During the 12 days until Christmas break, the King Street Chronicle will again present staff favorites from the holiday season. This seventh edition will not include seven swans-a-swimming, but beloved Christmas songs, memories, recipes, movies, and crafts.
Song: “White Christmas” performed by Mr. Bing Crosby.
Recipe: Peppermint Bark
Total Time: 15 minutes
Quantity: 16 servings
Ingredients:
- 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped semi-sweet chocolates
- 16 ounces of white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- One and one-half teaspoons of peppermint extract
- Three-fourth cup of crushed candy canes
Steps:
- Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a medium bowl and microwave for 30-second increments until the chocolate melts. Stir until smooth.
- Spread the chocolate into a roughly nine-inch by 13-inch rectangle on parchment paper. Place the chocolate in the fridge for 15 minutes to set.
- Place the white chocolate chips in a medium bowl and microwave for 30-second increments until melted. Add the peppermint extract and stir until smooth.
- Spread the white chocolate over the semi-sweet chocolate layer. Top with candy canes. Let the chocolate harden in the fridge for about 20 minutes or until it is completely set.
- Remove from the fridge and let the bark sit at room temperature for about ten minutes. Cut or break into pieces and serve.
Movie: A Christmas Story
“In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift,” courtesy of imdb.com.
Activity: Craft Bead and Button Snowman
Steps:
- Wooden craft beads
- Red felt buttons
- Twine
- Buttons
Instructions:
- Draw snowmen faces on wooden craft beads with markers. Thread a length of baker’s twine through a brown button.
- Thread both ends of the thread twine through two plain buttons, then through the button with the face.
- Thread twine through five to six black buttons to create a hat.
- Tie twine close to the top button to hold everything together, then tie again about two inches up to create a loop for hanging.
- Cut a thin piece of red felt and tie it between the top and the buttons for a scarf.
Memory: Olivia Antenucci ’25
“Every year, my family has a tradition of eating seven fish dishes and two pasta dishes for dinner on Christmas Eve. My relatives and I go to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx on December 22 to prepare for this meal to buy all the fish. After we buy the wide variety of fish, we enjoy breakfast together while eating authentic Italian pastries. I love this tradition in my family as it brings together all the Antenucci families I normally do not see till the holidays. It allows us to reconnect, catch up, and authentically experience and continue a tradition our grandparents carried out even before immigrating to America from Italy.”
Featured Image by Avery Quake ’26
