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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
6
A 1930s inspired cream cheese cookie recipe yields a large batch of 9 dozen with cheese and shortening, vanilla, and flour. Instructions cover shaping, rolling, and decorating, plus freezer and layering tips and a family Christmas tradition involving Jesus birthday cake and cookies.
The article traces how major presidents shaped Christmas customs in the United States. It highlights George Washington hosting family gatherings, Andrew Jackson’s festive parties, Franklin Pierce introducing the modern White House Christmas tree, Benjamin Harrison promoting an old fashioned Christmas, Theodore Roosevelt’s tree dispute and Archie Roosevelt’s sly smuggling, and the 1923 first lighting of the National Community Christmas Tree under Calvin Coolidge.
Odd Christmas beliefs link omens to death and fate. Cattle could speak on Christmas Eve, with the hearing of speech foretold to bring a year of death. Yule log shadows warned of heads, salt tests predicted life or death by the melt or retention of salt.
The article traces Rudolph from his 1939 debut in Johnny Marks's song to his rise as a celebrated addition to Santa's reindeer. It notes his red nose turning from joke to hero and his enduring place in Yuletide tradition alongside the original eight from Clement C. Moore's poem.
On the night Christ was born trees burst into bloom starting a tradition of Christmas tree lore. Early tales describe a vast forest tree with many candles, some upright, some inverted, and a haloed infant at the top. The tree symbolized humanity and the candles the people, good and bad.
A brief note traces the shepherdess figure in Christmas lore from "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night" to the French Canada tale "D'ou viens tu bergere" about the shepherdess who arrives at the manger. It notes the carol question and her description of the scene.
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