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Men Who Helped Make Christmas
The article lists individuals who shaped Christmas traditions. Washington Irving, James K. Paulding, and Clement C. Moore helped define Santa Claus. Franz Gruber composed Stille Nacht after Mohr’s poem. Sir Henry Cole and Louis Prang popularized Christmas cards. Einar Holboell and Emily Bissell funded Christmas seals for tuberculosis. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia to the United States.
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ELMO SCOTT WATSON _ TEN
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus
Sinterklass
Saint Nicholas
James K. Paulding
Washington Irving
Clement C. Moore
Snickerbocker
New York
St. Nicholas
New Amsterdam
Irving
James Kirke Paulding
Clement Clark Moore
Moore
Paulding
James KK
Reese
Josef Mohr
Oberndorf
Salzburg
Austria
Franz Gruber
Arnsdorf
Karl Mannacher
Fugen
Zillertal
Henry Cole
J. C. Horsley
Royal Academy
London
Cole
England
Louis Prang
Boston
Sir Henry Cole
America
Jacob Riis
Denmark
Holboell
Emily Bissell
American Red Cross
American National Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Einar Holboell
William Eustis
Madison
Joel Roberts Poinsett
South Carolina
Fidinburgh University
Woolwich Academy
Europe
Asia
Eustis
Poinsett
South America
Spain
Mexico
United States
Robert Buist
Philadelphia
Buist
Poinsettia
van Buren
Statesburg
S. C
Joel R. Poinsett