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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1984
Page
11
Queen Victoria reigned 64 years from 1837 to 1901 shaping a powerful era. Christmas customs trace to the Victorian period. Louis Prang of Boston began producing Christmas cards in 1875 and their popularity spread quickly.
Santa Claus as we know him today was shaped by cartoonist Thomas Nast who, in earlier depictions, showed him as a bishop, a gnome, and a dwarf before refining the modern image.
Victoria and Prince Albert began decorating a Christmas tree after the birth of their son in 1841. The royal display, once private, was photographed and printed in a magazine, helping the custom travel from England to other nations.
A historical note states that Christmas Day was established as a legal holiday in all states between 1836 and 1890, reflecting a spread of formal recognition for the holiday across the nation.
The article notes Clement Clarke Moore wrote A Visit From St. Nicholas in 1823 and that the poem rose to become the era’s most beloved Christmas verse. It highlights its enduring popularity from Victorian times to the present.
A period shows strong caroling traditions with timeless hymns such as O Little Town of Bethlehem written in 1868 and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear from 1850, reflecting enduring holiday music culture.
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