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 10-26-2011 11:22 AM |
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05-21-2012 11:18 AM |
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“The Man Who Didn’t Know Christmas from the Fourth of July” (1922)
Money is no object—Mrs. Clifton wants to throw the absolutely perfect Christmas party. She’s hired young Star Fielding—a self-made Christmas specialist—to make it so, and after weeks of work, the party is about to unfold on Christmas Eve. The demands of her work and the aid of a most surprising Santa Claus combine to create a different kind of perfect Christmas for the overwhelmed Star.
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05-17-2012 11:16 AM |
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05-21-2012 11:15 AM |
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“Santa’s Surprise Party” (A Christmas Poem from 1908)
“Santa’s Surprise Party” by Gladys Hyatt Sinclair
From Saint Nicholas magazine, December 1908
’Twas a glad Christmas eve, and all over the world,
With reindeer and sleigh dear old Santa had whirled.
No one was forgotten or slighted by him;
Each stocking was bulging and crammed to the brim.
“There!” cried the old saint as he stopped at his door,
“I’ve made all the little ones happy once more!
But the rest of the night will be lonely, I fear;
Why—what is this wonderful racke... [Read More]
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05-21-2012 11:11 AM |
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“On the Feast of Stephen” (1922)
This story dramatizes the events recounted in the old carol “Good King Wenceslaus,” adding a love interest for good measure.
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“On the Feast of Stephen” by Helen deVere Beauclerk
From The Ladies’ Home Journal, December 1922
This is the story of Bernard, the king’s page, the strange adventure which befell him on Saint Stephen’s Day and which he told to Blanche Marie, that the wonder of it should not... [Read More]
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05-21-2012 11:24 AM |
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“Little Santa Claus” (1893)
Little Willie is afraid Santa Claus has forgotten their house on Christmas Eve---so he takes matters into his own hands to make sure his little brother Jamie won't be disappointed on Christmas morning.
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“Little Santa Claus” by Janet Logie Robertson
From St. Nicholas magazine, December 1893
It was Christmas eve. Outside, the moonlight showed a smooth expanse of drifted snow like a great white sea... [Read More]
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05-14-2012 11:45 AM |
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“Home for the Holidays” by Robert Benchley (1922)
If you think that dysfunctional family holiday gatherings are a modern development—read American humorist Robert Benchey’s account of a college student’s experience when he comes home for the holidays (circa 1922).
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If you enjoy this Christmas piece by Robert Benchley, you may also enjoy:
"Christmas Afternoon"... [Read More]
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05-15-2012 02:56 PM |
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“Happy Christmas Time” (A Christmas Poem)
“Happy Christmas Time” by Carolyn Wells
From The Ladies’ Home Journal, December 1922
When the turkey’s on the table and the candles on the tree
I’m jest about as happy as I ever wanta be!
My childern gathered round me an’ my neighbors settin’ by,
I couldn’t be no happier an’ I don’t wanta try.
I like the parson’s sermon an’ I like the ringin’ chimes;
I like the dressed-up feelin’ that’s around at Christmas times;
But best of all the doin’s is the time, it seems to me,
When... [Read More]
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05-14-2012 11:51 AM |
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05-11-2012 02:46 PM |
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