Gifts to buy, make and wrap. Check.
Family events to attend. Check.
Office and school parties to attend. Check.
Cards to prepare and mail. Check.
Plates of goodies for friends. Check.
Long lines everywhere. Check.
Short days and shorter hours! Check.
Housecleaning before the festivities begin—
ooh, sorry, all out of time.

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Parents looking for performing arts venues for their children have an additional resource in the newest campus of the Hollywood Kids Academy for the Performing Arts. As a Performing Arts Academy, it offers a full spectrum of programs designed to develop your child’s talents and abilities while building their confidence and self–esteem.

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by LaRae Free Kerr

Roast pig. Late night movie on New Year’s Eve. Candle lighting. Midnight dinner. These are activities a hospital staff mentioned when I asked for holiday traditions. Like your holiday traditions, they’re all great. Can you stand to add another? Emphasizing your own family history? Something to make that dead week between Christmas and New Year’s more entertaining?

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t’s a season filled with nostalgia and twinkle lights, gingerbreads and evergreens. The smallest of hands are warm with love. And even the youngest of hearts are wide-eyed with the magic of it all. Mary’s Lullaby: Christmas Songs for Bedtime is the perfect album to help keep the meaning of this blessed season at the center of every home. Soothing voices and gentle arrangements of classic Christmas favorites will help any child not only fall asleep but also learn and internalize the importance of that holy, silent night in Bethlehem.

Former first violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Oaks Baker, recently released her seventh album, O Holy Night.

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