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Christmas Classics Inspire Readings Across Generations
The piece traces why Correggio's Holy Night Botticelli's Mystical Adoration and Moore's A Visit From St Nicholas are enduring Christmas classics. It notes Valentiner's ranking, the poem's accidental path to fame in 1823, and the Is There a Santa Claus editorial by Francis Church shaping holiday lore. Virginia O Hanlon Douglas is identified as the enduring figure behind the Santa story.
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Hus
Correggio
W. R. Valentiner
Detroit Institute of Arts
New York Times
Botticelli
Mary
St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
Moore
Troy
N.Y
Troy Sentinel
Kingdom of Heaven
Lgaders
New York Book of Poetry
New York Historical Society
Francis PR. Church
The
New York ‘Sun
the Sun
Virginia O’hanlon
Santa Claus
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
New York
Laura Virginia
Western Nespaper Union