Christmas Quiz Answers Card Link
Comet is one of Santa’s reindeer. Herod ordered all children under two killed. Raphael’s Madonnas are famed. White Christmas is the song. Scrooge is in A Christmas Carol. Twelfth Day is Christmas observed in some regions. Mass of Christ means Christmas. Adeste Fideles English title is Oh Come All Ye Faithful. Saint Nicholas is patron of Russia.
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Comet
Herod
Rapael
St. Nicholas
San Nicholaas
Russia
Real Santa Claus Answers Final Call in Santa Claus Indiana
Santa Claus Indiana posts a farewell as Oscar L. Phillips dies leaving the role to Walter Van Winkle who becomes acting chief Santa Claus. Volunteers, led by the American Legion, begin yearlong efforts to answer letters and ensure holiday requests are met despite the loss.
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Santa Claus
Oscar L. Phillips
Ind
American Legion
Children of America
Walter van Wi
Santa Phillips
Santa van Winkle
Silent Night Origin in Austria Inspires Christmas Hymn
Father Josef Mohr of Arnsdorf penned the poem Silent Night on a starlit night after church duty. Franz Gruber set the text to music and performed it on Christmas Eve, soon spreading worldwide as a beloved carol.
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Josef Mohr
Arnsdorf
Austria
Christ
Bethlehem
Franz Gruber
Franz
Father Mohr
Firecrackers Used At Christmas Time
Fire crackers and other fireworks appear in some southern communities during Christmas. The practice traces origins to the Orient, likely China, and spread through Europe by the 14th century.
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Orient
China
Italy
Scripture Verses and Devotional Reading
Devotional reading cites Revelation chapters 8 to 15 and Isaiah 2 1 to 20 alongside Luke 2 8 to 20. It presents a thematic meditation on prophetic imagery and the nativity narrative for contemplation.
Christmas Ties and a Fashioned Plan at the Store
Rusty McDonegal, a clerk, endures a crowded department store and a flirtatious customer Miss Annabelle Toodles. He longs for a date but obsesses over a polka dot tie worn as a hair bow. He finally rings up a sale and wishes a Merry Christmas.
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Rusty McDonegal
Rusty
Green
Blue
Henry
Loop
Annabelle Toodles
Miss Toadies
Annabelle
Aragon
Prince of Peace Christmas Lesson Emphasizes God’s Gift
A Sunday school reflection for December 21 1947 centers on Christmas as a divine gift with Isaiah 9 6 Revelation 11 15 and John 3 16 cited. It urges avoid commercialism seek generosity and live the Prince of Peace message year round.
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Isaiah
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Many Ways of Saying Merry Christmas Across Nations
In France Joyeux Noel and in Russia Rozh destvom Khristovyr illustrate how Christmas greetings differ by language. The piece notes language as a tool for universal festive expression across cultures on Christmas Day.
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France
Russia
Rozhdestvom Khristovyr
U. S
Chanciv
Christmas Gift Ideas With Camel Cigarettes And Prince Albert
An ad suggests extending Christmas budget by gifting smokers a Camel Cigarettes carton or a Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco tin. The Camel carton holds 200 cigarettes in a holiday package, while Prince Albert comes in a full pound container. Cards not required, space provided for greetings.
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Prince Albert
Adv
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Santa
Raphael
Irving Berlin
Scrooge
Sant Nicholas
Wendell Brook
Polka Dot
the Prince of Peace
Jesus
Istmas
Lord
Prince of Peace
Dr. Newton
ST. Louis
Nashville
Elkton
Wner Acue Mll
Odell
St. Louis, Mo
Farm Machinery & Equip
Allis Chalmers
St. Charles Rock Rd
Big Commission
Decastex CO
New Orleans
H. Hoerber
Grand Central Station
New York, N. Y
Home Furnishings & Appli
A. G. Brauer i Sr
W. W. Lemon
Tamaroa, Ill
Kingsbury Place
Union Bl
Adolph K. Feinberg
R. E. CO
Union
Dr. LeGear
ISCO
Tay
Senate
Ain NR
Nature
Uae
American Chain & Cable Company, Inc, Agco
Admiral
Alpho
Weg
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