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Click on the Places button to read about Christmas at a resort in West Virginia and the People button to read about a teenage cr�che artist who creates his work on an island in the Mediterranean. Find out about a long-lost manuscript of "Silent Night" in Stories and learn about candles on your Christmas tree in the Traditions section. The music section tells how Handel wrote "Messiah" and there's a review of a wonderful book that tells how many of our Christmas traditions have their origin in Virginia.

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Click on the Places button to read about Christmas at Spiegel Grove, the home of former President Rutherford B. Hayes and the People button to read about Christmas TV programs created by Royalty from Scandinavia. Find out about the treasures hidden away in your grandmother's attic by clicking on Stories and learn about Nutcrackers in the Traditions section. Read about an Army nurse who served in Vietnam in the music section and learn about Christmas at the White House in the book section.