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In 2011, Trinka Hakes Noble retold the story in her book, "A Christmas Spider's Miracle.". [17] [18] [19] In 2014, the story was told by Angela Yuriko Smith and Robin Wiesenthal as "The Christmas Spiders." [20] [21] [22] The story was retold in 2020 as "Tinsel the Christmas Spider" by author Pamela K. Pfertsh, illustrated by Fina Tedesco. [23]
The earliest extant score of the ballad appears in William Ballet's Lute Book [] (c. 1600) as "Robin Hood is to the greenwood gone". [1] References to the song can be dated back to 1586, in a letter from Sir Walter Raleigh to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester saying "The Queen is in very good terms with you now, and, thanks be to God, will be pacified, and you are again her Sweet Robin."
The robin has become strongly associated with Christmas, taking a starring role on many Christmas cards since the mid-19th century. [51] The robin has appeared on many Christmas postage stamps. An old British folk tale seeks to explain the robin's distinctive breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the robin, then simply ...
Yule logs. Crackling fireplaces are common themes in Christmas imagery. The symbolism of the roaring fire traces back to the yule log ritual, which originated from a pagan practice predating ...
While Christmas has become a Christian religious holiday for many people, its history shows it to be more of a mix of mythology, the solstice, and a savvy advertising campaign.
The traditional children's tale is of two children abandoned in a wood, who die and are covered with leaves by robins.. It was first published as an anonymous broadside ballad by Thomas Millington in Norwich in 1595 with the title "The Norfolk gent his will and Testament and howe he Commytted the keepinge of his Children to his own brother whoe delte most wickedly with them and howe God ...
But each tells a story of generosity. “In lieu of Christmas cards …” “In loving memory of my dear husband, Larry.” “Thankful for 10 grandchildren and 2 new great-grandbabies ...
"A Kidnapped Santa Claus" appeared in an anthology of Christmas stories in 1915; The Baum Bugle reprinted it for Christmas in 1968. [6] The story was released in book form in 1969, with a Foreword by Martin Williams and new illustrations by Richard Rosenblum. [7] It has appeared in multiple editions in multiple forms since.