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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1951
Page
7
Santa may fail to complete the yearly trip if reindeer supplies are insufficient as wolves have destroyed many of his helpers in the last decade leaving about 50 000 remaining. Transporting them in temperate climates is unlikely so stores plan to use native deer as substitutes for Dasher and Prancer.
The text notes that during the Reformation England forbade Christmas celebrations as a religious and civic reform measure. It cites enacted orders on December 7 1652 prohibiting any observance on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, impacting church services and public joy.
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