Just prior to Christmas in 1823, a poem called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” appeared in the Troy Sentinel, sans attribution. The author, perhaps viewing this particular literary excursion as slumming ...
Tis just weeks before Christmas, and all through New York City, professional Santa Clauses are suiting up, for a season so ...
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The Origin Of Santa Claus And How He Became Our Christmas Icon
Long before Santa Claus became the jolly man in red we know today, there lived a real person named Nicholas in the ancient ...
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Troy, New York is the home of Uncle Sam, an iconic character in American history. The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is ...
When you think of Santa Claus, do you happen to think of the red jacket, black boots and snowy white beard? Did you know that ...
The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843. The card, being sold online ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: When you think about iconic holiday characters, the first that comes to mind is probably Santa Claus. The jolly old man known for his generosity and ...
Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...
Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...
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