Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
From the Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897 We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at
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The Fir Tree
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) Far down in the forest, where the warm sun and the fresh air made a
Read MoreThe Snowdrop
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) It was wintertime; the air was cold, the wind sharp, but indoors all was snug
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The Snow Man
“It is so delightfully cold,” said the Snow Man, “that it makes my whole body crackle. This is just the kind of wind to blow life into one. How that great red thing up there is staring at me!” He meant the sun, who was just setting. “It shall not make me wink. I shall manage to keep the pieces.”
Read More’Twas just this time, last year, I died
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) ’Twas just this time, last year, I died. I know I heard the Corn, When I was
Read MoreA Child of the Snows
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) There is heard a hymn when the panes are dim, And never before or again, When
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) I The shepherds went their hasty way, And found the lowly stable-shed Where the Virgin-Mother lay:
Read MoreA Little Snow Was Here and There
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) A little Snow was here and there Disseminated in her Hair — Since she and I had
Read MoreA Serenade for New Year’s Eve
Author unknown The old year departed, how swiftly it flew, ‘Tis gone, and with rapture we welcome the new;–
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