St Nicholas/Santa Claus before Thomas Nast—illustrations to Moore's 'Night Before Christmas' by Louis Prang, 1864: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/prang.htm …pic.twitter.com/3ncaTOsFlP
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The first of J.R.R. Tolkien's letters from Father Christmas, 1920—although he used the English name for the Christmas visitor, he also made liberal use of elements from the American Santa Claus lore and included both elves & goblins: https://theconversation.com/amp/j-r-r-tolkiens-christmas-letters-to-his-children-bring-echoes-of-middle-earth-to-the-north-pole-89464 …pic.twitter.com/lTDazanRHu
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there… (pic=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/mcloughlinedition.htm …, 1896)pic.twitter.com/XMhtB6ibFA
I dare not say it but the first Christmas tree was presented at Versailles in 1711 through Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Bavaria
@HistoryGems This very 1st Christmas tree predates easily by 100ys Victoria but did not last German born duchess of Orleans met w/opposition
@Berserkjablogg @locktowndog Marquise of Maintenon recognized it as pagan informed her husband the king /morganatic marriage end of tree
Thus our Christmas tree was already in use in German courts prior to 1711 Later Queen Maria Lesczynska originally from Poland tried again
To fail again because she was not as fashionable as the King mistress! France lasting tree tradition will wait December 1837 after marriage
To king Louis Philippe heir. Yes we beat British tradition by 3ys in 1837 along 131ys with Liselotte duchess of Orleans. #smugface
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