Twas the night before Christmas, 1823

“Merry Old Santa Claus” by Thomas Nast Harper’s Weekly in January 1, 1881   A Visit from St. Nicholas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings Read More …

Hemp Santa

“he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard Read More …