Christmas in Santa Fe
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, has its own unique perspective, and the holidays are no exception. Christmas in the 400-year-old city is a rich cultural feast of Spanish, Anglo, and Native American traditions. Through stories and color photos, Christmas in Santa Fe illustrates those traditions, from glowing farolitos that line buildings and walkways to the Christmas-day dances at the pueblos to the Spanish nativity plays performed on the plaza. Susan Topp Weber gives insider advice for the best way to experience the holidays in the City Different. Christmas in Santa Fe is the perfect souvenir for visitors and gift for residents. Susan Topp Weber has owned and operated Susan's Christmas Shop, on the plaza in Santa Fe, for more than thirty years. Susan lectures on New Mexico's Christmas traditions for Elderhostels held in Santa Fe and the Pueblos each December.
Foreword 11 Introduction 13 Christmas Past 13 Christmas in New Mexico's Colonial Days14 Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Santa Fe 16 Christmas in Twentieth-Century Santa Fe 19 Christmas Traditions19 Luminarias, Farolitos, and Flying Farolitos 25 The Spanish Christmas Plays of New Mexico 31 Biscochitos, New Mexico's State Cookie 33 Christmas EventsThanksgiving Weekend 36 The Shed and Susan's Christmas Shop 41 La Fonda at Christmas 45 St. Nicholas Bazaar 46 The Christmas Concerts 55 December 11 and 12, Guadalupe Day 56 Christmas at the Palace 57 Las Posadas on the Plaza 60 Gustave Baumann & Marionettes 61 The Christmas Trains of Santa Fe 64 Nacimientos (Nativities) 68 Christmas Eve, La Noche Buena 75 New Year’s Eve and New Year's Day 77 Christmas Out Of Town 77 Matachines Dances on Guadalupe Day at Jemez Pueblo 81 The High Road to Taos85 The Pueblos at Christmas92 Madrid, City of Lights' 94 Glossary 94 Suggested Reading95 Resources 96 Christmas Calendar
