tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42022599978452346642024-02-07T12:26:49.430+00:00What is Myrrh Anyway?Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas
by Jonathan Green
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'As welcome as a warm glass of mulled wine on a wintry night, Green's guide to Christmas enhances the pleasures of the festive season, offering a witty cornucopia of Christmas facts and folklore.' - The Good Book Guide, December 2008Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-71837449237994913162012-11-25T23:37:00.001+00:002012-11-26T12:43:04.206+00:00Only one month to go...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim-Rx6hvI4H_uJWpCvDozcnXOGH8CYqgKaR6RXUHMwVn2U0Asp37fGF7IufX7Muflpw9Epg6IoxkIPKxupy8524ESwmT4xDoBjpEKDBsPO3ky7x0wOVL6h9508Dfv4qujMe29QYKBAyo/s1600/Lego+Santa+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim-Rx6hvI4H_uJWpCvDozcnXOGH8CYqgKaR6RXUHMwVn2U0Asp37fGF7IufX7Muflpw9Epg6IoxkIPKxupy8524ESwmT4xDoBjpEKDBsPO3ky7x0wOVL6h9508Dfv4qujMe29QYKBAyo/s320/Lego+Santa+-+Copy.JPG" width="209" /></a>... until Christmas Day!<br />
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Which means it won't be long before I dust off <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">The Chrismologist's</a> advent calendar, ready for another year.<br />
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So, come 1 December, make sure you check out <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">TheChrismologist.com</a> for a new fascinating festive fact every day...Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-79529331764538914712012-11-18T15:38:00.003+00:002012-11-18T15:39:58.173+00:00Call the Chrismologist!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9Vymf2XqPnUsHSTyLbF_BYizTVAQ1rVFL6OpfZi3po9nDduouIPCpYisEVidbWtSHeEQACSlmFq3SXMOqRUawshZCJOf56DO7_XgSc6leFY-1q56bfBWvHu1gS624u9CBYvNnGJF0OU/s1600/Xmas+book.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9Vymf2XqPnUsHSTyLbF_BYizTVAQ1rVFL6OpfZi3po9nDduouIPCpYisEVidbWtSHeEQACSlmFq3SXMOqRUawshZCJOf56DO7_XgSc6leFY-1q56bfBWvHu1gS624u9CBYvNnGJF0OU/s320/Xmas+book.JPG" width="320" /></a>It's getting to be that time of year again. In only five weeks' time people all over the world will be making their final preparations for Christmas. For some, those preparations include producing items of media, whether they be radio shows, TV programmes, or newspaper articles.<br />
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So, if you're wondering what to include this year, why not <strong><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848310277">Call the Chrismologist</a></strong>? I am very happy to appear on <a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/d-is-for-dom-and-danny-do-christmas.html">radio</a> or TV and have been interviewed for numerous <a href="http://whatismyrrhanyway.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/what-is-myrrh-anyway-in-national-press.html">pieces for the press</a> before. Ask me your Christmas questions or simply consult my Christmas book <em><strong><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848310277">What is Myrrh Anyway?</a></strong></em> to gather some ideas.Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-73564269096612483412011-12-04T21:16:00.003+00:002011-12-04T21:27:47.025+00:00The A to Z of ChristmasThe <b>A to Z of Christmas</b> is now well underway over at <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">TheChrismologist.com</a>. Don't forget to check it out every day (of the working week) for the next update.<br /><br />In the meantime, if you've not checked it out already, here's what you've missed so far.