Spirit Archives - Christmas Magazine

The Year Santa Claus Fell Asleep

Esther Schönwandt Once upon a time Santa Claus was feeling very tired on Christmas Eve. He had been working hard

My family has always had some strange Christmas traditions.

I love Sundays in Advent even if it’s pouring rain all day and it never really turns light. It’s a

“Auld Lang Syne” was shot on location in Newfoundland and Labrador with the generous support of Parks Canada. The

There was a time when people flocked into Paris at Christmas time to hear Adolphe Adam’s Cantique de Noël presented at the

Edmund H. Sears, Richard S. Willis Source: The Christmas Caroler’s Book, 1935 The lovely poem, by Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears, was

Franz X. Gruber and Joseph Mohr Source: The Christmas Caroler’s Book, 1935 On Christmas Eve, 1818, the organ of St. Nicholas

Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn Source: The Christmas Caroler’s Book, 1935 In 1721, a wealthy Irishman offered, to adopt Charles Wesley

Lyrics by Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Music by George F. Handel (1685-1759) Source: The Christmas Caroler’s Book, 1935 In 1700 Tate and Brady published A