Still Christmas Echoes Through Old English Customs
The piece contrasts a 1525 silent Christmas under Henry VII with modern reflections on holiday cheer. It recalls festive plunder and warmth, then shifts to a Cincinnati Enquirer piece about the lonely old bachelor posting yearly business books. The tone blends historical note and social observation on Christmas mood and solitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah Butterworth
England
Henry VII
Cromwell
London
Strand
St. Paul
Thames
Westminster Abbey
Cincinnati Enquirer
Saint Nicholas Visits Netherlands Promoting Gift Giving
The piece notes Saint Nicholas’s December 5 6 presence across Switzerland Germany and the Netherlands with strong Dutch popularity on December 6. Markets fill with gilt bundles and boxes as official errand runners aid women’s outings and bakers toil. Children anticipate many anonymous gifts amid a festive gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands
St. Nicholas
Too Exclusively Commercial Christmas Spirit Warned
A historical note laments Christmas becoming too commercial, citing gift exchanges and purchases as burdensome obligations. It contrasts Dickens's Scrooge with a hopeful line of festive cheer and urges a return to the genuine holiday sentiment.
Christmas in Mexico Relives Nine Day Pilgrimage
A historical piece describes Mexican Christmas as deeply religious with nine day pilgrimages led by households and circles. It highlights private nacimiento shrines, pasotropela plays by the poor, midnight mass, and modest feasts, noting aguinaldo gifts and mistletoe kissing traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Christ
Mary and
Joseph
Oer
A London Christmas Heavy with Trades and Decor
The text paints Christmas as a heavy affair filled with tradespeople on the streets and garish shop decorations. It contrasts the mood with a Dickensian note on memory, while warning of dangerous toy eggs containing a lethal chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin
Qler
London
Christmas Night in a Cabin Fireside Tale
A Negro kinfolk gathering on Christmas Night recalls old tales of cows and crеatures kneeling in prayer. Uncle Tony and Maum Chloe host friends as Buh Jim's claimed possum hunt testimony sparks awe and debate about supernatural signs.
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Philadelphia
Tony
Maumi Chloe
Dey
Peter
Caltine
Caroline
Uncle Tony
Chloe
Iteo
Till the Pind of Time Merry Christmas Memoir
The excerpt muses on Christmas as a season of memory and family reunion. It contrasts the idea of merry with a probing look at aging, grandchildren, and the warmth of shared moments, urging that Christmas should be merry now and forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christeas
Raya of
Make Them Rejoice Christmas Gifts for Children
A call to give thoughtful presents for all ages, especially children and youth, emphasizing that gifts should suit the recipient and need not be costly. The text urges sharing joy during Christmas and New Year with birthdays in mind, noting the act of giving fosters happiness.
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Georgia
Snap Dragon Christmas Game Recalled In Dickens Era
The piece notes the holiday game snap dragon with brandy and raisins, then cites Charles Dickens praising Christmas joy and nostalgia that returns readers to childhood and distant firesides. It blends historical pastime with a reflection on festive memory.
Christmas festivities lose true sentiment in wedding anniversaries
The piece argues that festive weddings and anniversaries lack genuine meaning, condemning hollow rituals whether wooden silver or golden, and challenging the ideal of marriage as celebrated. It presents Christmas joy as insufficient moral core for vows and union.
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Ola Cyne
Oliver Wendell Holmes
St. Nicholas Eve
Dickins
Scrooge
Khristmas
Mexico
Joseph and
Mary
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Evy
Bacchus
Kissos
Kissio
Eden
Jame
Mr. Howison
Upper Canada
Detroit Free Press
Frank I. Jervis
Charles Dickens
Pease
Globe M's Co Boavony Mas
Staney
T. Stine
Centre Sc
Augusta
P. Rowell & CO
Spruce
N.Y
Lorillard
Hitchcock
Hitchcock Lamp Co., Incorporated
Watertown
N.Y Hon
R. P
John F. Stratton
Maiden Lane
New York
Stratton
OF Tone
Touch Weanling Drei, Wiltiam Knare & CO
Baltimore Street
Baltimore
Fifth Avenue
W.P
N.C
Johannesen
Lily Cooper
S. Whittaker
Barnesville
Supreme Court of
D. Cola & CO
Newnan
Tokel
J. Powell
Charlton C. Holmes
Flint Circuit
H. P
BE. W. Elder
Banitarium
Riverside
Sarorsen
Whittier
J. Iverson
Zebulon
Indert
Amwinerall
Atlanta GA
Leber, Goolsby & Ov.anufacturers
No. 30
Broad Street
Atlanta
WM. Abram Love
Thos, D. Love
Whitehall Street
Novli
Butler Street and
Georgia Railroad
Gia
Thomaton, Georgia
Columbus
Thomaston
Milburn
Ara
J. W. F. Hightower
Thomzaston
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