Poetry: Wartime Christmas by Joyce KilmerLed by a star, a golden star,The youngest star, an olden star,Here the kings and shepherds are,Akneeling on the ground.Read More Song In My Head: Jingle Bells by Sugar and the Hi-Lows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNAkrkfUxpY Art: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Trio Photo credit: nrm.org Quote: “Christmas is not a time nor a season, …

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Poetry: Model-Train Display at Christmas in a Shopping Mall Food Court by James ArthurThese kids watching so intentlyon every side of the displaymust love the feeling of being gigantic:Read More Song In My Head: O Holy Night by Ella Fitzgerald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2FrJyA99M Art: George Hunt’s Approach to Christmas after James Pollard Photo credit: artic.edu Quote: “For …

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Poetry: Christmas Away from Home by Jane KenyonHer sickness brought me to Connecticut.Mornings I walk the dog: that part of lifeis intact. Who’s painted, who’s insulatedor put siding on, who’s burned the lawnwith lime – that’s the news on Ardmore Street.Read More Song In My Head: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Russ Taff …

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Poetry: Holidays by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe holiest of all holidays are those     Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;    The secret anniversaries of the heart,Read More Song In My Head: Christmas Wonderland by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AZUprMPUkM Art: Samuel Edmund Waller's Christmas Day The Uninvited Photo credit: fineartamerica.com Quote: “Santa Claus …

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