The Book of Christmas
Christmas and His Children.
Some say, that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth allnight long.
Shakspeare.
BOSTON:
ROBERTS BROTHERS.
1888.
THE
Book of Christmas;
DESCRIPTIVE OF THE
CUSTOMS, CEREMONIES, TRADITIONS,
SUPERSTITIONS, FUN, FEELING, AND FESTIVITIES OF
By THOMAS K. HERVEY.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. SEYMOUR.
Galantee Show.
BOSTON:
ROBERTS BROTHERS.
1888.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.