<div><br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2Um-5dDQET8GgrhxaIGn9c5Kl2M33LyVPZq_zEPtlS8aa6k0HLn_OUTzPbLM-LkhTHTDmDP5N_CDSihaUpsCTybQ_tNEaJdxjqM77vNUZ87zqSfFqWaogeOOqSEt6lDBTR9LGOKZUAl8/s320/a_to_z_christmas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682387953268956530" /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-for-angels.html">A is for Angels<br /></a><br /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-for-angels.html">B is for Baubles<br /></a><br /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/11/c-is-for-cards-cake-and-candy-canes.html">C is for Cards, Cake and Candy Canes<br /></a><br /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/11/d-is-for-dom-and-danny-do-christmas.html">D is for Dom and Danny Do Christmas</a> and <a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/11/d-is-for-dom-and-danny-do-christmas.html">Doctor Who</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/12/e-is-for-elf.html">E is for Elf<br /></a><br /><a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/2011/12/e-is-for-elf.html">F is for Figgy Pudding</a></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-33509953953884798372011-10-22T17:38:00.000+01:002011-10-22T17:39:19.350+01:00TheChrismologist.com<div style="text-align: left;">Just a note to let you know that this blog is no longer being updated.</div><div><br /></div><div>To keep up with all my Christmas updates and news about my Christmas books, <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">click this link</a> to visit <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">TheChrismologist.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinN9qE0oNTsLusaXslpTzotIrwAt-u7AY6GiQbP0HdBIT9nJNQ6Ls3yaCcyDPwi8oE9pk81fUPdRxogzFN5B3IYhq4_QKI1fnuz0De8-bxFYMUgdJGIGm1Dt0ywJrE24Jtsx5ho8ko-RU/s400/The+Chrismologist+banner.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 67px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666356589682865426" /></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-23631421261368435772011-10-08T10:17:00.002+01:002011-10-08T10:17:54.645+01:00Pax Britannia: Time's Arrow - Red-Handed is here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj505RvHkFuWs__b3UsZjUPBul1gWwr6-U7otgv2mCWWkwEJouOWoysUGVO4BMM0kg49pU2Q7RrRwy5BbNHRdjsumrrsuMFaHstnjWnxjC0JfzgPnGG_WN4ELp-AT13P3rpKUS16tL1oadU/s1600/Time%2527s+Arrow+-+Red-Handed.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj505RvHkFuWs__b3UsZjUPBul1gWwr6-U7otgv2mCWWkwEJouOWoysUGVO4BMM0kg49pU2Q7RrRwy5BbNHRdjsumrrsuMFaHstnjWnxjC0JfzgPnGG_WN4ELp-AT13P3rpKUS16tL1oadU/s320/Time%2527s+Arrow+-+Red-Handed.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661046381472901410" /></a><b>Ulysses Quicksilver: agent of the throne, dandy and hero. Heart-broken, battered, mutilated and shot, he’s been driven backwards and forwards in time... but appearing in the middle of a crime scene is never the best way to start your visit to Paris...<br /></b><br /><i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B005T4S5S6">Time’s Arrow</a></i> offers the reader a unique opportunity – to decide the course of this latest <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=2">Pax Britannia</a> </i>adventure!<br /><br />In the tradition of Charles Dickens himself, <a href="http://www.abaddonbooks.com/">Abaddon Books</a> will be publishing <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B005T4S5S6">Time’s Arrow</a></i> in three ebook instalments. At the end of parts one (‘Red-Handed’) and two (‘Black Swan’) readers will be able to vote on how the adventure progresses via the <a href="http://www.abaddonbooks.com/">Abaddon Books</a> website at <b>www.abaddonbooks.com</b>. The entire text will then be published in a paperback edition in 2012.<br /><br />Don’t miss out on the chance to become a part of publishing history. Pre-order <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B005T4S5S6">Pax Britannia: Time’s Arrow</a></i> today!Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-3821385365735501492011-08-05T12:08:00.001+01:002011-08-05T12:09:36.402+01:00TheChrismologist.comRemember you can keep up to date with all the latest Christmas news and festive facts about the festive season here at <a href="http://chrismologist.blogspot.com/">TheChrismologist.com</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Tell him I sent you. ;-)</div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-33722713794545078002011-02-19T11:37:00.001+00:002011-02-19T11:37:43.637+00:00Forum giveaway<div style="text-align: left;">How would you like to own these four books, all signed by the author - for nothing?