Christmas in the American Civil War "the best recruiting sergeant the North ever had". Nast was not the only one to use Christmas as a propaganda tool. On the Union side, "The New York Herald" also engaged in propaganda. One illustration published in the paper included Santa Claus fuming that he could not reach southern children, due to the northern blockade. On the Confederate side, "The Richmond Examiner" described Santa to its young readers as "a Dutch toy monger" who was a New York/New England "scrub" and Hottentot that had nothing to do with traditional Virginian celebrations of Christmas. Even through the war was over, Nast
Christmas with The Puppini Sisters the traditional Christmas carols, while the modern tracks lacked the fun of the originals. He added "The Puppini Sisters would have delivered a real present for listeners if they had kept things to just the more traditional songs." Christmas with The Puppini Sisters Christmas with The Puppini Sisters is the third studio album by the close harmony trio The Puppini Sisters, released through Verve on 5 October 2010. The album features ten cover versions of Christmas songs. The Puppini Sisters had always wanted to record an album of Christmas songs since their formation and group member Kate Mullins said recording