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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1964
Page
5
A narrator sees a beautiful star on Christmas night and feels it as a divine sign from God on Jesus birthday. The verse echoes Christmas cheer and bright feelings through the years with a quiet, reflective tone.
The piece surveys Christmas customs globally, noting diverse foods from carp to fried eel, and traditions like Santa replacing St. Nicholas. It highlights Greece where olive leaves predict romance, and Japan where December 25 is not a holiday yet festive displays persist.
A brief Christmas memory describes Santa arriving after years away, entering through the chimney with a bag of toys and cheering children, then departing in a flash into the blue sky. The speaker, a child, recalls not getting a chance to say goodbye to Santa.
On December 21 Santa Claus catches a cold. Mrs. Claus frets as the cold lingers through Christmas Eve. Santa vows it will pass, and by Christmas Day he returns, asking if a chimney fire caused the illness.
Happy squeals of youngsters marked the season as department stores showcased mass Santas. Some outlets reportedly employed up to 100 Santas to greet shoppers and spread holiday cheer.
The piece traces Rudolph’s 1939 debut in Johnny Marks’s song and explains how the red nosed reindeer transformed the Santa Claus sleigh team from the original eight by Clement Clarke Moore. It notes Rudolph’s rise from joke to hero and his enduring place in Yuletide lore.
A short festive verse describes Santa arriving with reindeer and a sled. Timmy Schumaier hopes his snowman will stay close and wake to presents on Christmas morning. The calm, childlike memory centers on belief and holiday magic.
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