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Look into these sites for advice on Christmas menus, recipes, decorations, crafts, and other information.

Quick and Cheap Christmas and New Year's Centerpieces

How to make centerpieces for Christmas and New Year's, quickly and cheaply. Make a centerpiece with Christmas tree trimmings.

Best Ways to Survive the Stress of Holiday Entertaining

The holidays are supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year." And they [i]are[/i] very special since we get together with our friends and loved ones. But since the expectations for holiday gatherings are greater than the rest of the year, there's usually more work to do. To make matters more challenging, there are [i]so[/i] so many other things that need to be done this month. If you're …

After the Holiday Houseguests Go Home

How to easily put your life back in order after the holiday houseguests finally leave.

Christmas Eve Seafood for a Crowd

This can be a very tricky dinner to time properly. But with a little planning, you can pull of this special dinner with ease.

A Tree Trimming Party

Kick off the Christmas Season with a casual party that gets everyone involved with setting the mood. Recipes, activities and other tips included, from your Entertaining Guide.

Christmas Centerpieces

A diverse selection of centerpieces that are pretty simple to make for your Christmas table.

Holiday Houseguests

Be prepared when Santa Claus drops a few houseguests on your doorstep along with the presents. Suggestions for preparing the guest room, stocking up on food and other supplies, and keeping everyone happy.

Hosting a Cookie Exchange

One of the holiday traditions eagerly anticipated by many families is baking Christmas cookies. But if you're short on time for baking the variety of cookies you'd like, then hosting a cookie exchange may be the perfect solution.

Hosting a Healthy Holiday Feast

It's tough to eat healthy food during the holidays . Here are recipes and suggestions for making your diet appeal to your guests, from your Entertaining Guide.

Organizing a Christmas Season Brunch

Planning tips and menu suggestions for organizing a "pot luck" type of holiday brunch, from your Entertaining Guide.

Christmas Recipes Round-up

Cookies, candies, breakfast dishes, leftovers, you name it, Diana Rattray (About Guide to Southern Cuisine) has got it!

Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Inexpensive holiday entertaining ideas, from Frugal Living Guide, Pat Veretto.

Christmas Project and Idea Pages

Wonderful creative ideas for making your home festive at Christmastime from About's Guide to Decorating. Centerpiece ideas, decorations, ornaments and so much more.

The Joy of Christmas

Many fun ideas for celebrating Christmas including crafts, activities and menus, from Woman's Day.

How to Decorate for a Holiday Party

A simple page of suggestions for holiday decorating, from About's Guide to Interior Decorating.

Christmas Magazine

A very artful site dedicated to Christmas with decorating ideas, recipes, and general musings on the holiday.

Celebrate Christmas

Here's an excellent Christmas site from Better Homes and Gardens. They have party planning tips, homemade gift ideas, recipes, and enough projects to keep you busy all month long.

Fabulous Foods Winter Holidays

FabulousFoods.com celebrates the winter holidays with recipes, homemade gifts ideas, crafts, cookies, holiday histories and humor and more.

A Tasty Holiday Tradition

Good suggestions for creating baked holiday gifts from your kitchen, including packaging tips, from The PartyWorks.

Holiday Drinks from Food Network

Here are recipes for the top 5 holiday drinks from Food Network, including mulled cider and mulled wine.

Make Our Annual Gingerbread House

Instructions for creating your own showstopping Gingerbread House, from Good Housekeeping.

Holiday Christmas Recipes

The SOAR archives of 81 Christmas recipes with many traditional favorites.

Holiday Open House

This is a wonderful, down-home-style menu for a holiday open house, from Good Housekeeping.

Old Fashioned Holidays

A beautiful site with Christmas advice ranging from care and selection of your tree, to decorations, traditions, gifts and recipes.

Season's Eatings

An excellent collection of recipes, menu ideas, and holiday lore from Food Network.

Your Christmas Planner

A plan for managing December from iVillage. Includes instructions for family friendly crafts.

Sweet Tidings

Three fun and easy desserts to make for Christmas including Tuxedo Strawberries, Smiley Santa Cookie Pops, and a Santa cake, from Woman's Day.

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