A fragment of the earliest existing carol; sung in the thirteenth century. WHERE THE CHRISTMAS TOYS COME FROM 74 Compiled from general sources, including _In Toyland_, an article in _The Royal Magazine_, copyright by C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. THE MAKING OF A CHRISTMAS DOLL 76 The material of this article also has been drawn from _The Royal Magazine_ by permission of its publishers, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. IRINA’S DAY ON THE ESTATES 79 Adapted from _Russia_ by L. Edna Walter in the Peeps at Many Lands Series. A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS 83 By Clement C. Moore. THE CRATCHITS’ CHRISTMAS DINNER 85 From _A Christmas Carol_ by Charles Dickens. AFTER THE CHRISTMAS DINNER 88 From _The Old Town_ by Jacob A. Riis, copyright by The Macmillan Company, 1909. HANG UP THE BABY’S STOCKING 89 Author unknown. A GERMAN CHRISTMAS 90 Collated from _Home Life in Germany_ by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick, _Music Study in Germany_ by Amy Fay, and _Elizabeth and Her German Garden_. CROWDED OUT 95 By Rosalie M. Jonas. AN ENGLISH “ADORATION” 96 Adapted from _The Children’s Book of Art_ by Miss A. E. Conway and Sir Martin Conway. THE CHILDREN’S OWN SAINT 99 Based on legends chiefly drawn from _Curiosities of Popular Customs_ by W. S. Walsh. THE BEFANA FAIR IN ROME 102 From _Ave Roma Immortalis_ by F. Marion Crawford, copyright by The Macmillan Company, 1898. THE GOLDEN CAROL 104 An Old English Epiphany Carol. BABOUSCKA 105 By Carolyn S. Bailey. Copyright by the Milton Bradley Company. Reprinted by permission from _For the Children’s Hour_. THE THREE KINGS 107 Adapted by permission from _The Memoirs of Mistral_, copyright by the Baker and Taylor Company, 1907. CHRISTMAS PEACE 110 From _The Little City of Hope_ by F. Marion Crawford, copyright by The Macmillan Company, 1907. PLATES IN COLORS The Annunciation _Dante Gabriel Rossetti_ _Frontispiece_ PAGE The Nativity _Botticelli_ _Facing_ 4 Shepherds and Shepherd Boy 20 In a Christmas Market on the Neva 36