Christmas Once Is Christmas Still
Poem reflects on Christmas meaning and divine speech in nature. Imagery links heavens and earthly scenes to the birth of Christ with calls to listen and respond in faith and love.
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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
7
Poem reflects on Christmas meaning and divine speech in nature. Imagery links heavens and earthly scenes to the birth of Christ with calls to listen and respond in faith and love.
A poem recalls a long ago tale of a mysterious old man atop a hill who presides over a snowy house and a bustling workshop of elves. He prepares countless cakes sugar plums and toys to fill stockings as Christmas nears.
A reader puzzle lists a series of three letter words arranged to spell a Christmas related name. Clues include a small insect an ocean tide term a plural marker a question word a flexible adjective a body part a head covering and the verb to be mistaken.
The piece declares Christmas as universal Children s Day emphasizing love and childlike spirit. It urges adults to adopt a child perspective, recalling stockings, memories, and modest desires, linking warmth of home and family purse to a beloved holiday.
A Christmas meditation on selflessness and giving. The speaker urges putting duties aside in the foreground to help others and sow happiness, challenging readers to keep Christmas by loving neighbors, understanding burdens, and spreading light.
The article recalls St Nicholas archbishop of Myra, famed at Christmas for gifts to children and sailors, once linked to robbers, and known for legends. It notes customs of giving gifts in shoes and stockings on his eve and images of three golden balls linked to merchants and to saintly acts.
Cream two cups sugar with butter. Beat five egg yolks with vanilla. Add two teaspoons baking powder and half teaspoon soda plus two cups flour. Fold in beaten whites with enough extra flour to form a soft dough. Roll thin and cut into small rounds diamonds or squares.
A clipped quotation ponders why June weddings are popular citing the natural tendency of conditions to adjust themselves. It jokes that people should not be expected to buy wedding and Christmas presents all at the same time.
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