Christmas
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the Christian feast and festival observed on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Its observance is first documented in Rome in 336. The practice of celebrating on December 25 began in the 4th century in the Western church as a Christian replacement for the pagan festival held on the winter solstice to celebrate the birth of the unconquered sun. The East originally gave the date of January 6 for the nativity but the date of December 25 was generally accepted by the 5th century; the Armenian Church, however, still celebrates on January 6. Christmas took on the festivity (i.e. decorations and gift-giving) of the Roman Saturnalia and other pagan festivals of that time of year. Christmas has continued to accumulate traditions over the centuries; many of the customs associated with the holiday are of non-Christian origin. Evergreens, for example, are symbols of survival and have been associated with Christmas ever since the European Middle Ages. Christmas is traditionally regarded as a festival of the family and of children. In many countries presents are exchanged in the name of or in the spirit of the holiday's patron, Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus.
Found in 102 Collections and/or Records:
Invitation to "The Christmas Story" [draft with annotations], 1978 Dec 17
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0017
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
1978 Dec 17
Invitation to "The Christmas Story," with envelope, 1986 Dec 14
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0029
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
1986 Dec 14
Invitation to the Lower School and Class I Upper's presentation of "The Christmas Story", 1971 Dec 17
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0014
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
1971 Dec 17
Invitation to the Nightingale-Bamford School Christmas Concert by the choruses of Classes VII through XII, the Nightingale-Bamford School Chorus, and the Collegiate Chorus, 1981 Dec 14
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0024
Dates:
1981 Dec 14
Invitation to the Nightingale-Bamford School presentation of "The Christmas Story", 1968 Dec 15
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0012
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
1968 Dec 15
Invitation to the Nightingale-Bamford School presentation of "The Christmas Story." Includes hand-painted cover, c. 1960 - 1980
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0010
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
c. 1960 - 1980
Invitation to the Nightingale-Bamford School presentation of "The Christmas Story." Includes hand-painted cover, 1966 Dec 18
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 05 0011
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Drama Records series includes playbills / programs, photographs, and video recordings of dramatic theater performances and classes featuring Nightingale students.
Group portraits of Canterbury Club are in Student Life / "Clubs" series. Because it is difficult to ascertain whether a dramatic production is presented by a club, alumnae association, or Interschool, most drama records and photographs are found in this series, although those with an identified entity may be included in that...
Dates:
1966 Dec 18
Leadership Team records, 2012 - 2013
File — Carton 10034: [Barcode: 10128000005352]
Identifier: B10034_F34
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
2012 - 2013
Letters to parents regarding Christmas pageant, 1980 -1986
Item — Box 01106: [Barcode: 10128000001310]
Identifier: 001 008 000 03 0003
Dates:
1980 -1986
Photograph of a Christmas concert, 1990
Item — Box 01032: [Barcode: 10128000000692]
Identifier: 001 008 000 06 0067
Dates:
1990