Contents
Introduction..................................................................1
“A Merry Christmas” By Frances Ridley Havergal........2
December 1…………………………………………....3
“Becky’s Christmas Dream” By Louisa May Alcott 4, “A Christmas Carol for Children”
By Martin Luther 6, Christmas Games—Blind-man’s Buff & Hunt the Slipper 7
December 2……………………………………...…...8
“The Fir-Tree” By Hans Christian Andersen 9, The Spirit of Christmas From Pickwick Papers
By Charles Dickens 13, Christmas Craft—Little Box Ornaments 14
December 3..................................................................16
“The Star” By Florence M. Kingsley 17, Christmas Quiz—In Other Words 19
December 4..................................................................20
“The Conscience-Pudding” Part 1 By E. Nesbit 21
Christmas Cooking—Plain Bread Pudding, Plum Pudding 25 & Vanilla Pudding 26
“Christmas: Blest Feast of the Nativity!” By W. F. D. 26
December 5..................................................................27
“The Conscience-Pudding” Part 2 By E. Nesbit 28, Christmas Chuckles 32
Christmas Carols—“O Come, All Ye Faithful” 33, “Hark! the Herald Angles Sing” 34
December 6..................................................................35
“Saint Nicholas” Adapted By Amy Puetz from an original By Robert Chambers 36
Christmas Celebration in Other Countries 37
Christmas Games—Even or Odd? & Beans are Hot 38
December 7..................................................................39
“Why the Chimes Rang” By Raymond MacDonald Alden 40, Christmas Traditions—The Origin
of the Christmas Stocking 42, Riddles By Melville De Lancey Landon & Mark Twain 43
December 8..................................................................44
“Christmas Every Day” By W.D. Howells 45, “A Candlemas Dialogue” By Christina Rossetti 49
Christmas Craft—A Scrap-bag & A Walnut-shell Turtle 50
December 9..................................................................51
“Wenceslas” By Amy Puetz 52, “A Christmas Greeting” 53, “Good King Wenceslas”
By John Mason Neale 54, Christmas Cooking—Fudge, Butterscotch, & Parisian Sweets 55
December 10................................................................56
“Paulina’s Christmas” By Anna Robinson 57, “Time Flies: A Reading Diary” By Christina
Rossetti 59, Christmas Carols—“O Little Town of Bethlehem” 60 & “Joy to the World!” 61
December 11................................................................62
“Christmas Storms and Sunshine” Part 1 By Elizabeth Gaskell 63
“A Christmas Carol” By Christina Rossetti 66 , Christmas Play 67
December 12................................................................68
“Christmas Storms and Sunshine” Part 2 By Elizabeth Gaskell 69
The Word “Christmas—It’s Orthography and Meaning By William Francis Dawson 72
Christmas Games—Puss in the Corner 72, & Earth, Air, Fire, and Water 73
December 13................................................................74
“Christmas Far From Home” By Amy Puetz 75
Christmas Newspaper 78, Newspaper Layout Pages 79-82
Contents
December 14................................................................83
“Trusty’s Christmas” By Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 84, The 12 Days of Christmas
By John Rodemeyer 87, Christmas Craft—Lanterns By Susie B. Wines 88
December 15................................................................89
“A Story of the Christ-Child” A German Legend as told By Elizabeth Harkison 90
Christmas Carols—“Away in a Manger” 92 & “We Three Kings of Orient Are” 93
December 16................................................................94
“Getting a Christmas for the Little Ones” By Margaret Sidney 95
Christmas Games—Buz & Musical Chairs 100
December 17..............................................................101
“Christmas Bells!” By Margaret Sidney 102, Quote from Christmas Carol 106
Christmas Carols—“Deck the Hall With Boughs of Holly” 107 & “Silent Night” 108
December 18..............................................................109
“The Legend of Babouscka” Adapted from a Russian Tale 110, “Love Came Down”
By Christina Rossetti 110, Christmas Craft—Picture-Frame, & Paper Chains 111
Remembering Those Far Away By Howard Roscoe Driggs 112
A Simple Bill of Fare for a Christmas Dinner By H.H. 113
December 19..............................................................115
“The First Christmas Tree” By Eugene Field 116, “While Shepherds Watched”
By Nahum Tate 118, Riddles By Melville De Lancey Landon, Mark Twain & Others 119
December 20..............................................................120
“The Shepherd’s Story” Part 1 By Washington Gladden 121, Christmas Joy 123, Christmas
Carols—“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” 124 & “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” 125
December 21..............................................................126
“The Shepherd’s Story” Part 2 By Washington Gladden 127
“The Birth of Christ” By Alfred Tennyson 130
Christmas Cooking—Christmas Cookies, Frosting, & Gingerbread Men Cookies 131
December 22..............................................................132
“The Coming Messiah” From the Bible 133, “Christmas Day” By Christina Rossetti 134
Christmas Games—How, When, and Where & Contradiction 135
December 23..............................................................136
“Birth of Jesus” From Matthew 1 137, “The Christmas Spirit” By Hugh Hume 138
Christmas Craft—Christmas Carol Wall Hanging 139
December 24..............................................................140
“The Christmas Story” From Luke 1 141, Christmas Quiz—Who Said It? 143
December 25..............................................................144
“Christ is Born” From Luke 2 145, Christmas Carols—“God Rest ye, Merry Gentlemen” 146
& “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel” 147
Index.........................................................................148