Category Archives: Holidays

Poem: "Merry Christmas," by Louisa M. Alcott

Posted on 25 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

In the rush of early morning,
When the red burns through the gray,
And the wintry world lies waiting
For … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On A Christmas Tree

Posted on 24 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

One of the prettiest things that Charles Dickens wrote is this:
 “I have been looking on, this evening, at a … Continue reading →

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A German Christmas: 1833

Posted on 23 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

Coleridge, the sweetest of living Poets, in his last interesting and philosophical work, “The Friend,” thus beautifully describes the custom … Continue reading →

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Victorian Christmas at Remick Museum – December 9, 2007

Posted on 30 November, 2007 by Janice Brown
The Remick Museum will be holding an event on Sunday, December 9, 2007 from 1-4 PM that you will not … Continue reading →

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Poem: Christmas Trees, by Robert Frost

Posted on 24 December, 2006 by Janice Brown

Christmas Trees

(A Christmas Circular Letter, by Robert Frost)


The city had withdrawn into itself
And left at last the ... Continue reading →
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