Yuletide Feasts in Many Lands
The Christmas dinner varies by country with distinct dishes. France serves fowl with truffled pudding. Spain begins with almond soup and lemon roasted fish. Russia features beef bouillon cabbage sour cream and beet juice, plus young pig. Italy centers on eel courses, Germany on goose and pork, Switzerland on cakes and fruit paste, all noted by the Philadelphia Record.
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Spain
Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Washington’s Christmas Victory at Trenton
The piece recalls George Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and trapping British and Hessian forces at Trenton. It lauds the turn in the American struggle, restoring hope after defeats and showing Continental troops could defeat German mercenaries, marking Washington’s happiest Christmas.
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George Washington
Delaware
Trenton
Philadelphia
Washington
A Christmas Verse by Charles Hanson Towne
Poem excerpt describing Christmas as a universal, luminous spirit that awakens love and joy from a widow to a child. The verse depicts moonlit nights, global reach, marriage of sorrow and gladness, and a cleansing, crystal air as Christmas spreads. The source attributes the lines to Charles Hanson Towne in the New York World.
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Charles Hanson Towne
New York
Fore Christmas I Am as Good as I Kin Be
Eugene Field verses recount a child’s wish to be well behaved before Christmas. The piece portrays a boy named Willie, his family, a dog named Sport, and daily temptations from life, ending with a plea to stay good for a holiday reward.
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William
Will
Willie
Bill
Fauntleroy
Sport
Daniel Boone
Birr
Eugene Field
Santa Claus in Court Over Christmas Trade Trust
In a New York Evening Sun spoof, Santa Claus testifies in the people versus Santa Claus as a restraint of trade case. The judge and attorneys trade quips about the toy trade, fulfillment of wishes, and a self serving Christmas business. The jury departs to shop, and the case is dismissed as the judge orders Christmas shopping.
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Santa Claus
The
People
S. Claus
Blitzen
Mr. Claus
Mr. Good Will
Good Will
New York Evening Sun
Making Merry Christmas Gifts From A Family Plan
A Woman's Home Companion describes a playful Christmas tradition where a family creates surprise gifts. They set up a small tree with tiny packages, hiding thoughtful tokens like a waist from a fashion magazine and dollar bills inside boxes, avoiding questions about gifts.
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Mothers
Mary
Father
Christmas In Little Eyes Poem By Folger McKinney
Poem celebrating Christmas magic in urban scenes with imagery of Santa sleighs, deer, red cheeks, and Christmas cheer. An homage to the season's mystery and comfort as told by Folger McKinney in Baltimore Run.
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Santa
Folger McKinney
Baltimore
How We Got the Christmas Tree
A ninth century tale credits St. Winfried with replacing a Druids ritual oak with a fir tree. He declared the new tree symbolized the Christ Child and urged worship at home with ceremonies of peace and goodwill.
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St. Winfried
Scandinavia
Germany
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Gran'ma
Dan
Ceylon
Isle
Geo
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