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Deck the hall with boughs of holly, 'Tis the season to be jolly, Don we now our gay apparel, Troll the ancient Christmas carol, See the blazing yule before us, Strike the harp and join the chorus. Follow me in merry measure, While I tell of Christmas treasure, Fast away the old year passes, Hail the new, ye lads and lasses! Sing we joyous all ...
Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids.The well-known toy version was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965.
A mummers play mentioned in The Book of Days (1864) opened with "Old Father Christmas, bearing, as emblematic devices, the holly bough, wassail-bowl, &c". [53] A corresponding illustration (below right) shows the character wearing not only a holly wreath but also a gown with a hood. Old Father Christmas in folk plays
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The traditional line still exists, with the back story that the "original" Holly is the great-great-grandmother of the "new" Holly. Concurrently, Mattel released an updated Holly Hobbie doll line, [3] which includes Holly (blue eyes and blonde hair), Amy (green eyes and red hair), and Carrie (brown eyes and black hair). The dolls feature all ...
Its "distinctive leaf shape... is less variable than other species of holly". [4] Leaves are obovate , [ 6 ] simple, alternating, and grow to 2.5-7.5 cm long. [ 4 ] Although the plant is deciduous , its dark green leaves do not present any appreciable fall color change prior to dropping.
Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing on average to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) wide, and up to 30 m (98 ft) tall. Typically, its trunk diameter reaches 50 cm (20 in), sometimes up to 120 cm (47 in).