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2. Nutcracker doll - Wikipedia

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   Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier. In German tradition, the dolls are symbols of good luck, frightening away malevolent spirits. [1] [2] While nearly all nutcrackers from before the first half of the 20th century are functional, a significant ...

3. Nutcracker - Wikipedia

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   Nutcracker. A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. There are many designs, including levers, screws, and ratchets. The lever version is also used for cracking lobster and crab shells. A decorative version portrays a person whose mouth forms the jaws of the nutcracker.

4. The Nutcracker - Wikipedia

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   The Nutcracker(Russian: Щелкунчик[a], romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced[ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk]ⓘ), Op.71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eveat the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's ...

5. Your ultimate guide to 'Nutcrackers,' 'Christmas Carols' and ...

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   Find a “Nutcracker,” a “Christmas Carol” or other show to see with our supersize list of live holiday entertainment at venues across Southern California. Before you go, remember to call or ...

6. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - Wikipedia

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   Original publication in 1816 in Berlin in the collection Kinder-Märchen, Children's Stories, by In der Realschulbuchhandlung. "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (German: Nussknacker und Mausekönig) is a novella-fairy tale written in 1816 by Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann, in which young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil ...

7. These Christmas Nutcrackers Have Timeless Holiday Charm

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   Christmas nutcrackers are traditional holiday decorations that will never go out of style. Put them on your mantel or in your window for instant yuletide cheer.