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God's Gift, Our Savior: The Testimony of the Prophets |
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The Birth of Jesus Christ |
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12 | (5) |
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The Birth of the Mortal Messiah |
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27 | (4) |
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Shepherds Watched Their Flocks |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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The Journey from Nazareth to Jerusalem |
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36 | (6) |
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Christmas among the Nephites |
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The Testimonies of Samuel and Nephi |
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| True Stories of Christmas Past |
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Are You Ready for Christmas? |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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How the Pioneers Celebrated Christmas |
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58 | (6) |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (3) |
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The Year of the Flexible Flyers |
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78 | (5) |
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``Again It Was Christmas Eve'': A Letter to Thomas E. McKay |
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83 | (3) |
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``My First Ball Dress Was Stunning'' |
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86 | (1) |
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``This Is Christ's Birthday'' |
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87 | (1) |
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A Hint for Next Christmas |
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88 | (2) |
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A Surprise Visit from Santa |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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Christmas in Orderville Author Unknown |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (9) |
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When Lorenzo Young Played Santa Claus |
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Matilda Y. Stolworthy Staker |
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The Christmas Our Parents Wept |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (9) |
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The Story of ``Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains'' |
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129 | (2) |
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The Story of ``Silent Night'' |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (2) |
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``Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus'' |
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New York Sun Editorial, 1897 |
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| Classic Christmas Tales |
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The Man Who Missed Christmas |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (6) |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (6) |
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The Little Blue Dishes Author Unknown |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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The Story of the Other Wise Man |
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167 | (23) |
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The Ghost of Christmas Present |
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190 | (11) |
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A Father for Christmas Author Unknown |
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201 | (15) |
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216 | (11) |
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227 | (15) |
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242 | (9) |
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251 | (12) |
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263 | (12) |
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275 | (9) |
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284 | (16) |
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To Springvale for Christmas |
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300 | (9) |
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Which of the Nine? Author Unknown |
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309 | (6) |
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315 | (16) |
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| Christmas Stories in Poetry |
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331 | (1) |
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The Friendly Beasts Author Unknown |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (3) |
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day |
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341 | (1) |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Before the Paling of the Stars |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Author Unknown |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (2) |
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When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem |
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350 | (1) |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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351 | (4) |
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On the Morning of Christ's Nativity |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (3) |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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`Twas the Night Before Christmas |
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362 | (5) |
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| True Stories of Christmas Present |
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367 | (3) |
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370 | (8) |
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The Christmas We Gave Away |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (2) |
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Seven Thousand Dollars by Christmas |
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384 | (5) |
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389 | (3) |
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392 | (3) |
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A Soldier's Christmas in Italy |
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395 | (2) |
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One Shiny Dime and Three Pennies |
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397 | (3) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (5) |
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411 | (2) |
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413 | (4) |
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The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever |
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417 | (3) |
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Then We Found the Rocking Horse |
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420 | (4) |
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Tragedy and the True Meaning of Christmas |
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424 | (5) |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (3) |
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Venite Fedeli: Christmas in Bolzano |
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434 | (4) |
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438 | (5) |
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| Sources |
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443 | (4) |
| Index |
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