A Quote by Julia Peterkin
I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness.
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Be Happy
Believe
Believe In Santa
Bored
Carefree
Changing
Cheerfulness
Children
Christmas
Christmas Present
Dark
Day
Despair
Dread
Effort
Enlightened
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Give
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Good Will
Grow
Happened
Happy
Hear
Hearts
Holiday
Honest
Instead
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Makes
Many
Merriment
Nightmare
Obligation
Parents
People
Places
Pleasure
Presents
Santa
Santa Claus
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Souls
Tedium
Time
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