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A 1922 advertisement in Ladies' Home Journal: "Give her a L'Aiglon for Xmas". Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.It is sometimes pronounced / ˈ ɛ k s m ə s /, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation / ˈ k r ɪ s m ə s /.
The Twelve Days of Christmas [Correspondence], also called Twelve Days of Christmas, A Correspondence, is a 1998 monologue book by John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich, and illustrated by Quentin Blake. [1] It was published by Atlantic Books and is based upon the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The monologue is based upon ...
Christmas cakes (27 P) Christmas meals and feasts (15 P) Cider (6 C, 31 P) G. Gingerbread men (9 P) M. Maize (8 C, 35 P) S. Sinterklaas food (10 P) Pages in category ...
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
"När det lider mot jul" ("When Christmas Has Come") words by Jeanna Oterdahl; music by Ruben Liljefors (1909) "Jul, jul, strålande jul" ("Christmas, Christmas, Glorious Christmas") words by Edvard Evers; music by Gustaf Nordqvist: 1921 "Nu har vi ljus här i vårt hus" ("We have Kindled the Candles in Our House Now")
As early as Christmas Day in 1621, Governor William Bradford "encounterd a group of people who were taking the day off from work, and he promptly sent them back to work." [24] Nissenbaum further notes that "[what] bothered the governor was that these Christmas-keepers were, in his own words, out 'gaming [and] reveling in the streets." [25] [26]
Pass the Prize. Grab your copy of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and gather the kids in a circle. Wrap a small gift and have them pass it along every single time you read the word "who." The last ...
A Christmas special of America's Funniest Home Videos released in 1999, "Unwrapped for the Holidays" hosted by actor Richard Kind, features a video of preschoolers performing the song at a concert. As part of the concert, children showed a card with a letter in "Christmas" to the audience as each lyric about a particular letter was sung.