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Men who helped make Christmas long ago and today
The piece recalls several figures linked to Christmas traditions. Washington Irving, James K. Paulding, and Clement C Moore helped shape Santa Claus. Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber gave us Silent Night. Sir Henry Cole and Louis Prang popularized Christmas cards. Einar Holboell and Emily Bisell promoted Christmas seals. Joel R. Poinsett introduced the poinsettia to America. These figures collectively helped shape modern Christmas observances.
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Elmo
SCOTT_ WATSON
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus
Sinterklass
Saint Nicholas
James K. Paulding
Washington Irving
Clement C. Moore
Knickerbocker
New York
St. Nicholas
New Amsterdam
Irving
James Kirke Paulding
Clement Clark Moore
Moore
Paulding
Chelsea
New York City
America
John Reese
Reese
Josef Mohr
Oberndorf
Salzburg
Austria
Frans Gruber
Arnstdorf
Franz Gruber
Karl Mannacher
Fugen
Zillertal
Henry Cole
J. C. Horsley
Royal Academy
London
Cole
England
Louis Prang
Boston
Henry Gale
Lst
Jacob Riis
Denmark
Holboell
Emily Bis- Bell
American Red Cross
American National
William Eustis
Madison
Joel Roberts Poinsett
South Carolina
Edinburgh University
Woolwich Academy
Europe
Asia
Eustis
Poinsett
South America
Spain
Mexico
United States
Robert Buist
Philadelphia
Buist
Poinsettia
van Buren
Statesburg
Joel R. Poinsett