‘Tis the season to be generous
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2011 “I have always thought of Christmas time, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;…
Fun with Facebook: Christmas 2010 edition!
by Robert Gillis published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 12/2010 Welcome to “Fun with Facebook, Christmas edition…” Frosty the Snowman: Happy birthday! Hey, I said my first…
What if “The Christmas Song” were written in 2010?
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper It’s Thanksgiving, Christmas songs are being played 24/7, and one of the most beloved (read: incessantly overplayed) Christmas…
Foxboro Jaycees 2009 Christmas Activities
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 12/2009 As a very proud member of the Foxboro Jaycees since 1993, I have seen first hand the fantastic work this group…
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and yes, Virginia, he knows that the world is ending in 2012
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 12/2009 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my BFFs and Frenemys say there will be…
Magic 106.7 FM Boston / “Magic of Christmas” Set list
Magic 106.7 FM Boston / “Magic of Christmas” Set list Compiled (with love) by Robert Gillis (robertxgillis.com) There are still some “Artist Unknowns,” can you help me identify them? CLICK…
Almost completed: The WMJX 106.7 “Magic of Christmas” set listing (updated 2017 with three more unknowns found!)
by Robert Gillis FINAL UPDATE 1/22/2010: As completed as possible! THREE ADDITIONal SONGS FOUND THANKS TO THE “SHAZAM” APP IN 2017! STILL A FEW UNKNOWNS! Since the early 1990s, Boston…
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, you betcha!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2008 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my BFF’s say there is no Santa Claus.…
Retro-Review: “A Christmas Carol” (1984, George C. Scott)
by Robert Gillis – December 2008 There have been countless adaptations of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” over the last century. One of my annual Christmas traditions is to watch…
Eileen Gustin and the Advent Wreath
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 12/2008 and 12/2005, and the Boston City Paper 12/2008 When I was a teenager, our friend Eileen Gustin worked at the information…
Birthday cards for Jesus
by Robert GillisPublished as a Letter to the Editor in the Foxboro Reporter 1/2008 On New Year’s Eve I took a ride up to Foxboro Common to get some new…
Um, about that Christmas card…
Merry Christmas! For the first year in my memory Sue and I didn’t send out Christmas cards this year — by choice. The reasons are many and varied, ranging from…
Retro-Review: A Christmas Carol (1999) starring Patrick Stewart
By Robert Gillis There have been countless adaptations of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” over the last century. One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to watch several of them.…
History of Christmas Traditions
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 12/1997, revised 12/2007 and also the Boston City Paper, 12/2006 “Here we come a’ wassailing,” the Christmas song goes. The word “Wassail”…
Yes, Virginia, there is a hilarious Christmas column from me
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2007 Dear Editor — I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no…