MERRY CHRISTMAS 2025

 For those celebrating today...

SEASONS GREETINGS 2024

 FOR THOSE OF OUR READERSHIP CELEBRATING TODAY...

DECEMBER 25, 2023

 WHEREVER YOU ARE, HOWEVER YOU CELEBRATE

THE PUZZLE CORNER: CHRISTMAS DAY, 2021

😎FUN FACT

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most adapted holiday story in any media.

REBUS

Christmas is here and it’s time to celebrate! Do you know what is represented by the image on the right?

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is the origin of the Gingerbread Man?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX🎁 and discover the results from the December 18, 2021 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Four classic Christmas specials have the unique distinction of being shown on television every year since their debut. Can you name the quartet?

In order of their initial appearance: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 🦌since 1964, A Charlie Brown Christmas since 1965, the original Chuck Jones produced Doctor Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas since 1966 celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, and the “baby” of the family: Frosty the Snowman⛄ since 1969.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

How many new words can you form out of the letters in CHRISTMAS?

A, act(s), ah(s), aim(s), air(s), am, amiss, arc(s), arch, arm(s), art(s), as, ash, ass, at

Cam(s), car(s), cart(s), cash, cast(s) cat(s), char(s), chair(s), charm(s), chart(s), chasm(s), chat(s), cram(s)

Ha, hair, ham(s), harm(s), has, hat(s), hi, him, his, hiss, hit(s)

I, I’m, is, it, its, it’s, itch

Ma, mach, march, mart(s), mash, mass, mast(s), mat(s), match, math, mint(s),mirth, miss, mist(s)

Racism, racist(s), ram(s), rash, rat(s), rich, rim(s)

Sash, sat, scam(s), scar(s), scat, sham(s), shirt(s), Sir, sis, sit(s), smash, smart(s), stair(s), star(s), starch, stash, stir(s)

Tar(s), this, Tis, trash, tram(s), trim(s), Tsar

Besides the 135 words listed above, Chris, Christ, and Sam might be eligible, depending upon your position of counting proper names in a game like this. Other words might also be possible.

DECEMBER 25, 2018

For those who celebrate with family, friends, and loved ones today...

The Free Choice E-zine wishes you

♫A very Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year.

Let's hope it's a good one.

Without any fear.♫

DECEMBER 25, 2017

REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU PREFER TO CELEBRATE TODAY...

HERE'S HOPING THAT ONE DAY, WAR AND ALL THE OTHER EVILS OF THE WORLD

ARE NOTHING BUT UNPLEASANT AND DISTANT MEMORIES.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Normally on a holiday weekend, The Free Choice E-zine gives the Sunday Funnies hostesses Autumn the Puppy and Waxy Dragon the weekend off as our esteemed Editor-In-Chief tries to entertain you.

However, since the holiday this weekend actually falls upon a Sunday, we shall simply say...

HAPPY HANUKKAH!

CAN IT BE? YEARS FROM NOW, PERHAPS WE'LL SEE...

DECEMBER 25, 2015

FROM THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! (2013)

ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE AND WISH ALL OUR READERS