Christmas as It Used to Be
Poem recounting nostalgia for past Christmas joys and family gatherings. The speaker recalls children’s gifts, festive bells, and shared meals, longing for the simpler, brighter holiday seen through younger eyes. Written by Nixon Waterman and circulated in Elliott's Magazine.
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Ike
Janet
John
Jim
Jane
Boo
Kate
Dresend
Nixon Waterman
Elliott's Magazine
Aure and Hulda Share Christmas Magic Amid Scholars
Aure, a melancholy seven year old, longs for joy as Hulda Poulsen, a kitchen maid, secretly invites him to her Christmas tree. The house upheaves as professors quarrel over myth and learning, but Aure finds warmth when Hulda and the waiting staff celebrate with a simple tree and a shared carol, ending with a tender kiss from Aure’s sister and a chorus of colorful waiters.
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Hieronomus
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Santa Claus
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Slre
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Origin of Santa Claus and its old man image
The piece traces Santa Claus to German origins via the Dutch St. Nicholas name. It explains the old man image from pagan year end feasts and notes St. Nicholas as bishop of Myra, patron of children and schoolboys, tying gifts to children’s behavior and visibility to be heard and seen.
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Origin of Christmas Gift Giving Traced to Charity
The article notes Christmas giving traces to biblical peace and goodwill, from ancient Grat and noble lords gifting retainers to a practice that spread among all people. It cites the New York Mail and Express.
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Grat
New York Mail and Werpress
Christ Birthplace: Apocryphal Gospels Describe Cave Birth
Paul Carus notes apocryphal gospels place Jesus birth in a cave before a transfer to a stable where animals worship him. Canonical accounts say the Nativity occurred in a stable. The cave near Bethlehem became a revered site with a church marking the event.
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Christ
Paul Carus
Open Court
Chicago
Asa
Bethlehem
Christmas Games Heads Bodies and Legs Drawing Fun
A playful party drawing game where players sequentially add a head body and legs to a strip, folding to reveal a humorous composite. The opening figure resembles ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs with a bird body and dancer legs, while a nurselike variant ends with a helmeted head and a bluecoat skirt.
Christmas Trees In England in the Victorian Era
Article notes that Christmas trees were unknown in England before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularized them for royal children. It quotes humorous exchanges about social manners and manners in various papers, reflecting era wit and etiquette.
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England
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Princess Royal
Prince of Wales
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