</div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKUKAVOX5n8jg6MLHM3AHZX_BG8qz9imtErXZPsdTf9V2VDgHg9n1np6CWci4nMX_TZAGfnsOkQhgoQjKmSNimrZs6h2ocgvUg01UJ1Ftb1sAy1WMe_ZPuoZ4iik2VZThyphenhyphenTbSPuIaV92j/s400/IMG_1766.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575361693231927218" /><br /><div>Well, it's easy. All you have to do is register as a member of <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.freeforums.org/index.php">my new forum here</a> and when we hit 50 members, I'll put everyone's names into a hat and pull out one winner.<br /><br />That winner will then receive a copy of <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/184831194X">Howl of the Werewolf</a></i>, the new edition of <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848312431">Curse of the Mummy</a></i>, <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1906735409">Pax Britannia: Dark Side</a></i> and the Warhammer 40K short story anthology <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1849700427">Victories of the Space Marines</a></i>, which contains my Imperial Fists' story <i><a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/2011/02/victories-of-space-marines.html">But Dust in the Wind</a></i>. And I'll sign them all too.<br /><br /></div><div>So what are you waiting for? Don't delay, sign up today!</div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-54925052107096749342010-12-26T12:53:00.000+00:002010-12-26T12:54:03.304+00:00The Chrismologist<div style="text-align: left;">Don't forget to check out my new website <a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">TheChrismologist.com</a> for all your Christmas facts and regular season updates.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnfYM0_TrptREDiYr9fYZuZDKRw_aAxIt79xPEQ-dmBYcz5IvuDjhmg0I8f4uc6Qpq5MthCvHcWDolWvLWPVc4p9dUU2KhgstSFR1cCJQm-gfN52o7YrHp3QEv6djXpg_21_je7Qw260/s400/GKW.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554973048611392226" /></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-32852841712026596562010-12-25T00:01:00.000+00:002010-12-25T00:01:02.109+00:00Merry Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7VH-A4eCPVGG1tnf6q-9ff40cRZFdWZBTMlnx463l4lq-ff9Ye5AJDsbhFPLXEd3-qPF9-slL9e77n7zaeTr2bkXpaJTSkF_23RxZOYDmf0EU_hS2fX8GtyE1CZvUsImDTIPG3cbx3vH/s1600/Merry+Christmas%2521.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7VH-A4eCPVGG1tnf6q-9ff40cRZFdWZBTMlnx463l4lq-ff9Ye5AJDsbhFPLXEd3-qPF9-slL9e77n7zaeTr2bkXpaJTSkF_23RxZOYDmf0EU_hS2fX8GtyE1CZvUsImDTIPG3cbx3vH/s400/Merry+Christmas%2521.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554323598420146690" /></a>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-28568619871504202922010-12-13T10:56:00.001+00:002010-12-13T10:56:42.420+00:00Christmas shopping sorted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKFqgpvhMEAt6KQffJKD3uYmY682TniJy1mctWJMebLtLn5RPcnI4rHLBHb2xSJkVXbHpZzaZwp08sb1j9roaRMasUU8l88DlmWN5GGTPnfEi1p50gmFsB4rRvae5AO0JB2_EzNup7rC-/s1600/Dark+Side.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKFqgpvhMEAt6KQffJKD3uYmY682TniJy1mctWJMebLtLn5RPcnI4rHLBHb2xSJkVXbHpZzaZwp08sb1j9roaRMasUU8l88DlmWN5GGTPnfEi1p50gmFsB4rRvae5AO0JB2_EzNup7rC-/s200/Dark+Side.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550117370351485570" /></a>If you're still finalising Christmas presents, remember it's not too late to buy your loved ones (or yourself!) something from my book store.<br /><br />If it's steampunk action and adventure that they're into, try my <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=2">Pax Britannia</a></i> books.<br /><br />If they love gamebooks and fantasy adventures, try my <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=1">Fighting Fantasy gamebooks</a>.