Emily’s Highest Bough

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By Charles Delaney The great window of the library’s Victorian-styled…

Ryan’s Prayer

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By Beatrice Hayes-Klein I grew up in a home without Christmas…

The Angel Twin

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By Christina Vance It was small for an ornament, maybe a little…
Somewhere in France

Somewhere in France

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He was a man -- that's all. A man like any other man. His story…

Yes, Virginia: There Really Was a Virginia

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By Sarita Mehra I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends…

The Christmas Truce

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By Brenna Hall Would you ever think that if you were in a…

History of Christmas Lights

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By Bill Nelson The world's first practical light bulb was…

Clement C. Moore: Father, Patriot, Poet

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By Jeff Westover Clement Clarke Moore was one of New York's…

Christmas in the 1930s

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By Tomm Larson "Grandpa, why is there an orange in my Christmas…

Handel’s Messiah

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By Jeff Westover On August 22, 1741 George Frideric Handel…

How the Puritans Nearly Killed Christmas

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By Jeff Westover As Martin Luther ushered in the Reformation,…

Others: The History of the Salvation Army

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By Anna Tatalin It was late in the Christmas season and if…