The Nutcracker: Quick Facts

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Ballet dancer in a pink dress, portraying Clara, gracefully holds a large Nutcracker on stage, with other dancers in pastel costumes standing in the background.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Illustration of Merry Old Santa Claus by Thomas Nast. (Christmas, holidays)

The Christmas Quiz

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart rehearsing his 12th Mass with singer and musician. (Austrian composer. (Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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