IHT Rendezvous: Hark! The Herald of Christmas Past
 

"The Parisian Christmas," an essay from our pages of December 1912, examines differences between the French fête and the American celebration: ''That there is an essential difference between the viewpoint of Anglo-Saxon and Gaul is certain. To define the difference, however, is less easy than to state that it exists." We wish our 2012 readers a bonne fête and happy holidays.



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