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Centuries of Christmas Observance Have Wrought Changes
The piece surveys evolving Christmas customs in Texas and beyond, noting a flawless Nueces Valley bond vote for dam and irrigation, calls for government inquiry to curb rumors, shifts in marketing and crop focus, concerns about drives and charitable abuses, and the rise of living trees and the Christmas gift culture including Santa figures, postal strain, and a push to sustainable forestry and holly conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cotola
Nueces Vale
Nueces Valley
Europe
Christ
Bethlehem
New Amsterdam
Virginia
New England
England
Charles I
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
Thia
Orient
Melchair
Caspar
Balthazar
Society For the Prevention
Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild
New York City