Christmas Eve in Paris Brings Longing and Love Across Court
Lansing Drake, a Louvre worker in Paris, longs for home on Noel eve. He meets American girl across the courtyard, who unveils they are former schoolmates and, in a tender twist, is his long unseen sister Gertrude in disguise. Their reunion culminates in a quiet, hopeful gift of the season.
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Noel
Monsieur
Lansing Drake
Avenue du Maine
Louvre
Boulevard Montparnasse
St. Philippine du
Drake
Christ Our Lord
Paris
Flacre
Laure
Voisin
Peter
Marguery’s
Marguery's
Gertrude
China
Lanse
Navy Christmas Observed On Ships With Decorations And Dinners
The Christmas celebration aboard ships begins with a grand midday dinner then relaxes discipline. The day features sunlit activity until sundown, amateur theatricals in the evening, and vessels decorated with bunting and green trees at mastheads, bows, and sterns where possible.
When Mistletoe Was Banned In English Christmas Decor
An historical note explains mistletoe’s ban from English church decorations at Christmastide due to pagan associations. It contrasts with holly and ivy, which appeared in verse earlier, noting the seventeenth century Hierrick era as a milestone.
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Hierrick
Circumstances Alter Cases Crisscross in Courtroom Banter
Crawford claims delight with a wife’s gift but reveals she had it charged. Crabshaw counters that he did not know of the charge at the time, creating a dispute over the present and its procurement.
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Harrison S. Morris
Ike
Crawford
Crabshaw
It was done to her in the mistletoe moment
A cryptic note references an event in Brooklyn involving a person named Engte. The line hints at a misunderstood or humorous confrontation and a misheard description of what happened during a holiday gathering.
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Marion Harland
Independent
Fosal
Brooklyn Engte
Christmas Land Lyrics Tease Of Holiday Romance
A brief lyric snapshot evokes Christmas imagery and romance with mistletoe overhead holly berries on the lips and a sweet today framed by blue gray skies. The piece centers on intimate affection linked to festive mood and a kiss.
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Mademoise
Dashaway
Uncle Jasper
Durham
Thomas Brothers
West Main Street
Durham, N. C
M. Haskell
Mangum Streets
Taylor & Phipps Co
Mangum and
Parrish Streets
Durham Recorder
N. C
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