Iseletor Tales and the Floral Emblem of Mistletoe
A compact antiquarian piece tracing mistletoe as a legendary floral emblem. It links Norse myth of Baldur and Loki to Druids rites, noting mistletoe’s sacred status, its favored growth on the apple, hawthorn, lime, and other trees, and its perilous, fateful associations with festivity and tragedy.
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Iseletor
Christas
Baldur
Friga
Heaven
Loki
Hodur
Iiga
Christmas Green verse fragment in a winter hymn
Fragmented lines describe Christmas season scenes with green wrist, masses at night, pilgrims and strangers, cedar wreaths, wind and waves, coronachs, dirges, and snow. The poem paints arctic brightness amid winter reveries and church imagery.
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Horal Manger
Faces of the loved and lost in Yule rites
A reflective Christmas poem by William B. Chisholm praising memorials and the mournful beauty of a chapel scene. It speaks of children, banners, organ music, and the enduring wreath of Christmas amid marble snow. The verse honors loss and providence in sacred ritual.
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William B. Chisholm
The Christmas Tree as Central Ornament of Festivities
The Christmas tree is described as the aristocratic centerpiece of holiday decor. It serves as the background for decorations and the most striking symbol of celebration, its trimming a mystery. Its burden of lights, tinsel, and finery creates a dazzling, memorable display for children.
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Philadelphia Times
How to Carve a Turkey The Art Made Minin For the Press
The piece guides a reader through carving a turkey for Christmas dinner. It covers securing the bird, removing legs and wings, separating the drumstick, slicing the white breast meat, removing the wishbone, and disjointing the carcass by breaking the backbone. It offers step by step techniques for a clean, presentable carve.
Mail for Santa Claus and strange letters at Christmas
A post office clerk describes the curious Santa Claus letters received with odd addresses from Joyland to Fairyland and even a mistaken North Pole Mexico. A sample open letter asks for many gifts and notes that most letters are destroyed after reaching the dead letter office. The piece notes medieval revels and Saxon feast customs during Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Joyland
Joyland Co
Saint Nickerlis
North Pole
Mexico
Nurse
Bedford Ave
Kaar Meary
Mary
Commercial Advertiser
Duper
Christmas Past and Present Festivities Across England
A feature recalling old English Christmas customs and their links to modern celebrations. It traces preholiday activities from holly and mistletoe gathering led by pipers and fiddlers to Druids and Celtic rites, mistletoe kissing lore, the Yule log ceremony, and festive treats.
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England
Washington Post
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