<br /><br />If it's<a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1405904046"> Doctor Who</a> or <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1409390071">Star Wars</a>, try these, and remember that you can have a Clone Wars story, written by me,<a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/2010/12/way-of-warrior-at-waterstones.html"> personalised</a>.<br /><br />I<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhAA-jBaipWwB6n9Jq4-KGuknajAQbbmQXWgtHNZOl-lV4TxEbJESNgBZxiVMOtzNegdR5QY4dadG7vEzp-1VKy6lZ772P5s1-orjTV413Xzzq-J8BzQmnWT22Zon3X8FlII33Lvq9VTr/s320/Book+cover+1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550117436451461026" />f it's non-fiction they enjoy, try <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848310005">Match Wits with the Kids</a></i>, or <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21">one of my Miscellanies</a>.<br /><br />And if its the grim darkness of the far future where there is only war, or the grim darkness of a quasi-Medieval world that gets them buzzing, then try one of my <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=5">Black Library novels</a>.Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-11843207492100725932010-12-10T00:24:00.002+00:002010-12-10T00:25:07.839+00:00Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ebenezer Scrooge and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZHcyEgBlsw?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZHcyEgBlsw?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Join the campaign to make <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ebenezers-Carol-for-Christmas-No-1/165570916812931">Ebenezer's Carol</a> No. 1 this Christmas <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ebenezers-Carol-for-Christmas-No-1/165570916812931">here</a>!Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-20160311940291068332010-12-10T00:24:00.001+00:002010-12-10T00:24:43.979+00:00Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ebenezer Scrooge and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZHcyEgBlsw?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZHcyEgBlsw?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Join the campaign to make <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ebenezers-Carol-for-Christmas-No-1/165570916812931">Ebenezer's Carol</a> No. 1 this Christmas <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ebenezers-Carol-for-Christmas-No-1/165570916812931">here</a>!Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-80606415454641666922010-12-08T11:49:00.001+00:002010-12-08T11:49:59.258+00:00Let's make Ebenezer's Carol No.1 this Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdehCPNLGpK-0DGNcALmVqcF7kzIRL_g_7U4u_A9ipsEoOvptC_1NUC8lTlQTwbHLP2kfcWceMX5wHIGQs4QenacVS5s0qvOru8kmRkGkO-7MsM4C7-6v8bzpV-qH5siZPMdFYDxBjcIpk/s1600/Ebenezer%2527s+Carol.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdehCPNLGpK-0DGNcALmVqcF7kzIRL_g_7U4u_A9ipsEoOvptC_1NUC8lTlQTwbHLP2kfcWceMX5wHIGQs4QenacVS5s0qvOru8kmRkGkO-7MsM4C7-6v8bzpV-qH5siZPMdFYDxBjcIpk/s200/Ebenezer%2527s+Carol.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548275103051665330" /></a><b>The plan: </b><div><br />To get <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B004A7Q1F2">Ebenezer's Carol</a>, by<a href="http://www.facebook.com/blamedfornothing"> The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing</a>, to No. 1 in time for Christmas. A proper steampunk Christmas song for Christmas No. 1!<br /><br /><b>What we need to do to achieve this: </b><div><br />1) For <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B004A7Q1F2">Ebenezer's Carol</a> to chart it needs to sell roughly 8,000 copies. The single needs be downloaded <b>as a single</b>, and not as part of the A Very Steampunk Christmas EP. It's available now from iTunes, eMusic and Amazon. </div><div><br />2) So, forward this message to all your friends (be they steampunks or otherwise) but remind them that they must buy the song by itself for it to get into the singles chart. </div><div><br />3) Blog about this, post a link on your Facebook page, Tweet about it, but most importantly - buy the <b>single </b><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B004A7Q1F2">Ebenezer's Carol</a>! </div><div><br />4) Arrange events themed around this, call the local press, use your contacts - whatever you've got - and we could really make this happen!