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The Magic of the Frost – Betty Lincoln Litch
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The Magic of the Frost – Elizabeth Brainerd
This came out of St. Nicholas Magazine, November 1927 edition. It is from the section entitled The St. Nicholas League. The children would earn real badges which would be mailed to them the following month for free.According to the magazine —- The St. Nicholas League is an organization of the readers of the St. Nicholas…
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Christmas Hearth Rhyme
This came out of American Childhood, a teacher’s magazine from December 1949. It is an anonymous hymn, maybe written by many people as time progressed. Christmas Hearth Rhyme Sing we all merrilyChristmas is here,The day we love bestOf all the days in the year. Bring forth the holly,The box and the bay,Deck out our cottageFor…
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Little Toy Train
The following is from American Childhood Magazine, December 1949. This long poem was written by Ruth Stephens Porter, a poet and songwriter. Little Toy TrainRuth Stephens Porter Too-too-too was a little toy trainThat Santa Claus brought in his pack;There was an engine and thirteen cars,And it ran on a little toy track. The little toy…
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Santa Claus of the Film
Here is a cute little poem from the January 1912 edition of Motion Picture Story Magazine. Santa Claus of the FilmBy Minna Irving When I was just a little chap,(I’m eight years old today),I used to watch for Santa ClausAnd listen for his sleigh;But brother Ed, who goes to Yale,He said ’twas make-believe,And it was…