The Two Christmas Celebrations Author:Theodore Parker Theodore Parker was a 19th century American Transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church. Parker wrote the words "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one... And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice." which would later be made famous by Martin Luther King JR.. His congregation in... more »cluded Louisa May Alcott, William Lloyd Garrison, Julia Ward Howe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Parker begins this little book with the story of the first Christmas and the life of Jesus. He then shifts to a brother and sister in Massachusetts in modern times. They plan a special children's festival to celebrate the season.« less