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he BLVD Association and its members in coordination with the City of Lancaster and the Chamber of Commerce welcome you to spend quality time with your family and friends this Holiday season by experiencing the offerings in downtown Lancaster. The newly renovated Boulevard features events throughout the season, with an emphasis on family values and good times. Starting with the BLVD Association’s Holiday Stroll on the 3rd of December, the Boulevard comes alive for a month filled with cheer and fun. The annual Christmas parade the next morning features marching bands from all over southern California, where they compete and serenade the parade attendees with music and colorful holiday cheer. The following weekend brings A Magical BLVD Christmas put on by the Lancaster City Parks, Recreation, and Arts department, a celebration of family values and good fun.
There are opportunities to decorate ornaments at Gianninni’s, watch a family movie at Studio 81, Build a Gingerbread House at the Library, Wine and Art w/ Santa @ Graphic Experience, and listen to Santa tell stories @ AV Bank. The Lancaster performing Arts Center has something for everyone and includes It’s A Wonderful Life, Mellissa Manchester, The Nutcracker, Holiday Harmonies, and the Manhattan Transfer Christmas show. With the rush of the Holiday Season upon us the BLVD merchants and their partners welcome you to spend quality time eating, shopping and enjoying the holiday season with friends and family on the BLVD this year. Welcome to the New Boulevard!!! Visit www.blvdtoday.com
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Santa’s appearance for Santa’s Story Time Readings, are part of The Twelve Days of Christmas sponsored by the BLVD Association and area Merchants.
Santa Claus aka Jim Greenleaf Santa’s Stories are available online as a FREE eBook online at www.santalivenow.com
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2 The Twelve Days of Christmas 3 Event Calendar Highlights 4-5 Santa As A Child 6 The Spirit of Giving Dallas Trees 7-8 Santa Goes to the Moon 9-10 Yodule the Elf 11-12 Santa Paws 13 City of Lancaster Proclamation 14 Meet the Real Santa 15 December 2010 Calendar of Events THE TWELVE DAYS
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December 3 Hospitality Walk/Holiday Stroll Enjoy the sparkling holiday lights of downtown Lancaster. Stroll the BLVD and enjoy holiday food and shopping. December 3-5 It’s A Wonderful Life This seasonal treat offers redemption and hope through the story of a good, but slightly ineffectual man named George Bailey. . It’s a Wonderful Life is an uplifting holiday tradition you will want to share with the whole family. *LPAC (See Details Below) December 4 Christmas Parade 10 AM - 12 PM using the traditional route down Lancaster Blvd, staging in front of Aven’s Furniture on 10th St.Wesr, ending at Antelope Valley High School.With over 100 entries including Marching Bands from all over Southern California. December 4 An Intimate Evening with Melissa Manchester Saturday December 4, 8:00 PM American singer-songwriter and Pop music icon Melissa Manchester is in her fourth decade of working at the top of her field, and she is still finding new ways to entertain and inspire people. *LPAC December 5 The Hot Club of San Francisco “Cool Yule” Sunday, December 5, 3:00 PM Fire up your holidays with a swinging gypsy wagon trip to the North Pole featuring many of your favorites and some rarer seasonal gems. *LPAC December 9 Build A Gingerbread House 3:30 PM Reservation Required Build a gingerbread house. Come and celebrate Christmas at the library.You will make your own gingerbread house and create a sweet treat for the holidays. December 9-12 The Nutcracker Dec. 9 11AM, Dec.11. 2 PM & 7 PM Sunday, Dec. 12 2 PM The Nutcracker isn’t just a ballet performance, it’s a cherished holiday tradition and a spectacular celebration of holiday magic! *LPAC December 10 Wine & Art with Santa (Adults) 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Graphic Experience 624 West Lancaster Boulevard (661) 945-1718 December 11 The Magical 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM The Magical Blvd Christmas The City of Lancaster Presents a Magical Blvd Christmas Santa - Children’s Activities - Live Entertainment December 13 Decorate Ornaments 3:00 PM to Close Decorate Christmas Ornaments Giannini’s Bistro & Grill 858 West Lancaster Boulevard (661) 948-6380 December 14 Workout & Color with Santa 4PM to 7 PM at All About Fitness 820 W. Lancaster Blvd
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here are days, when I sit quietly alone by the fireside and think what do people really think of me? I want you all to look at me and ask yourselves, “do you like me?” Do I look jolly? Well, I hope the answer to those questions is YES!
During these quiet moments I also get very nostalgic and remember a time long ago when, as a little boy, I was not jolly at all! In fact, I was unhappy because I thought I was never any good at anything! As hard as I tried, I was never top of the class, I was never picked for the football team, and I couldn’t even run as fast as the other boys and girls.