<br /><br />This is a chance for steampunk fans to really make themselves heard and make a difference for the future of Christmas. The fate of <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/B004A7Q1F2">Ebenezer's Carol</a> and Christmas music itself is in your hands! Let's make Christmas 2010 a Very Merry Steampunk Christmas!</div></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-12555099527412102302010-11-10T09:12:00.006+00:002010-11-10T09:22:12.405+00:00TheChrismologist.comAs long time followers of this blog (and my many others) will already know, I currently juggle about eight blogs, updating people on various aspects of my writing, and - to be honest - it was all getting a bit much, especially when there are effectively two blogs for the same book, only one of them for the American market and one for the UK.<br />.<br />So, I've decided to merge the two blogs for <a href="http://christmasmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Christmas Misce</a>llany and <a href="http://whatismyrrhanyway.blogspot.com/">What is Myrrh Anyway?</a> in one, easy to manage, dot com, called...<br />.<br /><div></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 58px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537847944880366450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyIWN4iad8i33bgMD2doJ2h-pgEG2grJ9odr6EPWDqEwifhK8xgcMnJ2ONPlV5mbLmwho5vXPnDxlWx-wnYTYAHNBpvxsWQUjfMfY0OzFwWkaNJJRXAGl4Cg9XPBYgK5LbqEBjj_arTcG/s400/The+Chrismologist+3.png" /><br /><div><a href="http://thechrismologist.com/">Click this link </a>and check it out for yourself. In fact, why not bookmark the site and add it to your favourites today?</div><br /><div>It's still a work in progress at the moment, but over the coming weeks I'll be adding more features and content all the time. And you can already email me all your Christmas questions direct at <a href="mailto:info@thechrismologist.com">info@thechrismologist.com</a>.</div><br /><div>I look forward to<a href="http://thechrismologist.com/"> seeing you there</a>.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 59px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537847819464203154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8wKL71IJbzX6E5EbPL1qwPsGX6xSzdoEwP_JhF3p2NCGJ2KBYFh5WG3ZQ7-X6pws9flB6feZB4pGrCB2cHcUFYPId5w1IKwLPSzd3bxg0vtm-jQEcmcChfV5X8CO6Yg4d-YrhzKwcI47/s400/The+Chrismologist+2.png" /></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-37228554329012493202010-11-07T21:08:00.004+00:002010-11-07T21:14:41.235+00:00Christmas Stamps<div>This year, the Royal Mail are bringing you a cracking variety of Christmas presents, specially designed by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aardman's</span> studio – the home of Wallace and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gromit</span>.<br /><br />These are their <a href="https://www.wallaceandgromitstamps.com/stamps-stamps.php">Wallace and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gromit</span> Christmas stamps</a>...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536919103206182418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsExnOOfILqcg6nnmh5S5agb6a4F5FG05nev_DzZFfhiv5YcYXRYhcTiHgnuARJB2dZmQgBEwxthD8MBy4eGCmDywlFfhThvb0WAC7CU7vGAzI7MXIY1Zec3MCLjy8wf803ClcnXv06mt/s400/stamps-stamps-img-set.jpg" /><br />And you can buy a whole host of other festive-related Wallace and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gromit</span> goodies <a href="https://www.wallaceandgromitstamps.com/stamps.php">here</a>.