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First Day
On December 12, Sixers players and front office staff shared the holiday spirit with children at St. Christophers and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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    • Second Day
    The Sixers Dance Team helps out this season with shopping tips and how to wrap-up great gifts for under $20.
    Third Day
    Sixers Charities and the 76ers are working non-stop to make this season bright for our community, with emphasis on our littlest fans.
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    • Fourth Day
    Get to know 76er Efthimios Rentzias. "Rentzi" shares holiday memories and customs of a traditional Greek Christmas. Article available in both English and Greek languages.
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    • Fifth Day
    He's baaaaaaack. It's Spy Guy, the one person you've come to count on for all your Sixer inside scoop.
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    • Sixth Day
    Making a list and checkin' it twice! As the year comes to a close, Sixers fans stop to reflect on the many things they're grateful for this season.
    Seventh Day
    Big Mac the Movie Critic. Todd MacCulloch reviews a few movies currently out and also gives you his DVD picks to get you through the long winter nights.
    Eighth Day
    Real or artificle? Handmade or Custom? What's on top? 76ers share their Christmas tree preferences and share what it's like to be home for christmas.
    Ninth Day
    Keith Van Horn reads the classic taleThe Night before Christmas in a special video storybook and visit NORAD's Santa Claus Tracking System.
    Tenth Day
    Joy to the World! Sixers Ambassador of Basketball World B. Free, knows a great deal about "giving".
    Eleventh Day
    Sixers Center and Canadian Todd MacCulloch brings "Boxing Day" to Philly. Big Mac puts the gloves on and gives us the scoop on this December 26th, Canadian holiday.
    Twelfth Day
    Let it Snow! Sixers guard Eric Snow checked in with an update on the newest addition and how their family spent the holiday together.



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    • DJ NORAP'S MOST REQUESTED HOLIDAY SONGS
    1. "White Christmas"
    by Irving Berlin

    2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
    by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie

    3. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
    by Mel Torme and Robert Wells

    4. "Winter Wonderland"
    by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith

    5. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
    by Johnny Marks
    6. "Sleigh Ride"
    by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish

    7. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
    by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin

    8. "Silver Bells"
    by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

    9. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
    by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne

    10. "Little Drummer Boy"Composer: Katherine K. Davis
    by Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati and Harry Simeone

    Holiday Facts
    Hannukah
  • Hanukkah is the Jewish Feast of Lights or Feast of Dedication
  • On the first evening, one candle is lighted in a special eight-branched candelabrum called a menorah or hanukkiyah.
  • Beginning on the second night, one candle is added every night until the total reaches eight on the last night.
  • The two books of Maccabees in the Apocrypha tell the story of Hanukkah.
  • According to the Talmud, written many centuries after the event, when the Jews cleaned the Temple of Syrian idols, they found only one small cruse of oil with which to light their holy lamps. But miraculously, the cruse provided them with oil for eight days.
    • Christmas
  • Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
  • The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
  • The first mention of December 25 as the birth date of Jesus occurred in A.D. 336 in an early Roman calendar.
  • The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
  • The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ.
    • Kwanzaa
  • Kwanzaa is an African American holiday based on the traditional African festival of the harvest of the first crops.
  • It begins on December 26 and lasts for seven days.
  • The word Kwanzaa, sometimes spelled Kwanza, comes from a phrase which means first fruits in Swahili, an East African language.
  • The holiday centers around the Nguzo Saba, seven principles of black culture that were developed by Karenga. These principles are Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith).
  • Each day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the seven principles. In the evening, family members light one of the seven candles in a kinara (candleholder) and discuss the principle for the day.