Reading Yuletide Stories for a Christmas Family Moment
Reading Yuletide stories in the Gospels helps a family prepare for Christmas and add meaning. Classic tales include Matthew and Luke, Dickens A Christmas Carol, Henry Van Dyke The Other Wise Man, Kate Douglas Wiggin The Carol, Louisa May Alcott Christmas at Orchard House, Vincent Starrett Snow for Christmas, and Christopher Morley The Worst Christmas Story. Set the mood with a fireplace and tree lights as you share these tales.
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Christopher Morley
Cannon Fire Hails Christmas in Rome
A sunset cannon from the Castle of San Angelo signals the Holy Season in Rome. Dignitaries processions precede the midnight Mass as faithful attend, then festive banquets follow. Calabrian shepherds revisit homes during Advent and Epiphany, receiving gifts and hospitality.
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December Dates and Notable Names in History
December entries list figures such as Eli Whitney Ludwig von Beethoven John Greenleaf Whitier Christopher Kit Car Pasteur Woodrow Wilson Rudyard Kipling with specific days noted including December 8 17 18 21 24 28 and 3 across multiple years, highlighting their contributions and anniversaries in a fragmentary historical recap.
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Ludwig von Beethoven
John Greenleaf Whit
Louis Pasteur
Woodrow Wilson
Rudyard Kipling
Magi Priests of Persian Religion and the Wise Men
The Magi were priests of the ancient Persian Zoroastrian faith. Herodotus notes their power in pre Christian societies, guiding princes and serving kings. The three Magi who followed the Bethlehem star are unnamed but first recognized the birth of the Prince of Peace.
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