Here's an email I received this week. Thanks Jim. I am placing it here, along with some images he sent. Very beautiful.

As I stated to him, I was so sorry to hear about the loss of his very dear wife. My condolences now and always.

Dear Marion.....First of all, let me wish you and yours a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. May it bring you much Joy, Happiness and Peace. I feel that I know you personally...I have listened to your wonderful WW11 music for a long time...in fact, I am listening now. I just watched your "Christmas Greetings 2010". It was wonderful and I greatly appreciate it. We are "going" fast and as one of the youngest Combat Vets...at 85, we won't last very much longer. These pictures are of the Creche I made for the showcase in the nursing home my wife Theresa was in for the last 5 years. She died Aug.31...after 64 good years a marriage. Making Creches is one of my most important hobbies. I have made 250...so far. I have them in 3 local churches. After all these years together...we were in the hospital together when we were born...Jan 28, 1926 for Theresa and Feb 2, 1926 for me and then we went all through St; Mary's school together. We were only "apart" for the 2 years I was in the army. Now I still go to the nursing home to play the piano as a volunteer. God bless you, Marion. You are doing a wonderful thing. Merry Christmas...JIM Zuidema. Muskegon, Mi.

This takes your away ... God Bless Them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_P6yU_ymFM&feature=share

Vee

This one is short and sweet, and was sent to me by the WPA film library.

http://files.wpafilmlibrary.com/videos/WPA..._Xmas_Final.mov

Anybody else besides us having a White Christmas this year? We have already had more snow this year than the last two put together and it's not yet officially Winter! My dog Nigel loves it and has been a complete wild man!

We have snow too, maybe 5 or 6 inches at most right now. My dog Sonja used to love the snow. She had so much fun. She was a shepard/husky mix.

Oh, Captain John Fallon got this card from the daughter of a 36th Combat Engineer. Too cute. Who knew Santa also had seahorses??

From 'Marion's Boys' here in England.

Merry Christmas to "Marion's boys". I merged your post with all of these, so they are all together. Didn't want you to get lonesome, all by yourself.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FROM DOGDADDY 1 AND NIGEL(His Dad was British, Moose)! This picture was too long for my scanner to cover, but the main point of the message is clear. It came from the December 1944 edition of Esquire...the men's magazine.
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Fantastic. I think I get the sentiment!

From Jim Hennessey's house to yours.

I am going to take some pics of our house later today. Have a few more things to hang up. Since our house is small, we do not have a tree, but take pleasure in deckin' the halls with Christmas spirit!

This is always a good one. Thanks for sending me this, John Fallon...I took the liberty of changing the names of the two groups!

To all our Politically Correct Friends (can we really call them friend???)

Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical disbility, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

To Everyone else!!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This is fantastic. Thanks Rocky. Wow, they sure put a lot of work into this. It's amusing, funny, and entertaining. Everyone, you GOTTA watch this, it rocks!

The Modern Nativity!

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

by Clement Moore

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of toys, and St Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes-how they twinkled! His dimples-how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

He had a broad face and a little round belly,

That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

My granddaughter is in this photo. US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Drive. Way to go Jess-Jess!

Merry Christmas And a Happy new year...To you and your family ? ? ?

Vee