Nice email Christmas greeting that I received today from Italy.

1. XII – 2010

2. Bologna – Emilia Romagna Italian sophistication at Christmas

3. Trento – Trentino-Alto Agide Xmas Tree in front of Santa Maria - the Church where the Council of Trent was held

4. Bologna – Emilia Romagna Christmas is coming and Bologna is getting ready...

5. Assisi – Umbria Christmas Eve – The Mass of the Rooster will soon begin

6. Capri – Campania The Piazzeta, even more beautiful by Christmas lights

7. Milano – Lombardia Xmas decoration

8. Cesenatico a Natale - Emilia Romagna The whole port area has become a Christmas Crib (Presepe) disposed on old boats

9. Bolzano – Trentino-Alto Adige Christmas Market

10. Firenze – Toscana Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) at Christmas

11. Grazzano Visconti - Emilia Romagna everybody busy in the kitchens cooking Christmas dinner

12. Genova – Liguria The Mazzini Gallery

13. Milano – Lombardia The Duomo - Santa Maria Nativity Cathedral

14. Napoli – Campania detail of a Napolitan alley - which is not a city but a state of beeing!

15. Milano – Lombardia one of the streets with the city’s best commerce

16. Modena – Emilia Romagna Christmas lights projected on the building at Piazza Grande (Large Square), Modena

17. Napoli – Campania Struffoli - typical Napolitan Christmas candy

18. Milano – Lombardia Christmas snow in Duomo Square

19. Napoli – Campania The Umberto I Gallery

20. Napoli – Campania Tree of wishes - a fine tradition at Umberto I Gallery

21. Palermo – Sicilia Theater Massimo

22. Verona – Veneto Arena

23. Napoli – Campania Old Naples – La Pignasecca food market

24. Palermo – Sicilia Vicolo Burgiò at Christmas

25. Pompei – Campania Christmas little market

26. Milano – Lombardia At Moschino’s window shop in Via Sant’Andrea – Santa Claus in Psychoanalysis

27. Roma - Lacio Piazza di Spagna and Via Condotti

28. Ravenna – Emilia Romagna Merry-go-round

29. Roma - Lacio Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City

30. Milano – Lombardia Duomo Square - Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery

31. Milano – Lombardia Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery – Milan's most elegant shopping mall

32. Milano – Lombardia Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery – Christmas decoration – detail

33. Roma - Lacio Coliseum and Christmas tree

34. Roma - Lacio Santa Claus at Piazza Navona

35. Sorrento – Campania Christmas in Tasso Square

36. Roma - Lacio Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City

37. Udine – Friuli-Venezia Giulia San Giacomo Square

38. Roma - Lacio Pantheon and Christmas tree

39. Salerno – Campania Christmas decoration

40. Vicenza – Veneto Santa Claus with white horses – Italian creativity

41. Sardegna – Autonomous Region of Sardegna Cagliari, Sardinia - The Bastion of St. Remy

42. Torino – Piemonte Christmas time

43. Trento – Trentino-Alto Agide the Christmas tourist little train

44. Taranto – Puglia Downtown at Christmas

45. It’s Italy... Alfa ... enough!

46. Trieste – Friuli-Venezia Giulia Christmas rain

47. Venezia – Veneto Gondoliers as Santa Claus

48. Roma – L acio - Basilica of Santa Maria at Trastevere, Rome – Christmas Lunch of the Sant'Egidio Community with more than 700 needy friends

49. Verona – Veneto A romantic Christmas tree

50. Murano – Veneto A Christmas tree in glass, Murano of course

51. Venezia – Veneto Venice in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve

52. Torino – Piemonte … and after Christmas dinner ... delights of a bakery... ...

53. Images: from the Internet, with credits to the authors Music : Bianco Natale - White Christmas – Andrea Bocelli Creation, research, compiling and formatting : Delza Dias Ferreira [email_address] Review of the Italian and English version : Flavio Musa de F. Guimarães Technical collaboration : Claudia Ricci Brazil – São Paulo – XII - 2010 www.culturesandart.com

54. White Christmas Music and lyrics - Irving Berlin – 1942 Bianco Natale - Irene Grandi Col bianco tuo candor, neve sai dar la gioia ad ogni cuor, è Natale ancora la grande festa che sa tutti conquistar. Un canto vien dal ciel, lento che con la neve dona a noi un Natale pieno d'amor un Natale di felicità. Tu, neve scendi ancor lenta per dare gioia ad ogni cuor, alza gli occhi e guarda lassù, è Natale non soffrire più. Quel lieve tuo candor, neve discende lieto nel mio cuor ... Tu, dici nel cader neve il cielo devi ringraziar, alza gli occhi e guarda lassù, è Natale non soffrire più.

55. Fine