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Hello, my friends,

It is approaching the end of year 2006 and two weeks from now will be 2007.

Thank you for your greeting cards, I scanned some and attached to this letter.

Regards,
David W. S. Liu

聖誕節是基督徒紀念耶穌誕生的一個重要節日。根據聖經記載耶穌誕生在猶太的一座小城－－伯利恆。該書記載聖母瑪利亞是因聖神的感動而懷孕，就在與丈夫若瑟返往家鄉時遇上所有的旅店客滿，因此瑪利亞被迫在馬槽裡產下耶穌。據說當耶穌安祥的睡在馬槽裡，在遙遠的東方有三博士追隨天上的一顆明亮星星找到耶穌，並膜拜他。牧羊人在曠野中也聽到有天使的聲音在天上發出，向他們報耶穌降生的佳音。耶穌誕生的年份已無從考察，但大多數考古學家都認為應該是在劃分世紀的那一年（即是公元前一年）為其誕生之年。但正確的日期卻無法確定，因此在早期的基督教派便把羅馬帝國密司拉教在十二月二十五日紀念太陽神誕辰改為聖誕節。

相傳聖誕卡始于1844年。當時，英國維多利亞女皇和阿拔太子在倫敦的溫莎堡里慶祝聖誕節，邀請王族兒童入宮參加宴會，請柬上印有祝賀的詞句。歐洲人從此紛紛仿傚，用這種寫上祝賀詞的卡片來互相祝賀聖誕和新年。  聖誕卡在台灣廣為流行，是近三十年的事，其原因除宗教習俗之外，在聖誕節後，就是新年，所以致贈聖誕卡也可當作賀年卡，是很有人情味的風俗。

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birth date of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas combines Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus with various secular traditions and customs, many of which were influenced by ancient winter festivals. Christmas traditions include Nativity scenes and Christmas trees, the exchange of gifts and cards, and the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Popular Christmas themes include the promotion of goodwill, giving, compassion, and quality family time.

Christmas is traditionally on December 25. Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, owing to the spread of Christianity and Western culture, mixed with the enduring popularity of existing winter celebrations. Various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American and British Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.

Thank you for visiting my blog for the last 9 months.

During this 9-month period of time, I posted 21 articles of "Travel around the world", 10 articles for Photography, 16 articles about "Personal Management", 6 articles of sports regarding Jones Cup basketball and 2006 World Cup football, …etc.  I am about uploading one article per week (just like a weekly magazine) and hope they are useful to you as well. On average, about 158 website visit per day (Year to date total 42900 visit times / 9 months / 30 days = 158 website visit per day).

From: Davey, Keith (K.A.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:03 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

Thanks, David.  And the very best of Christmas and all the holidays to you, as well!

Thanks and Best Regards!
Keith A. Davey

From: Hu, K C (K.C.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:04 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

DavidThanks.

Merry Christmas and happy new year.

It is a tough year but I know you fit well

K.C

From: Schoch, Dave (D.L.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:46 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

David -- thanks for the greeting.

Have a good holiday as well 

Dave

From: Jimmy Lin
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:30 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas to you!

Thanks David. Merry X,mas!

Regards,
林正明   (Jimmy Lin)

From: Lee, Sandy (S.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:43 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: 回覆: Merry Christmas to you!

敬祝主計長　　新年快樂　　身體健康

Sandy

From: Lin, Ringo (R.D.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:45 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

Thanks David. Same to you.

Best Regards,

Ringo D. L. Lin

From: gooooo60
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 6:04 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas to you!

聖誕快樂

願大家喜樂

From: Shanks, Bob (R.L.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:46 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

And to you, too, David.  All the best.

Bob

From: Tseng, Cindy (C.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:56 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

Dear David,

Merry Christmas and wish you a prosperous 2007!!

Cindy

From: Lin, Jenny (Chyi-Ing.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:02 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

David,

  Happy holidays to you, too. 

Best regards,

Jenny

From: Horlock, Phil (P.)
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:34 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

Thanks David.  All the best to you and your family.

Merry Christmas! 

Phil

From: hsiung

Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:14 PM

To: Liu, David (W.S.)

Subject: Re: Merry Christmas to you!

Thanks for you

                       Tony Hsiung

From: BENNET CHUA [mailto:bigb69@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:09 AM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: Re: ***SPAM*** Merry Christmas to you!

HI David,

Blessings to you too !!

Bennet & family

From: 陳茂雄 Kent Chen
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:30 PM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas to you!

Dear David,

Merry Christmas to you, too.  Just want you to know again that I enjoyed your great sharing through emails.

May happiness be with you always.

Kent 

From: Lee, Proton (P.C.)
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:38 AM
To: Liu, David (W.S.)
Subject: RE: Merry Christmas to you!

Dear David,

Thank you for all the sharing. Merry Christmas to you, too~~

Best regards,

Proton Lee
Paint Area Manager