Tidings of Christmas: August 2023

Christmas Ornaments from Around the World: Germany

Christmas Ornaments from Around the World

Germany

Rothenburg is a medieval-age preserved town. It is truly worth a visit!

The Plonlein Rothenburg Christmas Tree Pendant

Also comes in a pretty snowflake shape:

"This pendant is made of crystals inlaid on stainless steel. The color of the pattern is very bright and has a 3D effect."

"Ich liebe Dich" (I love you) ornament:

Flag of Germany Christmas Ornament (Blown Glass):

Pair it with Germany Wooden Country:

A unique wedding present featuring old world glass Christmas ornaments:

"HIGH QUALITY. Each figural glass ornament is hand crafted in age-old tradition using the same techniques that originated in the 1800's. Molten glass is mouth-blown into finely carved moulds made exclusively for Old World Glass before a hot solution of liquid silver is poured inside. The ornaments are then hand-painted and glittered in a series of labor-intensive steps to achieve the beautiful creations."

This Bride's Collection features twelve old world glass Christmas ornaments:

The set includes: Flower Bouquet, House, Santa, Angel, Rose, Rabbit, Pine Cone, Bird, Fruit Basket, Fish, Teapot, and a Heart.

Ginger Cottages German Christmas Ornament:

"HAND-CRAFTED: Our Christmas Ornaments have been hand-crafted using age-old traditions that originated in the 1800s to bring you the highest quality ornaments for your tree."

Another adorable Christmas Ginger house ornament:

German Beer Glass Ornament:

How unique!

German Shepherd Glass Ornament:

For the dog lovers!

I think this is one of the nicer German Shepherd ornaments.

This could probably go in a Switzerland post but, how cute is this Cuckoo Clock glass ornament?

I just can't get enough of these adorable ornaments. German Pretzel anyone?

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Historical Christmas Books: Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Christmas hearkens back to an earlier time. Might Christmas Bells be one such book to delve into?

"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem “Christmas Bells,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow."

I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old familiar carols play

And wild and sweet

The words repeat

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

"In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow’s classic Revolutionary War poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” was less than a month hence, and the country’s grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed.

In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia’s music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students. At the church where she volunteers as music director, Sophia tries to forget her cares as she leads the children’s choir in rehearsal for a Christmas Eve concert. Inspired to honor a local artist, Sophia has chosen a carol set to a poem by Longfellow, moved by the glorious words he penned one Christmas Day long ago, even as he suffered great loss.

Christmas Bells chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace and contentment of Longfellow’s family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellow’s patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. “Christmas Bells,” the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn.

Jennifer Chiaverini’s resonant and heartfelt novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife. Reading Christmas Bells evokes the resplendent joy of a chorus of voices raised in reverent song."

Read Christmas Bells over the holiday season.

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