I have never worked with a group of seniors before, and my assumption was automatically this: they know nothing about Web and I will have to take it really slow and carefully. What I didn't realize is that I am in for a big surprise.

I think I learned more about Internet than I taught my wonderful group of participants. We had more of a fun discussion rather than a class. Some asked questions, others answered, and I watched in amazement just how much these people already know about Internet.

The web is a wonderful way for people to communicate with each other, and Christmas is an excellent excuse to begin talking. Why not send an email to old forgotten friends wishing them a happy holiday. Better yet, I'm sure your favorite ecard site has Christmas themed cards ready to be sent.

There are literally thousands of sites which contain just about everything Christmas related that you could possibly imagine. A short list is included here for your pleasure. At bottom are references to a few of really huge lists of Christmas links: be warned, though, that these will eat up an entire day (at a minimum) of surfing fun.

Join A Real.... North Pole Expedition http://www.north-pole-expeditions.com/

Got a few thousand dollars? Then how about booking a flight to North Pole? At first I thought this was a joke, but perhaps it's real. If anyone goes on a trip via this group, let me know how it turns out!

North Pole Expedition http://www.northpole-expeditions.com/

Pretty cool site all about recent expeditions to North Pole.

Santa's Workshop http://www.santas-workshop.org/

If you want to find out something about Santa and his elves, then check out this site. They have a "live elf cam" which is very entertaining, pictures that can be printed and colored with crayons, recipes, quizzes and tons of other great activities.

North Pole http://www.northpole.com/Village.html

Now this is cool. It's a gift store but site is put together so well that it is extremely entertaining. They have used Flash to create a wonderful, fun-filled virtual tour through North Pole. I had a great time, although I didn't purchase anything.

Santa's House http://santas-workshop.8m.com/index.html

Take a virtual tour of Santa's house. Look into Mrs. Claus's kitchen and see what she's cooking today. Nice graphics - a short but fun web site.

NORAD Santa Tracking http://www.noradsanta.org/

A yearly tradition for decades. NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) uses it's early warning detection system to track exact location of Santa on Christmas Eve. This is displayed for all to see on their web site, along with glimpses of his sleigh from satellites and fighter jets.

Send an Email to Santa http://www.geocities.com/express_to_santa/santamail

When you were a child, did you ever sent an email to Santa only to never receive a response? Well, now your children can send their Christmas lists directly to Santa and get a response!

Paper Snowflakes http://www.papersnowflakes.com/preview1.htm

Now here is an interesting idea: printable paper snowflakes. For $12 a year, you get access to hundreds of patterns, which are cut apart with scissors. Remember making these as a kid? (I sure do!) Well, this artist has created some excellent patterns for your kids to make wonderful paper projects. There is also a selection of free snowflakes.

Santa Live http://www.santalive.com/

See live interviews with Santa, or just play some Christmas games. An amusing site.

Wrap Art http://www.boakart.com/wrap/WrapArt.html

Have some fun with gift wrapping.

Printable Gift Tags http://www.webhuggs.com/promos/gifttags.htm

Are you paying good money for those little tags which you attach to gifts which have name of person to whom gift is intended? Why not print your own? These tags are free and look great!

Printable Gift Tags http://www.pattyboothe.com/Promo/ChristmasFun/Assortedtags/index.html