During the 12 days until Christmas break, the King Street Chronicle again presents staff favorites from the holiday season.  This first edition will not include one partridge in a pear tree, but beloved Christmas songs, memories, recipes, movies, and crafts.

Song: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” performed by Ms. Carrie Underwood.

Recipe: Christmas Bark

Total Time: One hour 10 minutes

Quantity: 16 servings

Ingredients:

• Seven red Holiday Oreos
• Seven cool mint Oreos
• One and one-half cups of stick pretzels
• One-half cup of peppermint baking chips
• One-half cup of mint M&M’s
• One-half cup of peanut M&M’s
• One pound of white chocolate baking bars
• Two tablespoons of red and green sprinkles

Steps:

• Cover a large baking sheet with wax paper.
• Spread the broken cookies, pretzels, peppermint chips, and about three-fourths of the M&M’s onto the baking sheet.
• Place the white chocolate in a microwave-safe container and microwave for one and a half minutes on medium power.  Stir and then microwave for another minute until melted and smooth.
• Pour the melted chocolate over the cookie and candy mixture, spreading with a spatula if needed to coat completely.
• Sprinkle the rest of the M&M’s and red and green sprinkles over the still-wet chocolate.
• Chill the tray of bark until set and firm, about 1 hour.  Remove and gently break the bark into small pieces.

Movie: The Grinch

“The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet.  His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbors in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang.  When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realizes there is one way to gain peace and quiet.  With help from Max, the green grump hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas, and silence the Whos’ holiday cheer once and for all,” courtesy of rottentomatoes.com.

Activity: Fabric Peppermints

Supplies:

• Scissors
• Red and white striped fabric
• Hot glue gun
• Cardboard

Instructions:

• Cut a piece of red and white ticking striped fabric into a six-and-a-half-inch by four-inch rectangle.
• Use pinking shears to cut a decorative edge on the short ends.
• Glue two two point two-inch wood craft rings together with hot glue.  Cut pieces of cardboard into rounds and glue them together.
• Wrap fabric around rings and tie ends tight with red rickrack.

Memory: Caitlin Dean ’26

“I have very fond memories of spending the holidays making Christmas cookies with my family.  My family and I would always have a great time decorating all the cookies and setting them out for Santa.  This is such a special memory that always reminds me of the excitement of Christmas and spending time with my family!”

Featured Image by Avery Quake ’26