Who is St Nicholas And Why Do People Celebrate Him

December 6^th is St. Nicholas Day! (observed on December 6^th in Western Christian countries, December 5^thin the Netherlands and December 19^th in Eastern Christian countries, as the feast day of Saint Nicholas) Yes, there was a real Christian named Saint Nicholas!

This holiday is a blast from the past for me! When I was younger I attended a Catholic school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and I remember celebrating with my classmates. We would put our shoes outside in the hallway and wait for St Nicholas to leave us candies and little gifts in our shoes.

Maybe you're thinking ... Who the heck is St Nicholas? He was born in the third century in a village called Patara, which at the time was under Greek rule.

He was raised as a devout Christian, and was taught to be generous and donate to the poor. He became the Bishop of Myra, Italy later in life, and was known as a very giving man. Legend has it that Saint Nicholas would take small bags of gold coins and throw them through open windows of poor homes. Children would hang stockings by their chimneys, in hopes that they would catch the bags of gold!

Saint Nicholas passed away on December 6^th in 342 AD, and we dedicate this day to celebrating the generosity of a wonderful man. His acts teach us the importance of giving and love. Here’s to you, Saint Nicholas!

So I know you're a little late but maybe ... just maybe if your kids put their shoes out tonight, St Nicholas might pop by and leave a little something for them!

We all have our different opinions when it comes to the best Christmas movies of all time, but when it comes to the TRUTH, we can lean on Rotten Tomatoes.

We've all been there, looking up a movie's Rotten Tomatoes rating to see what we're in store for. There have even been some movies that I've looked up and seen a Rotten Tomatoes rating so low that I haven't even bothered watching it. When it comes to Christmas movies, you never know what you're going to get. In my opinion, the movies are one of the best parts of the holiday season.

There are the classics like Home Alone, The Grinch and Elf that you can't argue with. But Rotten Tomatoes released a list of the 100 best Christmas movies of all time. I was surprised by a lot of these. I haven't seen the majority of them, but I now have a new bucket list!

Check out the top 20 below and see the full list here.