Holidays

Pastimes on TheThinkingConservative.com includes information and more about different holidays in the United States of America.

Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah

According to Jewish tradition, after the Maccabees’ victory over the Greeks, there was only enough oil to burn for one day in the Temple....
Juneteenth

The History of Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the...

What’s the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?

Should Americans celebrate Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude? Or should they mourn it as a day of guilt? Michael Medved, author of The...

Playlist: Christmas Songs By Home Free

Home Free is the world's only all-vocal country band. Everything you hear on their albums and channels is made by the human voice, including...

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2015 Remake by Dan Rackham

A thought provoking and moving remake of the John Lewis Christmas advert. It’s about the greatest gift you’ll ever know, that blows your horizons...

Dreidel – a Hanukkah music video by Jewish a cappella group Shir Soul –...

Enjoy Dreidel, a Hanukkah music video by Jewish a cappella group Shir Soul. Happy Hanukkah to all from Shir Soul! Visit the Shir...
Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge’s Christmas Message 1927

To the American People Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be...

Official Video: Mary, Did You Know? Mark Lowry, Guy Penrod, David Phelps

Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our...

4th of July Declaration Ceremony

This Fourth of July Declaration Ceremony is a  short ceremony designed to help us remember what the Fourth of July is really about, and...