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So, perhaps I wasn’t bottom of the class after all! Now, I might have thought of myself as an unhappy lonely boy who was no good at anything, but even then I always wanted to be kind and helpful. And so, with little robin red breast cradled safely in my hands, I started to follow the rainbow. For miles I walked, up hill and down dale, across rivers and though valleys until daylight passed, and the sky
One day, feeling very unhappy and sorry for myself, I decided to take a walk to the enchanted forest. Feeling ever so miserable, I walked with my head down, hands in my pockets and stubbing my toes into the ground. Suddenly, I saw a beautiful robin red breast, lying still in the grass. He had a broken wing, poor fellow, “Oh, you poor thing” I said softly as I picked him up gently. “Where do you live little robin? Tell me and I will take you home immediately.” The robin looked at me sadly and said “I live in the castle at the end of the rainbow.” Just then, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, a perfect arc made of the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet! There were 7 colors in all, and do you know how I remember them? In school I was taught a phrase which goes like this:
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started to turn dark! Suddenly, in the distance, there it was -- a beautiful, magical castle perched high on a hill, surrounded by Christmas trees whose twinkling lights seemed to dance in the moonlight! At last I had found the end of the rainbow!
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Drop off your letters for Santa Now! Bring your cameras Dec. 19th when He collects them! I walked up the hill in wonder at the beautiful and enchanting sight before me, hardly believing my eyes. I pushed firmly on the huge golden gates at the entrance of the castle until they opened wide as if they were expecting me!
Children, Jimmy could have made a big mistake by running away, but that was not the answer. Talk to someone and you will see that there is always somebody who has time for you and truly cares.
Imagine my surprise when, as if by magic, the little robin flew out of my hand, his wing no longer broken. It perched on the branch of a tree. Standing next to the tree was the shadowy figure of an old man, and as I looked closer I realized it was Old Father Time! “Welcome little Santa” he said in a kind, but firm voice, “We have been waiting for your arrival for a thousand years, and tonight you have proved to us with your kindness that you are the true spirit of Christmas!” “But I am just a sad, lonely little boy who is not good at anything!” I exclaimed rather forlornly. “That is nonsense,” came his reply, “What is more important is that you are good at being good. You’re are a kind, thoughtful little boy, and from this day forward, you will be known as Santa Claus, the spirit of Christmas. And everyone will love you, and believe in you.” For the first time in my life I felt good, and happy, and it didn’t really matter any more whether I was the fastest or the cleverest. What really mattered was that I would always do my best to be good to others. Although this happened many years ago, whenever I feel sad, or that I am not good at anything, I remember the kind words of Old Father Time, when he told me “you only have to be good at being good” and I realize I am good at what I do best! I was reminded of this yesterday when someone shouted after me, “Hey Santa, you are the greatest guy on the planet!” I replied, “There is a Santa in all of us, all we have to do is find him within our hearts!” So, next time you see a rainbow, remember my story, and try to find the goodness of Santa within your own heart. “Rudolph, take us home.” I voiced. The mood changed and everybody was happy. As we approached the North Pole I looked down from the sleigh, and I could see written in the snow, in huge letters -- “WELCOME HOME JIMMY! WE LOVE YOU!” Everybody from Santa’s Village was there to welcome Jimmy back home. This made Jimmy so happy.
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id you know that everyone thinks that I only fly my reindeer on Christmas Eve? Well, that is not true because I always take them out for their daily exercise by taking the elves for rides in my sleigh. Now, I will tell you a story about the day we all went for such a flight and got very lost indeed! I can still remember the day very clearly. It was July 21, 1969, and as it was summertime. The elves wanted to fly down to Florida to visit a theme park and play with the children there. As I hitched up the sleigh I noticed Rudolph was not feeling very well, so I asked the new reindeer, Ronald, to be at the front. It would be his first time to lead the way, and as we all climbed on board, with the elves sitting where the presents would usually be, off we went -- singing songs, telling jokes, and having a wonderful time! In those days I didn’t need to contact air traffic control for permission to take off, but with everyone singing and laughing, and having such a good time, I forgot to watch where I was going. Ronald just kept flying higher and higher and higher! All of sudden, it was so dark that we could not see where we were going! “Oh dear, if only we had Rudolph with us,” I thought to myself, “His shiny red nose would have guided us home.” Instead we just kept
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I looked up and I could see planet earth. “My goodness, we are on the Moon!” I exclaimed. I sat there on my sleigh with the elves, wondering if I should step down. It was only one
Just then we were startled by a voice! “Hello, hello, hello,” we heard. “Who is there?” I asked. “I am Marvin the Moon Man,” came the reply, and just then he
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I was afraid and shivering from the cold, I soon fell asleep with Snowy by my side. When I woke up, to my surprise, I found that we were no longer outside in the snow, but under a big, fluffy blanket beside a huge roaring fire! Next to the hearth were two cups of steaming hot chocolate. Thankfully, someone very kind had found us and saved our lives. But who could it be, and how did we get here?
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t’s story time again, and this time I am going to tell you the story of how I met Yodule Elf.
