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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1968
Page
9
A survey of worldwide gift givers shows Santa increasingly leading as the season’s gift bringer. The piece traces origins from Christkind to Kris Kringle, with regional figures like Hotelosho in Japan and Grandfather Frost in Yugoslavia shaping Christmas Eve and holiday traditions.
The piece surveys the history of Christmas carols from early origins in the first millennium to popular 18th and 19th century tunes. It notes printed carol collections from 1521, classic examples such as I Saw Three Ships and Silent Night, and mentions the evolution of Christmas cards and manger scenes.
A garbled note on Christmas lights contrasts old candles with modern electric ornaments. It mentions Christ, the season, and the idea of light guiding the world, referencing Christmas Eve and symbolic acts of welcome amid a mix of misspelled phrases and names.
The article highlights 15th century illuminated Nativity scenes from the Hours of the Virgin, held at The Pierpont Morgan Library. It notes illustrations by Jean Colombe of Bourges for Anne de France, with extensive gold wash and 107 full page miniatures and 24 calendar illustrations.
In 1837 Princess Helen of Mecklenburg married the Duke of Orleans and brought Yale customs of her homeland to Paris. Yet Parisians still favor the older tradition that gift giving among adults happens on New Year’s Day.
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