Christmas Carols and Traditions Across Town
An annotated Christmas meditation by Anna Mang on the season’s sights and sounds. The piece describes festive lights, gifts, greetings, and family gatherings, then pivots to reflections on Christmas customs, tree ornament origins, and legends about the Christmas tree from Luther to St Boniface, all underscored by a sense of wonder and tradition.
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Anna Mang
Luther
Christ
Jesus
St. Boniface
Germany
Sleipner Drives Santa in Dutch Holiday Tale
In a holiday item from Holland a great horse named Sleipner pulls St. Nicholas in the Netherlands while Dutch children fill wooden shoes with hay to feed him. The story notes Alabama was the first U S state to recognize Christmas Day as a legal holiday in 1836.
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Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Rudolph
Netherlands
St. Nicholas
Sleipner
St. Nick
United States
Alabama
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