Compiled from _Christmas: Its Origin and Associations_ by W. F. Dawson, and from general sources. GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 28 From _Old Christmas at Bracebridge Hall_ by Washington Irving. GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN 31 An Old English Carol. THE DATE OF RUSSIA’S CHRISTMASTIDE 33 Compiled from general sources, and in part from _Russia_ by L. Edna Walter in the Peeps at Many Lands Series. ST. BARBARA’S GRAIN 37 Adapted from an unsigned article in _Macmillan’s Magazine_ and from creole folk-lore. BEFORE THE PALING OF THE STARS 38 By Christina Rossetti. A MIDNIGHT MASS IN FRANCE 39 Adapted from an article in _Macmillan’s Magazine_ with added details drawn from an article in _The Century_ by Mme. Th. Bentzon. THE CHRISTCHILD AND THE PINE TREE 42 A weaving together of bits of folk-lore drawn chiefly from _The Child and Childhood in Folk-thought_ by Alexander F. Chamberlain. A BIRTHDAY GIFT 44 Part of a hymn for children by Christina Rossetti. THE CHRISTMAS FIRE IN SERVIA 45 Adapted from _Servia and the Servians_ by Chedo Mijatovich. THE DAY OF THE LITTLE GOD 47 From _Servia and the Servians_ by Chedo Mijatovich. NATURE FOLK-LORE OF CHRISTMASTIDE 50 Compiled from several sources, including _The Old Town_ by Jacob A. Riis and magazine articles. GOOD KING WENCESLAS 53 An Old English Carol in the version by John Mason Neale. A MEXICAN “MYSTERY” SEEN BY BAYARD TAYLOR 54 From _Eldorado_ by Bayard Taylor. BREAKING THE PIÑATE 57 Collated from _Mexico, the Wonderland of the South_ by W. E. Carson, copyright by The Macmillan Company, 1909. CHRISTMAS UPON A GREENLAND ICEBERG 59 Collated from _Christmas: Its Origin and Associations_ by W. F. Dawson, and _The Great White North_ by Helen S. Wright. LUTHER’S CHRISTMAS CAROL FOR CHILDREN 61 Translator unknown. THE GOOD NIGHT IN SPAIN 63 Adapted from the account by Ferdinand Caballero, translated by Katharine Lee Bates. A CHRISTMAS TREE IN JAPAN 66 From _Letters from Japan_ by Mary Crawford Fraser, copyright by The Macmillan Company, 1899. FROM FAR AWAY 72 A Christmas Carol by William Morris. LORDINGS, LISTEN TO OUR LAY 73