It all happened long ago after taking Snowy for a walk one day. We would always walk along the same path every morning, and sometimes I would see huge footprints in the snow. I often wondered if it could be the footprints of a Yeti, but then I would tell myself that it could not possibly be because here in the North Pole, where everything is magical and nice, we do not have such monsters! The more I thought about these footprints, the more I wanted to find out who they belonged to. One day, with Snowy by my side, I decided to follow them! We followed them for many miles when, all of a sudden, the weather began to change! The once blue sky turned dark and stormy, and it began to snow very heavily indeed! Soon I realized we were lost! “Snowy” I said, with a trembling voice, “I think I will have to call Rudolph, and ask him to come and rescue us!” So, I reached into my pocket and got out my cell phone, but when I dialed the number, to my dismay I could not get a signal! A storm was starting to brew, and all communications were temporarily lost! Oh dear, what was I to do? It had become so cold, and the blizzard made it impossible to see anything around me! “I’m so sorry Snowy,” I said with a shiver, “we are lost, and the only thing to do is to wait until the storm blows over!” So, Snowy and I sat down in the snow, and huddled together for warmth. Would the storm pass soon? Would we survive the night? Although
He then told me that he lived by himself and he did not have a family of his own. I felt so sorry for him. ‘He must be so lonely,’ I thought, when suddenly, Snowy ran over to him and started to lick him with affection. “He’s made of ice cream,” Snowy barked, his tale wagging with excitement! Imagine my surprise! he was beget a
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Before I could ask him why lived alone, Yodule told me he the little boy that Santa forgot cause every year he doesn’t present from Santa. Oh, how ashamed I felt because, until now, I did not even know who Yodule was! I told Yodule that this year, I not forget him, and on Eve I would bring him present!
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Just then, I looked up into the sky -- the storm had passed and I could see Rudolph, who came looking for us. Yodule became scared and ran away before we could thank him. Rudolph landed, and Snowy and I climbed onto the sleigh with a sigh before safely flying home to the North Pole.
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ell children, you all know Santa loves you. Santa also loves animals. One of my greatest joys is taking my dog, Snowy, for a walk. I’m going to tell you a story about Snowy. Every time I have been away and come back home, Snowy runs to meet me and nearly knocks me over. He gets so excited. One day I had been out helping my favorite charity, and when I returned home I expected Snowy to come running toward me, but he did not -- he just sat there in the corner looking grumpy. I went over to him and asked him if he was feeling poorly and tried to stroke him. He just turned away. That upset Santa. I asked Mrs. Claus what had happened to Snowy and if she knew why he was acting like this. She told me to come in the kitchen and she would tell me. It turned out that Snowy was upset because at Christmas all the animals are not included and he wants to be SANTA PAWS. Well, I thought what a great idea this was and went back into the room and said to Snowy, “What a kind dog you are thinking of all your friends. So from this day on you will
be known as Snowy Santa Paws!” He jumped up and his tail was wagging. I could see he was very happy. “Right, Mrs. Claus. We will have to make Snowy his own Santa suit and hat and I will have to tell the elves to start making presents for the animals. We need stockings filled up with goodies, we need new cages,new beds...the lists are endless but we can do it.” I told my wife excitedly while thinking of how happy all the animals would be next Christmas. “Why did I not think of this before?”
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Two days later Mrs Claus finished making the suit, and we shouted forSnowy to come and try it on. His tail was wagging so much it was difficult to fasten the buttons, but we managed, and Snowy went running over to the mirror to look at his reflection. He looked great! When Christmas Eve came, we loaded up the sleigh with something for everyone. Snowy put on his Santa suit and jumped aboard. “Are we ready to go?” asked Rudolph “I can’t wait to get back so I can get my present from Santa Paws!” I gave the command “Away Dasher, Away Dancer”, but nothing happened. All the reindeer were talking amongst themselves about what they thought they were going to get this Christmas from Santa Paws. “Come on reindeer!” I pleaded. “Concentrate! The quicker we get going, the quicker we get back to open our presents. Let’s go!” We went speeding off and up into the sky, faster than I have ever seen the reindeer fly before ,and for the first time we heard Ho Ho Ho followed by Woof Woof Woof -- Santa Paws had arrived. So now, on Christmas morning when you are opening presents, so will your pets, thanks to SANTA PAWS.
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Workout and Color With Santa 4 PM to 7 PM at All About Fitness 820 W. Lancaster Blvd
Swinging Christmas Jazz Horizons 17 Back by popular demand! A festive holiday concert of jazzy Christmas tunes like “Jingle Bells,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Featuring Lee Matalon on saxophone and Al Jamaitis on piano, supported by Antelope Valley’s best jazz musicians. Storytelling with Santa
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7:00 PM For more than 30 years, the quartet of Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne have combined their voices into an incomparable four-part, sax section based, harmony that has made them contemporary music’s premiere vocal ensemble *LPAC (See Details Below) Movie Morning 81 10 AM - 12 PM 20 Studio Frosty the Snowman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and an special appearance by Santa! 45119 13th St., Lancaster (661) 942-4953
*LPAC | Lancaster Performing Arts Center | 750 West Lancaster Blvd. | Lancaster CA 93534 | 661-723-5950 | www.lpac.org
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