Traditionally, Father Christmas comes down the chimney to put presents under the Christmas tree or in children's rooms, in their stockings.

Lewis, a children's author and Christian, preferred the traditional Father Christmas because of his clear connection with the Christian holiday of Christmas.

Its magnificence has impressed heads of state, and it has witnessed many different types of events, from formal civil ones to record launches, fashion shows, children's Christmas parties and private functions.

In December 1939 he was commissioned by Chatto & Windus to illustrate a children's book, Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes, published for the Christmas market in 1940.

Next, Burton wrote and produced ( but did not direct, due to schedule constraints on Batman Returns ) The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme.

Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas ( 1971 ), a children's storybook by Russell Hoban later adapted into a television special by Jim Henson, also contains similar plot themes.

Between its two Christmas seasons in London, the children's production went on a provincial tour from 2 August 1880 to 11 December 1880.

Nicole Kidman began appearing in Australian children's TV and Film in the early 1980s-including starring roles in BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas.

He wrote and performed songs in a 1985 Canadian children's Christmas cartoon, George and the Christmas Star.

Several of the events held at Brodie Park are: The Race Around The Lake, on Memorial Day weekend, several camps and concerts during the summer, a community picnic in July, and an annual children's Christmas Party held in Berkshire Hall.

Other annual events include the Spook Parade, a children's costume contest held the day before Halloween, and Santa Claus Day, held the Saturday before Christmas.

Ma has appeared in an episode of the animated children's television series, Arthur, as well as on The West Wing ( episode " Noël ", in which he performed the prelude to the Bach Cello Suite No. 1 at a Christmas dinner at the White House ), Sesame Street and Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood.

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* Pernilla was the presenter of a Christmas TV-programme called Morgonstjärnan ( The Morning Star ) in 1985, and worked on the popular children's programme Solstollarna in 1987.

Monarch Airlines serves the airport from its various UK bases as part of its programme of ski flights, as well as Christmas specials and flights in support of the When You Wish Upon A Star children's foundation.

It was listed as number 43 out of 50 worst children's films by Total Film, and was included in Virgin Media's list of worst Christmas movies.

Scarecrow returns in Batman: Dark Victory as part of Two-Face's gang, and is first seen putting fear gas in children's dolls on Christmas Eve.

After retirement, Coombs continued to work as an entertainer, playing roles in Ross Petty's Christmas pantomimes of Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Aladdin, and acted as a spokesman for children's charities.

Forsythe appeared each year to read children's fiction during the annual Christmas program near his home at the rural resort community of Solvang, California.

She has written children's books, including Lucy Jane at the Ballet, Lucy Jane and the Russian Ballet, Lucy Jane and the Dancing Competition, Lucy Jane on Television, Bear's Christmas, Rosie's First Ballet Lesson and Rosie's Ballet Slippers, and various books and videos about her lifelong hobby of gardening, including Easy Gardening, My Secret Garden and Trouble Free Gardening.

In 1968, she narrated the children's television special The Little Drummer Boy, which is currently being aired on ABC Family.

The National Library of Mongolia is located in Ulan Bator and includes an extensive historical collection, items in non-Mongolian languages, and a special children's collection.

In 2010, the company HarperCollins brought out a special 50th anniversary issue of the book, containing a new preface by Garner and praise from various other figures involved in children's literature, while 2011 saw BBC Radio 4 produce a radio adaptation.

A network of cultural and arts institutions, including 783 libraries, 826 clubs, 3 exhibition halls, 35 museums, 137 children's music and art schools, 18 parks of culture and rest, 5 mid-level special educational institutions, and 10 theater performance schools have been established for the public.

In 1981, he appeared in NBC's musical comedy children's special How to Eat Like a Child alongside other future child stars Billy Jacoby and Georg Olden.

Golders Green Crematorium is perhaps the area's most famous feature, and has an extensive garden with features such as a special children's section and a pond.

Another notable feature is a special children's section, which includes a swinging bench.

The library offers books, CDs, DVDs, computer services, children's programming, and other special programs.

The Gallatin Health Department, with two locations, provides women and children's services, flu shots, special needs services, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, family planning, and immunizations.

Besides children's music ( which includes four fairytale operas as well as the aforementioned songs ), three other special categories of compositions stand out among his works: ( 1 ) pieces inspired by and dedicated to the Comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau ( whom the composer knew from 1885 to her death in 1890 ; ( 2 ) works associated with the Circle of Russian Music Lovers ( the " Kerzin Circle "); and ( 3 ) pieces inspired by the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

Smith pursued her role as a media celebrity when in 1984, she hosted a children's special for the Disney Channel entitled Samantha Smith Goes To Washington ... Campaign ' 84.

In 1958, he starred in an ABC children's television special Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf, which also featured the Bil Baird Marionettes.

* March 11 – The children's special Free to Be ... You and Me, produced by comedic actress Marlo Thomas, airs on ABC.

A special edition of Kid A was also released, in a thick cardboard package in the style of a children's book with a new cover and different oil paintings of apocalyptic landscapes and bear images.

A children's album was released in 2007, entitled Good Morning Jesus: Prayers & Songs for Children of All Ages, which featured in a special series on EWTN.

* In 1979, one year after the special's broadcast, Lucasfilm published Star Wars: The Wookiee Storybook, a children's storybook which reunited characters from the special.

In many cases, they have expanded on elements from the special in several different media, including novels, comic books, video games, children's books, and even in a Star Wars-themed cookbook.

She considered a career in special education following her taking part in a handicapped children's summer program.

On television, Fierstein was featured as the voice of Karl, Homer Simpson's assistant, in the " Simpson and Delilah " episode of The Simpsons and the voice of Elmer in the 1999 HBO special based on his children's book The Sissy Duckling, which won the Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation.

Concurrently, the Donovan brothers found success with the satirical This Hour Has 22 Minutes becoming a hit on CBC Television as well as other series such as CODCO, Emily of New Moon, Made in Canada, Blackfly, the children's series Pirates and the special Rick Mercer's Talking To Americans.

Events include music, painting, dance, photography, literature, special workshops and a children's pavilion.

The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school, and was named after a children's educational film regarding bad habits which was featured in a Pee-wee Herman HBO special in the early ' 80s.

The band's name was taken from Lunchroom Manners, a 1960s children's educational film which was featured in a Pee-wee Herman Show HBO special in the early 1980s.