Christmas

<p>Many a book, a magazine, a play, a movie, has been banned in Boston. But Christmas?</p>

<p><span class="deck"> When up on the roof there arose such a clatter That Herbert rushed out to see what was the matter</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> Illustrated with late-nineteenth-century magic-lantern slides Together with a brief inquiry into a Christmas mystery</span> </p>

<p>A World War I soldier writes home about the Christmas holiday in his hospital, "one of the merriest, happiest seasons of my life"</p>

<p><span class="deck"> Some of the best moments in hundreds of movies took place at Christmastime. And the author may have seen every one of them.</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">Here are 12 classic holiday movies worth seeing when you can’t sit through <em><span class="typestyle"> It’s a Wonderful Life</span></em> one more time.</span></p>

<p>Thomas Edison's gift to the Christmas season</p>

<p>Cocktails Bitters are back</p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> It was cold and long but it brought magic and the children loved it</span> </span></p>

<p>Roast pig, boiled rockfish, and apple pie were among the dishes George and Martha enjoyed during the holiday in 1797. Here are some actual recipes.</p>