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  2. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia

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    "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is a Christmas song that originated with a poem by Emily Huntington Miller (1833–1913), published as "Lilly's Secret" in The Little Corporal Magazine in December 1865. The song's lyrics have also been attributed to Benjamin Hanby, who wrote a similar song in the 1860s, Up on the Housetop. However, the lyrics now in ...

  3. Up on the Housetop - Wikipedia

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    It was originally published in the magazine Our Song Birds by Root & Cady. According to Reader's Digest Merry Christmas Song Book, Hanby probably owes the idea that Santa and his sleigh land on the roofs of homes to Clement C. Moore's 1822 poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas"). [3]

  4. Little Saint Nick - Wikipedia

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    "Little Saint Nick" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys first released as a single on December 9, 1963. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the Christmas song applies hot-rod themes to Santa Claus and his sleigh. [1] The single peaked at number 3 on Billboard magazine's special seasonal weekly Christmas Singles chart. [2]

  5. How old is Santa? History on the saint, how he became ...

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    Here's a history lesson on ol' Saint Nick. How old is Santa? Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa ...

  6. Sax-playing Santa a unique Christmas tradition - AOL

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    Plain old St. Nick is beginning to seem one-dimensional. Meanwhile, if you too own a sax-playing Santa, didn’t you think it was just somebody’s cute idea for one more Santa version? That’s ...

  7. George Vaughn Horton - Wikipedia

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    On the B-side of Ray Smith's single of "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" was "An Old Christmas Card," another Horton-penned Christmas song that achieved some success. For example, Jim Reeves included it on his popular 1963 Christmas album Twelve Songs of Christmas. [5] Horton's last major hit was "Mockin' Bird Hill" in 1951.

  8. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town—With the 50 Best Santa Jokes!

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    We're ready for Old Saint Nick's arrival with the greatest Santa Claus jokes. ... Old Navy's Break a Sweat Sale has activewear from $2 — shop our top picks here. AOL. AOL reviewed: This smart ...

  9. Benjamin Hanby - Wikipedia

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    The Hanby House, c. 1905 The Hanby House in 2020. Benjamin Russell (or Russel) [1] Hanby (July 22, 1833 – March 16, 1867) was an American composer, educator, pastor, and abolitionist.