</div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-20206350307871607172010-11-05T20:32:00.003+00:002010-11-05T20:36:20.444+00:00Christmas Bread & Baking at River Cottage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lUe9k8WSXH4pXWcm7wzsFu7wbADynZjTLE8xSunx3M9U5Vq2BT0IrChwZTUPUciloUmPl5onWy_Dglauh3bzbezBayPZ8XG-qiqnqD_ZEpB9D1bXLzm1MVMShxc4OnAYVUTif8DT_V6a/s1600/ChristmasBaking_Large.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536167178478973506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lUe9k8WSXH4pXWcm7wzsFu7wbADynZjTLE8xSunx3M9U5Vq2BT0IrChwZTUPUciloUmPl5onWy_Dglauh3bzbezBayPZ8XG-qiqnqD_ZEpB9D1bXLzm1MVMShxc4OnAYVUTif8DT_V6a/s400/ChristmasBaking_Large.jpg" /></a><br /><div>From £150.00 you can take part in a Christmas bread-making and baking cookery school at River Cottage HQ.<br /><br />To find out more,<a href="http://www.rivercottage.net/shop/product/christmas_bread_baking/"> click here</a>.</div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-29448093891148242272010-11-05T17:55:00.004+00:002010-11-05T18:03:36.313+00:00Festive BreadFancy waking up on Christmas morning and tucking into some festive bread, rather than your usual loaf? If so, then this recipe is for you.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536127574992678050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqTRTvulIVaWIwF3YLyxchWI9lz29JnOEq15ZBREZQaHu703vTp8TIXsqmxwW8cfmvZmGx6vrsL9QfL7aelYa1axx1UO1erJh1DS4-zx6VcUazIGETytYbOIGdI3Ooi6qnwwWomCGrxWe/s400/festive-christmas-bread.jpg" /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Festive Bread</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /><em>1 ¾ cups flour<br />2/3 cups brown sugar<br />½ teaspoon salt<br />2 teaspoons baking powder<br />2 eggs<br />1/3 cup butter<br />½ cup chopped nuts<br />1 jar (10 ounce size) maraschino cherries</em><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left">1) Lightly grease a 9-inch loaf pan and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pre</span>-heat the oven to 350F (180C, Gas Mark 4).<br /><br />2) Drain the cherries, reserving 4 tablespoons of juice, and roughly chop.<br /><br />3) In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.<br /><br />4) In a separate bowl cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and the 4 tablespoons cherry juice. Mix well until fully combined. Add the butter and sugar mix to the flour mixture and mix well. Then gently fold in the chopped cherries and nuts.<br /><br />5) Scoop the batter into the loaf pan, and spread evenly.<br /><br />6) Bake bread for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden and baked through. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. </div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-67653514562608395422010-11-05T17:52:00.002+00:002010-11-05T17:54:38.691+00:00Christmas River Cottage styleRiver Cottage is warming up for Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536125464038972354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3puaRBFOyBhamSceFxknci6_TlzrCvw-8fc5aIf9satIEOtJ0Qg1OnrJxP_tKyHcY9n-LxKL-fligHJK7sRQH7UgDOx1l4LtdSbpOt81F1kn0rWcqqH1TNF9Q52hNK8SfNsOSMOhvDmsm/s400/river+cottage+christmas.jpg" /><br /><br />You can place your orders <a href="http://www.rivercottage.net/shop/department/river_cottage_christmas/">here</a>.Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-79388591505963405342010-11-01T16:04:00.004+00:002010-11-01T16:28:36.990+00:00A Christmas Carol - by Charles DickensDickens more or less invented the Christmas spirit, goodwill to all men and general jollity in this classic ghost story, which also gave us Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit. "I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me."<br /><div></div><br /><div>However, did you know that he wrote the book in only six weeks in 1843? If trying to write a novel in the same amount of time and you can follow how I'm getting on <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/">here</a>. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGoWs23KuXgJXnVVvBBH3m0LFeASxbTH6qBnPl371bXaR6cHY3ed3-Bf2vzbAHW1ch1vg7-oc5XT2vQyWLOAz2USOl8EN8Wc6taUOkyG7Syxbi6CFdvY0Xd-krgXf8Tv8lNv161q0mqUZ/s1600/Charles_Dickens-A_Christmas_Carol-Title_page-First_edition_1843.