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Tragic ‘fecidents in the. home
take” a” ‘sharp swing upwards le
duting* the - Christmas «season S. Cc aus now
warns -Mrs..A: A. Boucher, chair- -h d
‘man. of: the Home and Family!’ C ange man

Section.of the. British. Columbia
Safety Council. Santa Claus has “undergone

; quite a‘metamorphosis in. his
bbe eR : time. Before Dr. Clement Moore,
|Santa’s appearance was a prob-
lem left mostly to individual dis-
cretion and personal taste. He
might be short or tall, plump or
thin, merry or solemn.

The European Si. Nicholas was
pictured as a tall, thin man who
rode a gray horse. In 1809, Wash-
ington Irving described Santa as.
a jolly fellow who wore a _wide-
brimmed hat.

After Dr. Moore wrote. “ Twas
the -Night: Before Christmas,” in
(823, St. Nick acquired definite
external ‘characteristics. Ever
aiter, children ‘knew in a mo-
ment it must be St. Nick” by his
well-fed, merry. appearance —
twinkling eyes and a rosy face—

and his sleigh and reindeers for] wpwas THE.NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” — and in a house in
transportation. Tulsa, Okla, visions of sugar plums were all but’ crowded out of .

The image of Santa was af-| tne busy little head of Susan Huey by more. pressing problems
firmed in 1869 when Thomas] as she got-ready ‘for a. visit from that. jolly. old-elf.““A boy -plays .”
Nast’s ‘cartoon was published,} from sun to ‘sun,.a girl’s play is never done. There, : he. won't. .
picturing: ‘Santa in his: now- ~fa- and | sany well Til on my hearth. jim, oes awfully small ust

ere — We ust hahg up m cae ;

miliar red garb, smoking a Pip ©.) sit here and wait in case ne gets stuck.” But before you could-say » ”
Like all famous mén, Santa to-| ugaint Nick”, a sleepy head was tucked.all snug.in her bed. And.
day finds it difficult . to. travel! she didn’t even hear -hini, exclaim .'ere he drove out., of sight: .
anywhere incognito. oe “Merry Christmas to All, and. to all a Good Night”. mo ao, oo,

most of. the modern. “ways of.cel=-.| that. when he returned: to his
ebrating Christmas — and-some- study. he wrote the. poem, ‘“Si-

times ‘there is more than, one | lent -Night.”..Before | Christmas
version of a.story.—.such asthe |Day. was over, ‘his ‘organist :had
story of “Silent Night” and. how written the music... ~ - - {
the song came to be:written: ‘| Other versions ‘ave it that the
_ Joseph Mohr, viliage priest: of) church: organ had broken’ down
1! Hallein, Austria, wrote the words, (impaired by’ mice, one. story

and his organist wrote’ the mu- says), and the people -were sac
sic, probably adapted from. 4&/dened ,because there would be
‘melody | by Michael. “Haydn.., ‘Onl no music for Christmas Day.

this point, most sources, seem to | Shortly before Christmas, Father
be agreed. : Mohr wrote his poem and or-

What inspired Fathier Mohr. to ganist Gruber the music. ,_

write the words ‘is another ‘stor
won anothers tivo stories. .” . YI “At midnight - mass, the peo.

One version, say. researchers ‘| ple‘sang, “Silent Night’ with a
for the Book’ of Knowledge, is | Guitar actoripaniment.
that Father Mohr. was: called: out |
into the snow on Christmas Eve]: ©
‘of 1818, to bless a- newly: born |.
‘baby in the home. of one of his:
poorest parishioners; «© «~ a

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