Printable Gift Tags http://www.sassy1.com/holidays/christmas ags.htm

Yet more gift tags. A nice selection.

Kitchen Gift Tags http://busycooks.about.com/library/graphics/gifttags.htm

Gift tags specially designed for food gifts.

Printable Stationary http://www.geocities.com/prettyprints/papersets.html

Want some Christmas stationary (labels, lined paper, etc)? Here is a great selection which you can print on your own printer.

Not Just For Kids http://www.night.net/christmas/index.html-ssi

Many different Christmas activities for children. Looks like a very fun site.

Yes, Virgina, There is a Santa Claus! http://www.barricksinsurance.com/virginia.html

When your children ask if there really is a Santa Claus, print out this article and read it to them! The question is answered perfectly.

Santa Lady http://www.santalady.com/

Want a "Custom Olde World Santa Doll"? You can get one here! This lady has put together a wonderful site, featuring a famous history of Santa.

Santa webring http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=santaring&list

Interested in Santa figurines and knick-knacks? If so, visit some of sites on this webring for some beautiful creations that you can purchase for gifts or for yourself.

Santa Claus http://www.santaclaus.com/

A site featuring Santa - just about everything you ever wanted to know.

Santa Claus Spotter http://www.claus.com/spotter/index.shtml

This looks like a site you would not want to miss on Christmas eve. Check out it's Santa Phone, Santa Spotter and Santa Monitor!

Santa Radio Station http://www.nettiradio.fi est/santa/eng/eng.html

Listen to Santa, read his notes and send letters directly to him.

Christmas Clip Art http://webclipart.about.com/library/Xmas/blclip15a.htm

Need some clip art for your Christmas web site? Check out this collection! It may have just what you want.

Christmas Carols http://wilstar.net/xmas/xmasjuke.htm

Like Christmas songs? Visit this site and you can listen to many different favorites. Check out rest of site for lots of fun!

Christmas.Com http://christmas.com/

Want to learn about christmas? Here is a site with just about everything you'd ever want, including a gift store.

A Christmas Carol http://photo2.si.edu/ctree/carolintro.html

Do you remember "A Christmas Carol?" Have you want movies so many times that you want to run screaming from room? If not, then check out this site.

Christmas Carols http://www.myholidayplace.com/christmas/carols/carols-trad.htm

Don't remember words to your favorite Christmas carols? Here they are, ready for you to print and sign out loud.

Captain Jack's Christmas Trees http://www.christmas-tree.com/

Visit site of a real Christmas tree farm, which includes lots of information about trees as well.

Santa Letters http://www.makeabook.com/santasamp.html

Want your child to receive a letter in mail (not email) from Santa? For a few bucks this company will get one sent out right away!

Merry Christmas http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/

More information about Christmas. A great site just for fun.

Yahoo's Christmas Links http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Christmas/

Visit here for thousands of links to Christmas sites.

DMOZ Chrismtas links http://dmoz.org/Society/Holidays/Christmas/

Another list of Christmas related links; hundreds of them.

SirLinksALot Christmas Links http://www.sirlinksalot.net/christmas.html

Lots and lots of links to Christmas related sites.

(This article was inspired by an email from Jamie Swafford of Heart Of Gold).

Some Information Sources

There are many other ways to learn a subject, but what about when you want to just find out information?

Search engines and directories - These are some of your best friends. Use search engines and directories, and learn how to use them to find what you want.

Ezines - Subscribe to a few ezines on subjects that you like. I would recommend that you get a free mail.com email address for each ezine. Forward mail to your primary email account. This way, you will find out which ezines are selling or giving away your email address. Those are ezines that you cancel.

Good ezines to start with? Check out zdnet.com, internet.com and cnet.com. Then expand to smaller ezines as you find them.

Newsgroups and message boards - These can be excellent sources of information, especially if you need to ask questions. Just be aware that you should never spam (advertisements, even to look at your web site), and you should expect an occasional idiot to flame you for whatever reasons suits their fancy. Ignore flames.

What do you need to learn about?

Tools - Learn about your tools. Start by learning about your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, Opera or whatever). Follow with your email client (Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Netscape and so on), then your FTP client, newsgroup reader and whatever else you use.

Follow that with tools which help you do what you want to do. Interested in graphics? Learn about Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and so on. Want to be a webmaster? Find out about web tools such as Frontpage, Dreamweaver and Notetab.

Now, learn more about how it all works. Internet tips and secrets is a great place to start, and there are dozens more web sites which can help. If you are interested in graphics, then learn all about graphics - how they are stored, created, displayed and optimized. Become an expert on graphics. Want to be a webmaster? Learn HTML, ASP, PHP or whatever else you need.

Start cheap

There is no need to spend a lot of money at this point in time. You will need a computer and a connection to internet, of course. Beyond that, a free web host will work fine while you are learning how to create a web site. There are demonstration copies available (30 to 90 day try outs) for just about everything - take advantage of those before you choose which tools you want.

Stay Ethical

Follow golden rules - don't violate copyrights, don't steal software, don't flame and, well, be good. Remember, what goes around comes around. If you tend to treat others as you would like to be treated, then you will generally get treated that way in return.

The Bottom Line

If you are new to internet, then don't be afraid to admit it. You will find many people willing and able to help. We've all been new at one time or another, and we've all needed an occasional bit of help. Just keep learning, continue communication and start creating.