What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything!…
It’s not Christmas till Adam Sandler sings the Hannukah Song.
Yeah, maybe it’s not “Christmas-y” in the “technical” sense, but I get really reassured when this song comes up on…
It’s not Christmas till Father Christmas gives weapons to children.
And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a…
It’s not Christmas till Doctor Who saves everybody!
Maybe it’s a Titanic spaceship heading toward earth or aliens mind-controlling 10% of the human population to teeter on rooftops or sentient…
It’s not Christmas till Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
When you hear the big, bad sound of Run-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis and think of Argyle dropping John McClane off in Nakatomi…
C. S. Lewis Day (29 Nov).
29 November 1898 is the birthday of C.S. Lewis, or Jack to his friends–and that’s definitely us. Well, me. It’s…
Darklings try to spread midnight over an entire day (Oct 31) .
The Midnighters series is set in a small Oklahoma town where these few special teens can experience a hidden hour…
Charlie goes to his first real party (Oct 28, 1991).
“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought…
Halloween arrives in Green Town, Illinois. (Oct 24)
“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early. One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.”…
Treat Yo Self Day (Oct 13).
Tom and Donna (Parks and Rec) have an annual tradition to splurge on themselves and hit the three S’s: spa,…
Fictional Almanac 