Christmas at Mrs Forbes House Ends with Union
Beth receives a violets gift and a hopeful inscription from Alan Farley as Mr Benchley, sick in bed, orchestrates a Christmas Eve plan. He urges Beth and Alan to marry, then later quietly marries them himself by subterfuge. At dinner Beth returns with mistletoe and a kiss from Benchley, blessing the couple.
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A Jolly Old Elf Visits On Christmas Eve
A battered poetic passage describes Santa Claus visiting a home on Christmas Eve. The sturdy figure arrives in fur trim, with rosy cheeks and a round belly, chuckling as he fills stockings and shuffles about the room before departing with a quick bow.
The Christmas Rose A Legend From Ireland
A Philadelphia Ledger reader recounts an Irish Christmas legend. Shepherds arrive with lambs to honor the newborn King, while a poor boy has no gift. He weeps on the snowy ground, and his tears thaw the snow creating the first Christmas tree, born of a child’s love for the Christ Child.
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Christmas in Rome Reflects Solemn Religious Holiday
Christmas in Rome is a quiet observance from the Christ Child’s procession to Epiphany. St Peter’s glows with candles as Italian art lovers enjoy Nativity gifts for every child. Family gatherings mix with sacred reflection on the manger and birth. Century.
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The Yule Log and Christmas Eve in Medieval Times
The Yule Log ceremony, linked by scholars to pre Christian pagan rites, remained the most joyous Christmas Eve observance in medieval times as described by the New York Mail.
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