Click on THIS LINK [PDF, 7.74 MB] to download a free holiday hosting guide from Paula Deen. This is a direct download and no registration is required.

This is a very high-quality magazine-like eBook packed with great tips for hosting your holiday parties. There are five chapters for the Thanksgiving holiday, six chapters for Christmas and six really great-sounding holiday recipes straight from the Paula Deen kitchen.

Use this guide and recipes to plan a holiday party that your guests won’t soon forget.

Go to THIS SITE and begin designing a free printable letter to your child from Santa Claus!

Once you select the body of your letter, you’ll then select a design. Enter the appropriate information such as your child’s name, city, best friend and a desired toy. Then, enter your name and email address as a final step and your newly-created letter will be loaded up in an Adobe PDF file (link to Adobe Reader here) for printing.

I just tested this myself tonight and it worked great. The letters look really good when printed with a color printer, and I’m sure your child will love it! If it’s a little early to start planning for Christmas, go ahead and bookmark this post for future reference.

Get a head start on this year’s Christmas ornaments and make some of them yourself. If you’re into arts and crafts, these free holiday ornament patterns would be perfect to use yourself or to give as gifts.

Simply click the links under each ornament and you’ll be able to open and print the patterns in .pdf format. No registration required.

Christmas time has a host of traditions, but one of the most recognizable is Christmas music. To help you find the best pieces this holiday season, we’ve put together a list of the top five sites on the web for free Christmas sheet music. We’ve found these sites to have the most popular tunes, so go check ‘em out.

Free Christmas Sheet Music

Operation Letters to Santa: Operation Letters to Santa is one of our top sites because the selection of songs is very traditional. Unlike other resources that push modern songs, this site has a huge directory of classics that are sure to bring back the Christmas memories. Hit the link to start printing out these wonderful pieces of music!

Music and You: This site is one of our favorites because the songs are provided in a host of formats, including PDF, notepad, and MP3.  In addition, some of the songs are offered in different difficulty levels, easy/medium/hard. Our favorite song was “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and we’re sure you’ll love it too.

Vocalist: This site has a choice selection of free Christmas sheet music that is one of our favorites because the arrangements perfectly contain the original sentiment of the piece while adding a few nice twists. We loved the “A Christmas Carol” arrangements, so head on over now and start playing!

music-scores.com: Music-scores.com is one of our favorites because the songs are nicely organized and the songs themselves are astounding. The songs can be instantly streamed, printed in PDF format, and downloaded to be played on an MP3 player or computer.

Music Education:  Music Education is one of our favorite sites because the sheet music is dedicated to the piano. As piano is one of the most popular instruments among children, these pieces will be great to teach them Christmas tunes and more importantly, the history of the holiday.

Christmas is a holiday where the history is just as important as the merrymaking. To help celebrate this season, we’ve compiled a list of the best sites for free Christmas quizzes. Perfect for all ages, these quizzes are sure to intrigue and educate.

Free Christmas Quizzes

The Holiday Spot: We love this site for the use of quality over quantity, and the top-notch quizzes offered are sure to work your brain. With tons of questions, an interactive answer system, and levels of detail that are sure to teach as well as entertain, this resource is unforgettable.

Quiz Land: This site has some of the best quizzes we’ve seen, and what makes their quizzes truly unique is one thing: sound. While it isn’t Christmas music, it is sure to boost concentration. Secondly, the questions are nicely worded and are easy to understand. While the questions aren’t as hard as other sites, you’ll be back again and again!

pubquizhelp.com: Pubquizhelp.com has a unique approach to quizzes that makes it truly stand out. With an interesting array of quiz categories such as “Band Aid” and “Number Ones,” the material goes beyond the traditional holiday fare. Want questions on number one Christmas hits? You got it! Hit the link to start quizzing!

Christmas Trivia Quiz: Christmas Trivia Quiz has a wonderful quiz that focuses on the history behind Christmas, and more importantly, has tons of material to back it up. With 75 questions to answer, you’ll be at it for hours! This test isn’t radio-button based, so you can print it out and take the questions anywhere.

mikestrickland.net: This site is beyond amazing! It’s one of our best finds, mainly for the combination of Christmas décor and information. With 10 perfectly-selected questions on topics such as “When was Christmas first celebrated?” and “How did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe develop?” Head on over to this site; you’ll be glad you did.