Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and your family a very

Merry Christmas.

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Dressing The Christmas Tree c.1891

December 19, 1891          San Francisco Bulletin

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!

  
Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew.

And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed,

God Bless Us, Every One!

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Christmas Eve Greetings

  

" The Watch On Christmas Eve"

 Harpers Weekly

1876

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The National Christmas Tree

  

(Photo by Terry Adams / NPS.gov)

 (Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images)

History of the National Christmas Trees

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Here We Come a'Caroling on this Cold December Day....

We have many favorite Christmas Carols, so for this year's Blog Caroling post I chose to highlight a carol that reflects our German Heritage:

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Wie treu sind deine Blätter!

Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,

Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,

Wie treu sind deine Blätter!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,

Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

Wie oft hat schon zur Winterzeit

Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,

Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,

Dein Kleid will mich was lehren:

Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit

Gibt Mut und Kraft zu jeder Zeit!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,

Dein Kleid will mich was lehren!

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