An Old Maid's View on Christmas Joys and Sorrows
Kate Sanborn argues Christmas should be exclusively a children's day and urges abandoning the adult ritual of gift exchanges and moralizing editorials. She laments the fatigue of repeated holiday tropes and shares a personal plea to focus on uprooting sorrow for the sake of children and joyful memories.
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Kate Sanborn
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Christmas Carols Through the Ages and Places
The article notes the first Christmas carol sung by angels at Bethlehem and its spread across Christian regions. Caleb Brianan minstrels travel from mountains to Naples or Rome to honor the Virgin Mother with lively tunes before the birth of Jesus, evolving from nativity hymns to seasonal revelry songs.
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Studying For the Christmas Goose
Boil six potatoes and mash finely. Mix in a tablespoon of black pepper two tablespoons of orange juice and two of butter. Stuff the goose with this mixture truss and dredge with flour salt and pepper.
Quaint English Christmas Superstitions Across Regions
A survey of old country beliefs across Northumberland Durham Scotland Devonshire and Cornwall notes fears about first visitors dark hair on Christmas Day wax lighting a pipe and moldy loaves. It describes lingering ideas of holy cattle kneeling Christmas Eve and the Wandering Jew Pilate legends tied to the season.
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Christmas Day Peace and Perseverance by Elizabeth Phelps
A quotation urges finding happiness by uplifting others after sorrow. It counsels resilience through celebration, wearing hope, and embracing forgiveness. The message notes that those who endure deep pain become the sacred flowers of our festivals and angels of happy homes.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Christmas Evergreen Decoration Tradition Through Ages
The article traces the use of evergreens in Christmas decor from ancient Jewish feast of tabernacles to Christian practice. It notes Christ's triumphal entry and early councils attempting to curb pagan influences by banning laurel or green boughs in some eras.
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