CHRISTMAS PAST

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Remembering Christmas Eve in the 1970s... A Time We’ll Never See Again

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What Christmas Morning Felt Like in 1962... A Kind of Magic We’ve Lost

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What Christmas Felt Like in 1963 — A Kind of Magic We’ve Lost

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What Christmas Was Like 50 Years Ago in America

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Vintage Nostalgic Christmas Commercials from 1950's to 1960's

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Was Christmas BETTER In The 1960's? Why Boomers Say YES!

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EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  BLUESKY: PROFILE

MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

MORE CHRISTMAS

10 Hours Relaxing Christmas Music + Fireplace Sounds 🎵 Sleep Music, Calming Piano Music

MORE CHRISTMAS

Sherlock Holmes: The Christmas Pudding (1954) | Colorized 720p | Classic detective movie | Mystery

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Is Santa Claus Actually Real?

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5,000 Drone Christmas Light Show! (GUINNESS WORLD RECORD) (Full Show)

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Holiday Movie Magic on Radio | It’s a Wonderful Life & Other Christmas Favorites

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The 20 Most Festive CHRISTMAS TOWNS In the US!

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Top 10 Most Underappreciated Christmas Movies

STILL MORE

Top 100 Christmas Songs of All Time 🎄🎁 Top Christmas Music Playlist 🎄🎅 Best Christmas Songs 2025

The Twilight Zone | "The Night of the Meek" (S2, E11) | Full Episode | Paramount+

The US Military Delivering Christmas Gifts

Rod Serling's Lost Christmas Classic

Singing Christmas Carols with the Germans

The Christmas Truce

A Christmas Eve Celebration

Cows funny reaction to first Christmas presents! #shorts

Surprising my cows with an early Christmas present! #shorts

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Two entrepreneurs started a side hustle renting Christmas trees to reduce the number that end up

 

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EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  BLUESKY: PROFILE

MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing