• www.night.net/christmas: One with a little something for everyone is found at Night.Net. In addition to the story of Christ's birth from the Gospel of Luke (translated into several languages), you'll find recipes, stories, games and a great song book with both lyrics and music. Plus, I love the home page design with the sections cleverly arranged to form a tree.

• www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm: If you plan to spend any time around small children before the big day arrives, you might want to visit the How Stuff Works site and crush up on the answers to the dozens of questions you'll probably be asked. From "What is Christmas?" or "Who's this Santa fellow?" to "Is December 25 actually the day Christ was born?" and "What's this fruitcake all about?" -- this site knows its stuff.

• http://atozteacherstuff.com: Key the words "December Holidays" into the search tool and you'll pull up a list of classroom ideas as long as Santa's naughty and nice list. Most of these translate easily for home-school lessons and family sharing time and all are fun for even the youngest among you.

• www.geocities.com/jenschristmaschest: This is a very nice personal Web page created by Jen and it's filled to the brim with lots of wonderful art, free to anyone who wants to add it to his or her own pages. There are also links and a small collection of postcards to send to your e-friends.

• www.claus.com: This is one of my favorites, especially for sharing with youngsters. The designs are brightly colored, the games are loads of fun and the variety of other activities makes this a one-stop Santa hop for anyone with no time to surf the net.

• library.thinkquest.org/J003067F/Default.htm: Here's another page with international celebrations, this one made by students in the ThinkQuest program.

• www.santaclaus.com: Although this one's been around for a while, it was new to me this year. There are hundreds of pages here with hours worth of games to play, stories to read and songs to sing. The artwork is limited, but the content is first rate.

• www.santas.net: This site is an absolute gem with all kinds of information and entertainment for everyone from the youngest to the oldest. Check the naughty and nice list to see Santa's opinion of the year you've had. Play games with holiday songs, learn about the dozens of symbols that have become part of our Christmas tradition and then celebrate by sharing your own stories with future visitors.

• www.techdirect.com/christmas: You probably wouldn't guess that a site named Tech Direct would have such a wonderful holiday page but it's true. Someone has done an amazing amount of research in collecting links to sites that celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. Included are links about celebration traditions around the world. Nicely divided into religious and secular offerings, this one page will transport you to dozens more.

Jan Perry is a freelance writer for The Post. She invites you to send questions, suggestions or favorite sites to SiteSeer2K@aol.com.