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A flurry came the other day
"1E few striay flakes of snow
0 remin us that old Winter's .
And the North Wind came a-blogvinrl':1° w” ’
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Fresh fir is Winter's wealth
to! Better Winter weatherhere on time.
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We're getting ready for the day—the best day of the year,
yandheartsareinllofcheer;
coming, the time is
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! for Merry
' When everyone is ha
For Christmas cheer
. relic, he decided he'd rock the in—
imit doll. who was lying in her cradle
and who was crying quite loudly be-
cause she didn't feel sleepy, either.
So that gruff-voiced. kind-hearted
Policeman doll sat down beside the
pretty blue-lined cradle and sang to
her in a. deep bass voice.
After a while she lisped: “Please.
Policeman Doll. tell me somethinl
about Christmas; I hear the 'other
(lollies talkin; about it."
"How is it. Infant. that you don‘t
know one thing about Christmas.
.. which is the most wonderful day of
all the 365 days, which you know is
n year?
Ell"? [mien TO SANTA
M write to Santa Claus,
":‘!(‘.h in doubt,
so long
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SHOFr» ARE. FULL OF PRESENTS, AND SHOP?
WE’RE GETTIN
drawing near;
Christmas.
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Ho Ho! lorresyoheeks.
May
G READY FOR CHRISTMAS, THE BEST
everylittlestoekingbefllledtromtopto !
Ma beaming holly berry and snow-white mistletoe
Be ling around our houses so everyone will know
That this is happy, jolly smiling Christmas!
It's-themytokeep'yonrbodyfltandflne.
And in the center of it all we plane our Christmas tree
So it will be all ready for Santa. Claus to see,
And when we get our presents we all will about with glee
Oh, Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Happy Christmas.
EVERYONE IS, ON THE RUN, FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS COMING
About this time most every year
The kiddies think of Christmas cheer.
They’re planning now their Christ- Now all our girls and all our boys
mas run.
And every one is on the ma.
For Christmas day is comin's.
Are bustling
noise
Preparing for that glorious day
When hearts are warm and faces
ser—
‘round and melting My, how they set things humming!
The happy time is drawing near,
The very best day of the years—-
And now we‘re. oi! to make or buy
Our Christmas presents, that's just
. why
We all go on! a-runnins!
“Oh. now I remember. my dear lit-
tle baby. that you only came to us on
Flossa-Belle's birthday, which was
Easter Sunday; also a very wonder-
ful and much—beloved day. Well, let
me begin: Christmas always comes
on the 25th of December, and com-
memorates the coming of our Sav-
iour. who was born in a stable. And
over this stdble there shone the most
beautiful and wonderful star which
ever shone. And Wise Men or the
East were guided by this star to the
place where the Little Baby lay in a
manger.
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' CHRISTMAS GIFTS FilR MOTHER AND'DADDY
"0h. Mr. Policeman. how I love _
Christmas." ,
The Policemen Doll rocked
sang and rocked and sang.
"I'll try to so to sleep. I’ll try
hard,” the Infant said. and then a
beautiiul thing happened. Mr. Moon
Man sent'tiny moonlight fairies down
to the nursery on a ray ot moonlight.
And they sang’"Bock-a-Bye Bab?" so
sweet and sort and low that grad-
ually slumber stole to the”. eyes of
the Intent, and she passed into the
Land of Wonderful Dreams.
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The day will soon be here
,When muons is merry
And may and who! cheer.
’r’rhere's iota o'flua in buyins
y Thinss to slur-y;
It's better to give than get thing'-
On norms est-issues day.
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There's test or fan ins-wise
a I or'ssenttet‘v’a' heath. '
Baby’s Stocking
“’hat shall go first
stocking.
To an in the heel and toe?
'Tis the very place. it seems to me,
For a. wee rubber doll in do;
To peep right out at the top, we’n
put
A soft flannel pussy cat,
With funny ears and whiskers long.
How baby will coo at that:
in the baby‘s
Santa’s “Wife
~y—n—
Dear Santa. when you come to me.
You'll find a note—plain as can be.
To thank you for my things last year
And send love to your wife so dear
(There is no postman at the poles).
For she works all the buttonholes!
Mary Christmas
I've written Santa many a letter,
But how I wish I knew him better,
And his dear daughter, Mary,.too!
I know I‘d love them both! ’Don’t
you? ‘
Snowdeer
They say reindeer Santa's
sleigh.
\Viin silver bells and trappings gay.
But through the air so soft and
white
Fall fleecy flakes so swift and light
That sleigh—l never truly saw it—
But I should think snowdeer would
draw it:
A Christmas Woods
draw
A whole woodland of Christmas trees
Would certainly be fine,
With (lollies. toys and candles thick
L‘pon each branch and spine.
Then we. could call the orphans in
And all the poor we’know.
0. clear. I wish I could begin
To have a Christmas so.
Dear Santa, When you bring my
' m.
Atroin,aball.atopthatsinga.
My daddy loves to play just tine,
So please bring him some like mine.
He *playa with mine all Christmas,
300.
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ING’S LOTS OF FUN, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF THXNKING TO CHOOSE THE NiCEST ONE
. ’01:. Christmas time is earning.
The jungle made its Christmas ,
And not an animal was missed. t
The dog requested brand—new v V
"Another fiddle," cricket cents.
The cats had lost their nuts sail.“
They hunted them o’er mar-Id
“I guess they'll have to have
more," ‘
The lion growled with dreadful If“:
The elephant would like a key
To fit his trunk. for safety. see?
Giraffe requests “ten dozen coll-fl;
"Good gracious," all the junxie‘wé
lers! ',
“Some rubbers all that I abs!) =
Remarks the modest centipode.
Ma Rabbit wants a big sauce
For her enormous family. A
Then when the paper was oomph“.
The jungle yells: "Vl'hen do we at?”
A strange queer list. no toy ordoll; V
i wonder. will they get them all?
A Christmas Legend
There is a gracious time ;"
Ol‘i sung about in rhyme A
When every creature kneels ill 1',
lent prayer. *
”Tie on a. Christmas Eve.
As you may well believe
When bells ring out across a:
frosty air. ,1
There in the lowly stall (
The faithful creatures {all
In sweet remembrance of the 1“
ago "
When Infant Jesus lay
Cradled upon the hay,
And Wise Men came with of“
bending low!
So when the shining star
That guided them from far
Shines out this Christmas ‘
above the earth—-
Let children one and all
Beiore its radiance tail _
And bless the time that gave»
Saviour birth! -
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