Presents, Gifts and Gifting
Presents * Gifts and Gifting If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking – why do we give presents? And beyond that, why do we give gifts and donations to those in need at Christmas? Today on Creating Christmas, we delve into the history of our creation of Christmas presents […]
Christian Christmas
Christian Christmas The religious celebration on December 25 has been a challenge and a challenger ever since it was first created. Yes, created… We explore the actual biblical text to determine what we do know about Jesus’ birth and then figure out if the first Christians even cared about Christ’s birth much at all. And […]
Santa Clause Is Real
Santa Claus is Real All parents wrestle with the idea of St. Nick visiting their kids, and the inevitable challenge to the story that (according my interviews comes around age 7 or 8). But really, we have nothing to worry about because Santa Claus is real. All parents wrestle with the idea of St. […]
The Story of Our Christmas Tree
The Story of Our Christmas Tree The story of the Christmas Tree is full of myths and half-truths until one engraving tipped the scales. After its publication, the Western World went tree crazy. This episode we walk into the Christmas Tree’s tangled history. Then – did you know you can actually go into a National […]
The Holiday The World Needed – Part 3
History of Christmas Part 3 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined and reimagined it, we had to have Christmas. Part 3 of 3 :: 1840. It’s surprising how few books, stories, and poems started our modern Christmas spinning. Remember though, we created this holiday – we choose […]
The Holiday the World Needed – Part 2
History of Our Christmas Part 2 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined and reimagined it, we had to have Christmas. Part 2 of 3 :: From one Christmas comes another… Christmas was nearly wiped out by the Puritans. In the aftermath, we find a new […]
The Holiday The World Needed – Part 1
History of Our Christmas Part 1 Where does Christmas come from? It seems like an easy question. Maybe you could guess. If might even make you think that, if you’re wrong, you could never be that for off. But what if you are? What if what you think about Christmas isn’t true? Does that change […]
Season 2 : Here We Snow Again
Creating Christmas Season 2 Introduction This season we’re tracing the entire history of Christmas – but is that thousands of years or just hundreds or maybe just our lifetime? What are our roots, and why do we do the things we all take for granted? New episodes every Tuesday from now until Christmas This season […]