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  2. Nutcracker doll - Wikipedia

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    Nutcracker doll. Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier. In German tradition, the dolls are symbols of good luck, frightening away malevolent spirits. [1] [2] While nearly all nutcrackers from before the first half of the 20th century are functional ...

  3. Christmas truce - Wikipedia

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    The text reads: "1914 – The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce – 1999 – 85 Years – Lest We Forget". The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël; Dutch: Kerstbestand) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914. The truce occurred five months ...

  4. Christmas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Christmas 1863 issue showed the couple back together. Lincoln welcomes Confederate soldiers (Nast, 1864) The Nast Christmas cartoon for 1864 was a more conciliatory piece, showing Lincoln inviting Confederate soldiers into a warm lodge hall full of merriment.

  5. Can't come home for Christmas: The remarkable tales of ... - AOL

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    Christmas tales: Soldiers through the ages find solace amid the hardships of war, echoing Bing Crosby's timeless song of longing.

  6. Faith Works: Christmas traditions trace back to what local ...

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    A few days before Christmas 1864, a local lad made good, Lancaster’s own William Tecumseh Sherman, sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln saying to him: “I beg to present ...

  7. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Wikipedia

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    "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmas time, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" has since gone on to become a Chr

  8. The Parade of the Tin Soldiers - Wikipedia

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    The Parade of the Tin Soldiers. The Parade of the Tin Soldiers ( Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten ), also known as The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, is an instrumental musical character piece, in the form of a popular jaunty march, written by German composer Leon Jessel, in 1897. The Parade of the Tin Soldiers was originally composed for solo piano.

  9. Joyeux Noël - Wikipedia

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    Joyeux Noël ( English: Merry Christmas) is a 2005 war drama film based on the Christmas truce of December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French, British, and German soldiers. It was written and directed by Christian Carion, [6] and screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. [7]

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