite Christmas carol - My favorite Christmas carol is "O Come, O Come Emmanuel."


• Favorite Christmas TV special and/or movie - Elf :)


• Favorite Christmas goodie - My mom's chocolate butter crunch candy. Do you see a trend here? My mom can COOK!


• Favorite Christmas tradition - Driving around looking at Christmas lights. Mmm, it still makes me feel like a kid.


• Christmas memory that stands out the most - I'll never forget the years in middle school and high school when we used to go Christmas caroling at hospitals on Christmas Eve. There is nothing like praying and singing with people who are all alone on Christmas.

Blanca and Manwell, otherwise known as Group 1 Crew have humble spirits that jump out at you the moment you meet them. They are also fearless about sharing their Savior, as their 2012 release, Fearless, shows you.

Fearless Track List:

1. His Kind of Love
2. The Difference
3. He Said (featuring Chris August)
4. Dangerous
5. Goin Down
6. Fearless
7. Mr. & Mrs. (I Do This For You)
8. Darkest Valley (featuring Flame & Thomas Ware)
9. Not The End of Me
10. Freq Dat
11. Night of My Life
12. Steppin Out
13. Forsaken

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

The Griswold family has made big plans for the perfect Christmas vacation trip. Of course, being the Griswold's, things don't go exactly as planned. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo (Clark and Ellen Griswold) make us all feel better about our own holiday snafus.

I remember when my boys were young and all still lived at home. Paintball was a huge favorite as far as pastimes went and they all three would regularly go up to the church for "paintball wars" that the youth put on. If you have a paintball warrior in your life, David Muhlestein, our Guide to Paintball, shares a list of paintball guns that won't break the bank.

Chicken Francaise is an elegant dish that will liven up any dinner party. Surprisingly, this dish can be made in only 30 minutes.

ABC Family

• Fred Claus
• The Santa Clause
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• Despicable Me
• Santa Baby

CBS

• Frosty the Snowman
• Frosty Returns
• The Flight Before Christmas

FOOD

• Guy's Disney Holiday

GMC (Gospel Music Channel)

• A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years of Bringing Joy to the World

Hallmark

• A Smoky Mountain Christmas
• A Christmas Wedding Tail
• A Bride For Christmas
• The Christmas Heart
• Santa, Jr.
• Holiday Engagement
• It's Christmas, Carol

HGTV

• Holiday Kitchen Takeover
• Sarah's Holiday Party
• White House Christmas: Through the Years
• White House Christmas 2012

Lifetime

• Will You Merry Me?
• An Accidental Christmas
• Undercover Christmas
• Holiday High School Reunion
• Holly's Holiday
• Dear Santa

Travel

• Christmas Crazy
• Christmas Crazier
• Christmas Rush
• Instant Christmas