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History of Santa Claus' Image in America

Immigrants to the New World brought along their various beliefs when they crossed the Atlantic. The Scandinavians introduced gift-giving elves, the Germans brought not only their Belsnickle and Chistkindle but also their decorated trees, and the Irish contributed the ancient... Continue "History of Santa Claus' Image in America"

Evolution of Santa Claus

Santa Claus is a face and a name we know today, but where did he come from? The fact is the modern Santa came from a long line of other Santas. So, let’s take a look at the legend of... Continue "Evolution of Santa Claus"

Right Family Christmas

All the guests stand in a circle, with a wrapped gift (under a specific dollar amount.) The "Right Family Christmas" story is read, and each time the word "right" is read, each guest passes their gift to the right. Each... Continue "Right Family Christmas"

Christmas with Mr. Pickwick

by Charles Dickens It was a very pleasant thing to see Mr. Pickwick in the centre of the group, now pulled this way, and then that, and first kissed on the chin and then on the nose, and then on... Continue "Christmas with Mr. Pickwick"

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Once upon a time -- of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve -- old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house. It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the... Continue "A Christmas Carol"

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's... Continue "The Gift of the Magi"

The Little Match Seller

by Hans Christian Andersen It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked... Continue "The Little Match Seller"

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

The New York Sun - 1897 We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor I am... Continue "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"

 


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