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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
12
A renowned New York divinity professor who wrote the beloved "Twas the Night Before Christmas" refused to acknowledge authorship for two decades. The article notes various legends about the Christmas tree and cites Strasboug Germany as hosting the first authentic mention in 1605.
A two stranger pair seeks shelter at an inn but is denied entry and sent to a stable where the Christ child is born. The poem draws a parallel to modern times, noting the world’s lack of room for the divine but finds light in those who welcome the gift.
The United States purchases and imports about fifty million Christmas trees annually making it the largest market for trees. New England leads in supply followed by New York and Pennsylvania with the North Middlewest and Pacific Northwest regions close behind. Trees are cut in early fall and kept in cold storage until distribution. Some producers cut earlier and treat trees with colorings and preservatives in chilled warehouses.
The article describes Sint Nicolaas arriving December 6 in the Netherlands in red and white robes with Black Peter as his helper who delivers gifts, alongside Christmas traditions.
In 1842 William Maw Egley, a 16 year old engraver apprentice in London, designed the earliest known greeting card. The card featured festive illustrations of a banquet a dancing party and skaters with the legend A Merry Christmas and A happy New Year to You.
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