Christmas in New England, Second Edition

Christmas in New England, Second Edition

Christmas in New England, Second Edition

Christmas in New England, Second Edition

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Overview

Here are some of the more than fifty New England holiday traditions traced and described in this enchanting treasury:
• Charles Follen and the Christmas Tree Church
• Flying Santa, Silent Santa, and Secret Santa
• Rudolph, the Most Famous Reindeer
• A Magical Ride on the Polar Express
• Louis Prang, Father of the American Christmas Card
• Candlelight Strolls at Old Sturbridge Village and Strawbery Banke
• A Norman Rockwell Christmas
• Capt. James Magee's Holiday Party


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641941167
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 11/27/2018
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Amy Whorf McGuiggan is the author of My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood. She lives in Hingham, Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

I Introduction 1

Pagan to Puritan 2

New England Finally Takes a Holiday 6

II O Christmas Tree 11

Christmas Greens and Spices 15

Charles Foil en and the Christmas Tree Church 19

Tipping the 'Tree of Life" 23

The Rocks Estate Christmas Tree Farm 27

Topping Off 28

The Gift of Green: The Halifax Explosion 29

III St. Nicholas 33

The Man Who Loved Christmas: James Van Alen 38

Silent Santa 40

Flying Santa 43

Two Santas for Boston 49

Rudolph, the Most Famous Reindeer 52

A Magical Ride on the Polar Express 54

IV Gifts and Greetings 57

Louis Prang, Father of the American Christmas Card 59

Christmas in the City: Some Miracles Are Divine, Others Human 62

Let the Games Begin 64

Dennison Manufacturing: When Your Heart Is in the Gift 67

New England Seafarers Mission: A Ditty Bag Christmas 69

O Little Town of Bethlehem 70

V Lights and Decorations 75

Candlelight Strolls: Old Sturbridge Village and Strawbery Banke 77

Nubble Light: A Beacon of Hope 80

Mystic Seaport: Christmas by the Sea 82

Nantucket Noel: Killen Dory 84

ChemArt: Keepsakes Etched in Time 85

VI Music, Art, and Literature 89

Five Men Making Music 91

Sleigh Bells Ring at Bevin Brothers Bells 96

God Bless Us, Every One! 100

Ode to Christmas 103

Dylan Thomas and the Dean 105

A Beacon Hill Christmas 106

A Norman Rockwell Christmas 111

Welcome Yule: The Revels 112

A Peter Hunt Christmas 114

On a Sleigh Ride with the Boston Pops 116

VII Let It Snow 123

Snowflake Bentley 125

Chester Greenwood and His Ear muffs 127

The Christmas Blizzard of 1909 130

Touched by an Angel: Larkin Mead Jr. 131

Dashing thro' the Snow 133

VIII How We Celebrate the Season 137

The Shakers: A Gift to Be Simple 138

Captain James Magee's Holiday Party 141

Meninho Jesu: The Little Jesus 143

One Enchanted Evening 145

The Christmas Parish: Holy Trinity German Church 149

Stir Up, We Beseech Thee: Trinity Church, Newport 151

Turtle Frolic 155

Christmas for the Birds 157

Christmas for the Horses 159

Index 163

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