What an amazing Santa! Santa asks me about Russian Christmas. I explain that we celebrate by Julian calendar. Santa nods understandingly. Then to my astonishment Santa gives each of the boys a present, wrapped in beautiful colourful paper...

#christmas #studywithnadi #dickens I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects. There were rosy-cheeked dolls, hiding behind the green leaves; and there were real watches (with movable hands, at least, and...