CHRISTMAS DAY - an illustrated extract from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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One of these stories is “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” for which is possibly more famous. However, five of the essays were about Christmas, or Yuletide, of which “Christmas Day” is but one. But Irving wrote much more about yuletide—so widely and imaginatively, in fact, that he’s often credited with creating Christmas in America as we know it.
Irving wrote with fondness of old English Christmases, with their dinners and dancing and singing, their decorations and blazing fires and their air of good cheer. “Amidst the general call to happiness, the bustle of the spirits, and stir of the affections, which prevail at this period,” he asked, “what bosom can remain insensible?” And it is these fond memories of the old English Christmas that are presented here in story form painting a picture of a really old fashioned Christmas.
“He did not ‘invent’ the holiday,” biographer Andrew Burstein notes, “but he did all he could to make minor customs into major customs—to make them enriching signs of family and social togetherness.”
Among Irving’s biggest contributions to Christmas in America was his promotion of St. Nicholas as a beloved character, laying the groundwork for the figure we’d eventually embrace as Santa Claus. Irving’s affection for Saint Nicholas proved durable. In 1835, he helped found the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, serving as its secretary until 1841.
Beyond his interest in Nicholas, Irving advanced Christmas as the festive pageant of presents and feasting that now dominates the American and Western winter calendar.
So, no matter what time of year it is, treat yourself and pretend it’s Christmastide, concoct a hot toddy and sit back in front of a roaring fire and enjoy this Old Fashioned Christmas tale.
10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Charities.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Washington Irving (April 1783 – November 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Islamic prophet Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th century Spain that deal with subjects such as Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors.
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-1859) is an American author best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He is largely considered to be America's first internationally best-selling author.
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CHRISTMAS DAY - an illustrated extract from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. - Washington Irving
Christmas Day
By
Washington Irving
Illustrated by
Cecil Aldin
Originally Published By
Hodder & Stoughton, New York
[1819]
Resurrected By
Abela Publishing, London
[2019]
Christmas Day
Typographical arrangement of this edition
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Illustrations
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Winding All Up By A Nasal Solo
The Dinner Was Served Up In The Great Hall
The Little Beings Were As Happy About Him As The Mock Fairies About Falstaff
Master Simon Led The Van
We were escorted by a number of gentleman-like dogs
WHEN I awoke the next morning, it seemed as if all the events of the preceding evening had been a dream, and nothing but the identity