Christmas Spirit Prompts Reform and Joy Across Faiths
A sermonic roundup quotes Rev Drs Menson Cadman Newton Hillis and Henson urging Christmas as a call to reform, charity, and steadfast virtue. It links the season to Christian civilization, childhood, service, and enduring hope amid social change. The passages emphasize universal joy and the duty of believers to embody Christ’s love.
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Heaven
Rev
Tir
R. Heber Newton
P. Cadman
Christ
Newell Dwight Hillis
Protested Abbreviation Xmas Prompted by New Spelling Idea
A witty critique suggests replacing Xmas with a phonetic version such as $mas or tmas to amuse children and challenge readers. The remark jokes about how the holiday name could be altered in playful forms.
First Christmas Tree Story From German Roots
A toy dealer traces the Christmas tree to Germany and England and notes a historic 16th century tale of a golden mountaintop tree used for Epiphany feasts. He cites archaic spellings and a pageant with a golden tree, roses, pomegranates, and marching pageants before the king.
Yuletide Feasts and Medieval Table Customs
The Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a seventh century writer describing a proper Christmas dinner with sixteen main dishes and many accompaniments. It notes feast revels and the role of a master of the revels at court and noble houses to oversee plays and dances during Christmas.
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Ervase Markham
Gugland
Detroit Free Press
Birthdays and Christmas The Spirit of Giving
The piece muses on swapping birthday gifts for Christmas generosity. It argues gifts should reflect the season’s spirit rather than timing, urging thoughtful buying, kindness, and courtesy in shopping, with emphasis on sharing love and joy.
German Christmas Traditions and Saint Nick Roots
The text argues Santa Claus lacks real existence in Germany, gifts come from Kris Kringle, a Christ child variant. It notes the Christmas tree is kept up in German homes from Christmas to New Year’s, then quietly removed by adults, while the infant Christ remains central to gift meaning.
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Germany
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Christ
Thas
Christmas Hymns Fill Church as Christmas Nears
The piece recalls old time Christmas songs and carols sung in church services the days before Christmas. It mentions tunes and words from familiar titles like Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing and notes the anticipation of gifts and dinners as Christmas approaches.
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Tiuds
Scrooze
Marley
Angela
Hayk
Song of the Tree in Christmas Memory
Fragmented verse frames a tree as a Christm as image and memory. It recalls kings and wise men bearing gifts and urges readers to lift hearts and see a greater thing beyond the tree. The poem closes crediting Tom.
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Tom
Origin of mistletoe tradition at Christmas
The tradition of hanging mistletoe at Christmas traces to a belief that the plant’s pinot or berries must not touch the earth, reflecting a ritual fear of ground contact during festive rites.
Why We Hang Up Stockings
This 19th century note explains Christmas stocking lore tied to St Nicholas. It links stocking gifts to a storm sheltering convent visit and a second Christmas Eve sermon, plus mince pie custom echoing shepherds and wise men. It also mentions Lerwick Shetland events with garish disguises and tar barrel parades.
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St Nicholas
Tor Convent
Beling Christmse
Bethlehem
Christ's Poor At Christmas In German Folklore
A Christmas tale from Germany recounts a clock maker gifting a red apple to the Christ Child. The child’s fingers closed on the fruit, bringing heavenly joy to Mary and the infant. Locals of the region continue to honor this gift at Christmas time, believing it pleases the Christ Child.
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Germany
Christ
The Mistletoe Ballad In Fragrant Winter Light
A festive verse fragment evokes Christmas hall cheer and mistletoe lore with playful dancers, holly, robin imagery, and Cupid notions. It hints at gatherings for maids, youths, and old alike, under seasonal ornaments and a shared, cheekily romantic mood.
Doll Fists or Houses Confusion in City Santa
Santa Claus asks about doll projects and mistakenly calls them doll fists. The foreman explains they are for city distribution where children lack knowledge of houses, highlighting a humorous office exchange from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Santa
Santa Claus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Mischief of Santa Clauses Back in Christmas
A playful poem recalls children greeting Santa with wild joy and rough play as they tear at his coat and props during a festive visit. The piece contrasts this mischievous scene with a separate essay in Baltimore Sun and Washington Irving tone, praising Christmas charm and moral warmth.
Christmas Wish Bids Joy to All Children
In a reflective Christmas note, Langley Boshes urges giving to those in need. He emphasizes sharing real joy by making a Christmas for someone who otherwise would not have it, inviting both young and old to consider others.
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Langley Boshes
Christmas In The Farmhouse A Rural Christmas Ethic
Bertha Markham urges farm households to keep Christmas spirit by simple, meaningful decorations and acts. She contrasts city tree spending with farm traditions, recommending homemade adornments and sharing cheer with children, the elderly, strangers, and the needy rather than flashy gifts.
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Christus
Treain
Bertha
Markham
Country Gentleman
Christmas Morning Bells Across Lands
Dawn rises over the sea as bells ring from steeples around the globe. The world awakens to a bright Christmas morn in a scene that evokes a golden girdle of light and festive rejoicing.
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Eloise Boorback
A Happy Tres Christmas Tree On Display
A festive poem describes a Christmas tree boasting its own showy attire and voice. The evergreen declares it blooms quickly despite being a century old, while noting the parlor’s block and cobd scene as contrasts and hints of a hidden mystery around secret swine.
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Tim
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Pone Wien
Menson
Francis J. Clark
Valley of Bethlehem
Gate of Paradise
P. 8. Henson
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America
Henry VIII
Richemonde
Braunches
Hono
Obrie Anna
Yuletide
Dolly
Shetland Islands
Lerwick
Harpers Magazine
Mm Sante Claus
Bt Nicholas
Peter Noel
Prince Ruprecht
Kris Kringie
Robin
Kinaly
Jenny
Dilthe
Bod
Ita
Mamma
Baltimore Sun
Washington Trving
Spain
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