The Christmas Pudding of Lord Wolseley in Crimea
In the Crimea during the Crimean War a young officer Lord Wolseley and his men forged a Christmas pudding from biscuit grease and fruit in a fragment of a Russian shell. They boiled it and planned to share it, but orders moved the tent group away. They ate the pudding and later Wolseley recalled internal distress as if shell pieces rattled inside. It was his only pudding of that kind.
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Lord Wolseley
Oficer
Sebastopol
Wolseley
Christmas Childhood in a Winter Festival Image
A brief reflective piece on Christmas childhood, family and fraternal reunion, and the hopeful celebration of peace and good will. It muses on child voices and Edenic traces, highlighting personal names Bin, Lizzie, and Sara and the shaping of future character.
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Lizzie
Sara
Earth
The Golden Christmastide by Joel Benton
A nostalgic Christmas poem celebrates Christmastide with bells, wassail, and evergreen rooms. It recalls Bethlehem, Nazareth, and a universal good will, urging joy, merriment, and shared feasts from dawn to starry night.
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Joel Benton
The Nativity Legend Expands Across Ages and Echoes
A meditation on the birth of Christ tracing heavenly messengers from angels to Eve and Adam and noting the lasting glory of the incarnation. It emphasizes divine praise, universal glad tidings, and a prophecy fulfilled bringing earthly peace amid ongoing strife.
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Bethlehem
Daniel
Christ
Adam
Eve
David
Elijah
Moses
Christmas Gift for the Lonely and Needy
The New York Sun urges readers to make Christmas meaningful by helping the lonely and suffering. It stresses the first gift was for the poor and needy and asks individuals to find someone near and dear to no one else to brighten their holiday.
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New York Sun
Contentment and Peace in Christmas Reflections
The text echoes Dr. Matthew Simpson on Christ bringing universal peace and personal harmony. It outlines three effects: peace with God, peace with others through goodwill toward men, and eventual glory to God in the highest.
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Christ
Matthew Simpson
Christmas customs in Switzerland recall Saint Nicholas
In many Swiss regions December 6 marks Saint Nicholas Day with markets and gifts for children. Some districts feature Nicholas in Santa-like attire handing out apples nuts and cookies. Christmas Day later gains prominence with the Christkind bringing a tree and gifts.
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Switzerland
St. Nicholau
St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Yale
Libertus
Christ
Christkindle
Christ Child
Sacred Mistletoe and Druid Ceremonies Themestead
The passage describes ancient druid practices collecting mistletoe with a golden sickle at winter solstice to ward off evil spirits. Sacred oaks bore the mistletoe, and evergreen decorations were believed to invite sylvan spirits to protect homes from frost until spring.
Forerunner of Christmas Saturnalia Origin and Practice
The Saturnalia festival in honor of Saturn began around December 19 and lasted a week or two. It featured revelry across classes, a halt to business and war, forgiveness of feuds, and a spirit of good fellowship as slaves were served by masters.
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Saturn
Bethlehem Bells Ode by Frank L. Stanton
Poem fragment recalling a radiant Bethlehem morning with bells and an anthem in hearts. Imagery centers on heavenly light, a joyful memory, and a beautiful lay sung for decades.
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Bethlehem
Della
First Christmas Celebration and the Adoption of December 25
The article traces early Christmas observances from various dates such as January 1 and January 6, March 20, September 29, and other days. It notes that by the fifth century the 25th of December became the generally adopted birthday of Christ.
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Christ
Christmas Day Reminder From AIL Spirit
A holiday message notes Christmas as Christ's birthday and urges making others happy as the sweetest act.
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