A Christmas dinner in colonial Williamsburg

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Recipes for dinners and feasts which families in 18th-century Williamsburg, VA, might have on Christmas Day are presented. People at that time considered Christmas as a solemn religious event as they went to church and had traditional English dinners with their families.

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Clement Moore and the "Night Before Christmas." (biography of the author of the poem)

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Dr. Clement Clarke Moore wrote in 1822 the poem 'Night Before Christmas' which later fascinated readers. Although it was not until 1838 that Moore acknowledged the authorship, his poem paved the way for the various depictions of St. Claus in paintings and drawings.

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The Christmas Museum

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Dave and Judy Murtagh's 18th-century home houses an unconceivable number of holiday decorations. Presently called the American Christmas Museum, the structure celebrates the 19th-century Christmas tradition practiced by Pennsylvania's early German settlers.

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