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534617145054324978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGoWs23KuXgJXnVVvBBH3m0LFeASxbTH6qBnPl371bXaR6cHY3ed3-Bf2vzbAHW1ch1vg7-oc5XT2vQyWLOAz2USOl8EN8Wc6taUOkyG7Syxbi6CFdvY0Xd-krgXf8Tv8lNv161q0mqUZ/s400/Charles_Dickens-A_Christmas_Carol-Title_page-First_edition_1843.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-71968477764028883052010-10-03T20:20:00.002+01:002010-10-03T20:34:46.040+01:00Glad Tidings!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHSpWlWjKHSnbUn9VKyC9DpaWeA4_an3vhchEc0sUaOmSU2_O1OYfVpkIBbR7mJ2pauMsUbNSPCS9ZJoPcg0caJfow4gms2Rna8MUvKNPr1JxScm-yG2PLtarvIPP9B46IhAXEPTqdEKb/s1600/xmas+news.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523905461035137362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHSpWlWjKHSnbUn9VKyC9DpaWeA4_an3vhchEc0sUaOmSU2_O1OYfVpkIBbR7mJ2pauMsUbNSPCS9ZJoPcg0caJfow4gms2Rna8MUvKNPr1JxScm-yG2PLtarvIPP9B46IhAXEPTqdEKb/s400/xmas+news.jpg" border="0" /></a>All the latest Christmas news is here!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/30/australia-suffers-from-santa-shortage/">Australia Suffers from Santa Shortage</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/28/toys-r-us-hiring-45000-for-christmas/">Toys R Us Hiring 45,000 for Christmas</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/27/campaign-against-santa-in-movies-growing/">Campaign Against Santa in Movies Growing</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/21/new-christmas-album-to-reveal-unreleased-bing-crosby-holiday-songs/">New Christmas Album to Reveal Unreleased Bing Crosby Holiday Songs</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/17/build-a-bear-to-launch-pop-up-stores-for-christmas/">Build A Bear to Launch Pop-Up Stores for Christmas</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.christmasnewswire.com/2010/09/17/holly-jolly-jigsaw-com-launches/">Holly Jolly Jigsaw.com Launches</a></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-74967681106586899352010-10-03T20:01:00.003+01:002010-10-03T20:04:17.485+01:00Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland - buy your tickets today!It may only just be October, but <a href="http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/tickets.html">tickets are already on sale </a>for this year's <a href="http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/">Winter Wonderland </a>extravaganza, taking place within London's Hyde Park.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523897558435154386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX5sZg-mdcAotKsIosX_IfEjsPWKCx4nptFna6v5BBKI8ptRehADr_svmhkaEfllKGRLrAEkrg2GNqQrnuIuYUzB_GoiGpFuX6jTNk18UZJXa_Ns9XxMeqMb35a5JpUN2NS2Otcl19O9U/s400/hyde-park-winter-wonderland1.jpg" border="0" />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-85650217859858929042010-09-24T11:03:00.001+01:002010-09-24T11:03:40.782+01:00www.JonathanGreenAuthor.comI have a new website! Well, it's actually my other author's blog, but you can now access it by entering the much more straightforward:<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.jonathangreenauthor.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">www.JonathanGreenAuthor.com</span></a></p><br />So, set it as one of your favourites, along with the new <a href="http://www.paxbritannia.com/">www.PaxBritannia.com</a> which is the new official way to reach the PB blog.<br /><br />See you round!Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-75830944715665444582010-08-04T23:09:00.001+01:002010-08-04T23:09:17.060+01:00Signed by the author<div style="text-align: left;">Family Green are on the move. As of a week on Friday, we're moving out of the house that we have lived in for the last half a decade - which means packing. And it's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in five years.</div><div><br /></div><div>So it's goodbye to all this...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdumP2RJxfdj-OcKSknvjrvi0WRz9yxHm9qyEdx9dKE9ZZS_Z0zGKEXX38G5se8rqmAtznAUYMOhiXv9-L8W1baNIKaM0ftK_qeAu0iNpJ3fAUHHk4XUnJKscqB23IbHgI3l52nY47bzLn/s400/IMG_9780.