Ezra Barnstable’s Christmas Rabbit Confusion
A village Christmas edition tale follows Ezra as he watches a comic scheme unfold over a white rabbit given to neighboring children. Chet plans a fair distribution to avoid jealousy while Ezra crafts a clever solution before Santa arrives.
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Western Newspaper Union
Village Paper
Ezra Barnstable
Ezra
Missis
Santa Claus
Chet
Dugein
Jimmy
Eddie
Chris
Chetan
Artie
Dan Baker
Center Township
Hull
Mic’ Baker
Hull Eight
Jizra
Ais’ Baker
Widder
Christmas Gifts and the Value of Friendship
A reflective verse extols Christmas gifts not as costly objects but as symbols of friendship. It argues that items gain value through the thought and memory they carry, turning humble tokens into cherished treasures when given by a true friend.
The Christmas Rose Legend in Ireland
A Philadelphia Ledger columnist recounts an Irish tale of the Christmas rose born from a shepherd boy’s tears. A small lad arrives with empty hands to honor the newborn king, and his warm tears melt snow to reveal the first Christmas rose, symbolizing love for the Christ Child.
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Ireland
Philadelphia Ledger
The Good Old Customs at Christmas
A nostalgic note celebrates traditional Christmas practices and communal cheer. It speaks of holly plum pudding and lighting the tree, broadcasting greetings, and carol singing. Christmas is described as a time when families feel kinship and home is cherished, a truly happy festival.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Christmas Carols Light Nantucket Streets
Christmas Eve processions by school children wander through Nantucket’s cobbled lanes singing carols. Candles glow in old houses as children serenade favorites and especially the shut ins who cannot leave their homes.
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Nantucket
Christmas Greens and Love in Holiday Verse
A quaint writer reflects on Christmas greens Bay and rosemary holly and ivy symbolize eternal life with the child born as God and Man. The piece contrasts festive images of a tree and family rejoicing with Riley’s hopeful mood across the nation and time.
Christmas Humor Through Partial Scraps Of Verse And Prose
A collage of antique quips and sketches on Christmas from Life Buffalo Express New York American and Louisville Courier Journal detailing family noise gift anxiety and age tropes. It blends jokes about toys presents mistletoe and Santa with anecdotes of cautionary wisdom and social foibles from period quips and cartoons.
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New York American
Spirit of Giving at Christmas Cheer Inspires Generosity
Minnesota's Minneapolis Journal prints a festive poem urging acts of charity and kindness during Christmastide. The piece comforts readers to give wisely and freely, offering love as the truest treasure and urging every home to glow with generosity.
Test Your Gifts for a Truly Christmas Present
The piece outlines criteria for Christmas gifts focusing on genuineness taste and value. It argues gifts should be thoughtful useful shareable and give lasting pleasure reflecting sincerity and friendship.
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Christian Herald
All the Year Round Christmas Message of Giving
The passage extols Christmas as a year round celebration of goodwill. It links personal selflessness to true Christmas joy, noting gifts to others and sharing happiness as the heart of the season. It echoes angelic and biblical scenes to affirm the virtue of abandoning self for others.
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Herald Angels
Good Shepherds
Origin of the Carol and Its Meaning Through History
The article traces the word carol from the Italian carolare to sing, notes the first carol sung by angels in Luke, and explains its evolution from a dance and song practice to a Christmas and religious thanksgiving song, with Chaucer linking to seasonal carol traditions.
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Luke
Evangelist
Arol
Chaucer
The Mountain Christmas Tree
Ralph and Rhoda bring Christmas to miners’ children in a blizzard rescued by a half frozen store. A giant hemlock becomes a sparkling emerald tree lit by hundreds of candles as Rhoda oversees the celebration with dancing children and warm hearts.
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Western Newspaper Union
Ralph
Rhoda
Lake Superior Woods
Mary Martha Murphy
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Noife
Louisville Courier-Journal
Buffalo Express
Albert
Paatchin
Parke
Lane
Yale
Scotland
Nat
Kirk
Tiany
Christ
Minneanolis Journal
Chrishnas Tree
Charles S. Pease
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