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Robin puts the bishop's cloak on Little John, who mockingly asks the question seven times – and then marries the young couple, Robin giving away the bride in loco parentis. All then - except, presumably, for the old knight and the bishop - repair to the greenwood. [1]
'The Night Before Christmas' reading is a tradition in the Woodward household. Brad (left) has been reading the book to his children for over 20 years.
School Library Journal, in a review of The Christmas Boot, recognised it as a "retelling of the folktale of the "Fisherman's Wife" who greedily wishes for too much has a kinder ending" but with "a kinder ending" and concluded "A worthy holiday reimagining, best enjoyed as an independent read or as a read-aloud in a small group setting" [1]
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."
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 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 ...
The Story Behind Nutcrackers Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century. Most often depicted as toy soldiers, they ...
Of those, three moved forward: a comicbook, “Deadrock,” yet to be published, a TV series pilot, called “Alan the Infinite,” whose trailer can be seen here, and “Robin Robin.” “It started out just as an idea of a bird raised by some mice — a Christmas thing with a few ingredients — and then we just worked it up, mostly in one ...