The Yule Sheaf 52 Nuremberg Where the Toys are Made 72 Roumanian Boys in a Religious Procession 80 An English “Adoration” 96 ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE The Shepherds Adoring _Ghirlandajo_ 8 The Adoration of the Magi _Bernadino_ 12 The Adoration of the King _Veronese_ 16 Holy Night _C. Müller_ 24 A Christmas Gift on the Way to Christmas Dinner 28 The Holy Night _Correggio_ 32 The Bells _Blashfield_ 40 The Triumph of the Innocents _Hunt_ 44 Bethlehem _Hofmann_ 48 The Christmas Tree Market in New York 56 Heads of the Christ Child from Raphael’s Paintings 60 The Holy Family with the Shepherds _Titian_ 64 Making Glass and Tinsel Ornaments for Christmas Trees 68 Doll-making 76 Wig-making 78 A Christmas Tree at the Immigration Station, New York 84 “We joined hands and danced around the tree” 88 Dressing Dolls in Germany for American Christmas Trees 92 An American Christmas Tree 100 The Adoration of the Magi _Memling_ 104 The Adoration of the Shepherds _Bouguereau_ 108 COMPILER’S NOTE Wherever it has been possible, the material used has been quoted in the exact words of the writer. In some cases omissions have been made of sentences which would be unintelligible because that part of the original book to which they refer is not herein included. In a very few cases where the books quoted were not written for children, the selections have been condensed and the language simplified. It is hoped that injustice has been done to none. [Illustration: Decoration] THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS Christmas Greens