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501677923714361826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>And this - my writing shelf...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSFGeEq9HTM_zFwUCLfVSpyO-szWaMLiH2etbfIs8wvN8Da52X3KitjH7Mw1clRbwFvkMuVxBcWP9HF4a4MwTO4VGh1lFkjBArxN9mHGChYFcRdx-ElTO9GNLP2p5H-QVsWTKYiDPYbLn/s400/IMG_9771.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501678375850361282" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvP52Z_HKgN20wuS5ljKEAhQgT3oSdOn9Y9nnQngoqnBbpatsVB0PHk1D3ES4eRnN3gUEOUjf37SpDHznlweA9hZjCI1Wlzk8NimHAq3rr9swa-ifZ0dr_c71S6fAtOZiSpPTC5ZxKo0iR/s400/IMG_9772.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501678512465841410" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>And I find myself needing to off load myself of a large number of books. And this is where you come in.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can own an original, first edition copy of the Jonathan Green book of your choice (pretty much) and it will, of course, be signed by the author.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, follow this link to <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/camborne35/m.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A3133&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_sop=10&_sc=1">my Ebay page</a> - but don't hang around, the items are only up for 5 days!</div><div><br /></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-59427639749621972252010-07-10T17:07:00.001+01:002010-07-10T17:07:40.849+01:00Scottish Miscellany - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scotland the Brave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8CQ4BAxpjyqjA-5-JAP4Bn0yGQPivB3iNELAKsOGYQGIf0qqp_4S0DN4fg35zdmWu9Zc3WdyY4pPr5GaGmsV_xoDZJZHxdUVvT6wpaYGDBF1__Cs43rNEe_nKWrIz_luWd2QltltJJVH/s1600/Scottish+Miscellany+cover.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8CQ4BAxpjyqjA-5-JAP4Bn0yGQPivB3iNELAKsOGYQGIf0qqp_4S0DN4fg35zdmWu9Zc3WdyY4pPr5GaGmsV_xoDZJZHxdUVvT6wpaYGDBF1__Cs43rNEe_nKWrIz_luWd2QltltJJVH/s200/Scottish+Miscellany+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492308928617107362" /></a>Watch the new promotional video for <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/christmiscel-20/detail/1616080639">Scottish Miscellany - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scotland the Brave</a></i>, <a href="http://scottishmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/07/scottish-miscellany-everything-you.html">here </a>at the dedicated <a href="http://scottishmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Scottish Miscellany blog</a>.Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202259997845234664.post-25415604091628097662010-06-25T22:22:00.004+01:002010-06-25T22:27:44.444+01:00Happy PGL Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QW4k8hh_oLUIWVkIc9TQaqt7uh9zy4SxCVL-6TvxEB7i3fHB43ikaYuZCro07hqxaDsxe8CoIovOs_rEu-wwNye_wnMQSKxkUCifA8AA7quELE8np2wEa30St1Pux32biBm-nR5synrG/s1600/Logo+PGL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QW4k8hh_oLUIWVkIc9TQaqt7uh9zy4SxCVL-6TvxEB7i3fHB43ikaYuZCro07hqxaDsxe8CoIovOs_rEu-wwNye_wnMQSKxkUCifA8AA7quELE8np2wEa30St1Pux32biBm-nR5synrG/s320/Logo+PGL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486825796238128658" /></a><br />Today is the 25th June, which means that it's time to celebrate <a href="http://www.pgl.co.uk/PGLWeb/Recruitment/Why-work-for-pgl/Whats-it-like/life-on-centre.htm">PGL Christmas</a>!<div><br /></div><div>If you've ever fancied working at a <a href="http://www.pgl.co.uk/pglweb">PGL centre</a>, but weren't sure if it's really for you, it's worth knowing that all PGL centres organise special events for staff - including karaoke evenings, themed fancy dress nights in the bar, barbecues, quiz nights, pool tournaments and even Christmas parties on 25th June!</div><div><br /></div>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0