On Going Home For Christmas - Merry Christmas!

He little knew the sorrow that was in his vacant chair;
He never guessed they'd miss him, or he'd surely have been there;
He couldn't see his mother or the lump that filled her throat,
Or the tears that started falling as she read his hasty note;
And he couldn't see his father, sitting sor- rowful and dumb,
Or he never would have written that he thought he couldn't come.

He little knew the gladness that his presence would have made,
And the joy it would have given, or he never would have stayed.
He didn't know how hungry had the little mother grown
Once again to see her baby and to claim him for her own.
He didn't guess the meaning of his visit Christmas Day
Or he never would have written that he couldn't get away.

He couldn't see the fading of the cheeks that once were pink,
And the silver in the tresses; and he didn't stop to think
How the years are passing swiftly, and next Christmas it might be
There would be no home to visit and no mother dear to see.
He didn't think about it -- I'll not say he didn't care.
He was heedless and forgetful or he'd surely have been there.

Just sit down and write a letter -- it will make their heart strings hum
With a tune of perfect gladness -- if you'll tell them that you'll come.

                                      ------ On Going Home For Christmas

* For you all come here: Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!

* Original address of this China gift post: China Gift and Fine Arts & Crafts in China 

The Top 10 Welcomed Christmas Gifts for Lovers

With the communication and blending of Chinese and Western cultures, "Christmas" – the major holiday in Western countries also have entered into Chinese people’s life and become more and more popular in China. So what’s a suitable Christmas present to give away has also turned into an annual trouble. In China, couples of lovers are the main stream who inclined to enjoy annual Christmas holiday, with ulterior motives to deepen the love of each other, then as same as other important holidays in China, the Christmas was treated as Valentine's Day by numerous lovers.

It's a God's truth for lovers that they will not let any opportunities of expressing love away, then this year many dear diaisticate girls has throw out the task to their boyfriends early ”what Christmas gift you to give me? and I will not accept ordinaries”. So the boyfriend has to rack his brains to search a Christmas gift which is uncommon for his lover. At same time, as the girlfriend you should to take care of your boyfriend too, and you should not consider yourself merely, it’s time to take consideration for what Christmas gift is your boyfriend’s favorite. It seems there are not only sweets in love, but also some small happily tortures in it.

Without further ado, let’s talk about the top 10 Christmas gifts welcomed by lovers. The common features of these Christmas presents are DIY, unique personality thus to cater for her or his feelings of been respected and cherished monopoly by you. Certainly we also have taken the popularity of the presents into account, and the prices of these recommended gifts are all less than one hundred Yuan. Those gifts that priced for several hundreds or more than one thousand Yuan are not involved in our recommendation scope, you could find them everywhere. As they are all cheap, so you can consider a variety of selection, and a well-chosen assortment is just a real bump！

1st. Personalized DIY Doll.

To make a doll imaged with her or his figure, and on which to highlight her or his characteristics and clothing. When your love saw this special article, and listened to you talking about the hard process of the doll manufacturing, she or he will be bound to be moved much. Ceramic, glass, and so on materials are all good choices.

2nd. Pajamas


Pajamas is just one kind of universal gifts. Because it’s unnecessary to consider too much for the size when you are to choose a pajamas as a present, unlike an outerwear which always requires for a particular size, it will be ok as long as the size of which is tolerable. Moreover, the pajamas is one kind of underclothes and it could let your lover think of you when she or he is go to sleep.
3rd. Silk Scarf

Silk scarf is the best embellishment in the winter. It could always match you’re your lover’s clothing, and make your winter full of warmth.

4th. Fuwa

The mascot of 2008 Olympics Fuwa are very cute, if your lover is a lively girl, I guess she will be bound to favorite with these lovely four dolls, and you should to select the largest stuffed set that made of plush, oh, it maybe spent your more, ok, also you can choose only one of them. Fuwa are produced by Chinese people who had taken a great deal of efforts into, so it certainly will be meaningful.
5th. Bracelet
A beautiful bracelet, and it is best a bracelet made of two chains which are closely entangled with each other. Send it to your girl, and she can wear it everyday, when she see the beautiful bracelet, she will think of her sweet lover. I think it’s a good choice that could make her eyes brighten the joy produced could be lasting long.
6th. Blessing Note in Love Wall
Go to the Love Wall and spend ￥10 make a blessing note for her/him, and write your sweet pledges for your thick and faithful love on it, The love note in the Love Wall could be stayed on permanently and it is a good witness for your love, and after 10 or 8 years passed, you two could back and have a look at it, doesn’t it are full of memories and significant？


7th. Stationery

Send a fine stationery gift to your boyfriend: A high-level notebook with packing costs about $16, and a high level gel pen with packing costs about $12, a pen $25, attached with a simple greeting card shall costs about $2-5.

8th. Health Food

If you want give away health foods as this year’s Christmas gift, you could send men AngLi LP (About $90), and send women pearl powder(about $60-70), nutrition wine (about $100) for elders, and children will more enjoyed with a large box of Denmark cookies. Nowadays giving away health foods is always a right idea, because nowadays most of peoples are all pay attention to their health!

9th. MP3 or a Recording Pen


You should make it through what is her like before sending out your Christmas gift, you could see about what she said, and the girls sometimes will implied, intentional or not. Put the songs she or he liked or your special words of blessing in the machine and play them out on the spot.

10th. Romantic Dinner

Taking a dinner in McDonald, KFC or a western restaurant who branded with steaks with her, especially a steak set course, it only costs about $30 per set and in which there are red wine, steaks and bread, but also in most occasions there’s an extra Christmas gift ready for you, and the romantic moods in dinner will certainly improve the loves between yours.

What’s The Most Popular Christmas Gift This Year?

As the Christmas is coming, what is your favorite gift you are looking for?


* Traditional Christmas Gifts

There was a time when the most popular Christmas gift was an item like socks. But of course, things change and so do the most popular gifts on Christmas.

Of course, that is not to say that socks and other clothing items are not popular gifts. In fact, they are very popular and many people still buy them for loved ones. Only, let's try something new this year. What are some other popular gifts to buy during the Christmas season?

* Toys

Toys for kids are never out of style and every year one toy is always picked as the big toy to buy. It has been Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle-Me Elmo and Ferbies in the past, and each year more and more parents battle for the big toy of the year. If you don't want to buy the big toy for your kid, there are plenty of other toys out there that are still very fun and hugely popular.

* Digital Cameras

Digital cameras are the wave of the future and within a few years you will see fewer and fewer film cameras, especially for Christmas. It is not hard to see why. Digital cameras are often higher quality, easier to store the photos and you don't have to worry about running out of film, compared with film cameras. You can run out of space depending on the size of your Flash RAM, but its just a matter of downloading and deleting the old photos before you can take more again.

* Books

Books are a big hit with most people. They are readily available, usually pretty cheap, and can bring hours of entertainment to the person who gets one. Try and find out what kind of book they want, what their favorite genre is, or who they enjoy reading.


* Video Game Systems

Video game systems are always a popular gift, and they have been popular for at least the last 20 years or so. Every few years, a new one will be released and moms and dads will fight the hordes of other parents to try and get the best game system for their kids. If the kids aren't getting a video game system, then they will probably want PC video games instead.

* Gift Cards

Recently, the most popular Christmas gift given at Christmas has become the gift card. Over half of gift givers in 2006 gave a gift card to someone they knew as a present. Gift cards are some of the easiest gifts to get. They are just like cash, except they can only be used at the store you bought it at.

No matter what the most popular gift of the season is, buy what you feel they will like, have fun with it and remember that Christmas is not about presents only, but rather about spending time with those you love.

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* Neither Here nor There

China is Christmas is the largest source of Christmas items of the United States and parts of European countries, and the period from July to September annual is the focus time for the Christmas products’ exporting. General these Christmas supplies will be shipped to the United States and European countries by sea. Recently due to the price rising of raw materials, and the prices of finished product has been cut down sharply by the United States and European countries, the supplier’s export profits are hard to gain more space, so more and more export companies become to turn their eyes to the countries and districts of Middle East, Eastern Europe and so on.

As regard to the forms of Christmas gifts, aside from traditional Christmas trees and greeting cards, those novel electronic gifts, funny gadgets have given more and new choices to the buyers. So we believe that as the Christmas exporting has gradually become more and more mature, we’ll face another prosperous export season of Christmas gifts in this year.