Season 2
Building Our Holiday
I’ve always heard rumors about the history of Christmas, but I never knew what to believe. Is Christmas Pagan? Why do we give presents? How old is this holiday anyway?
This Season I talk with the foremost Christmas scholars and fans and uncover the real history of the World’s Biggest Holiday. And I can’t stress this enough – It’s much more of a collaboration than you might ever have expected.
I’ve always heard rumors about the history of Christmas, but I never knew what to believe. Is Christmas Pagan? Why do we give presents? How old is this holiday anyway?
This Season I talk with the foremost Christmas scholars and fans and uncover the real history of the World’s Biggest Holiday. And I can’t stress this enough – It’s much more of a collaboration than you might ever have expected.
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Creating Christmas Season 2 Introduction This season we’re tracing the entire history of Christmas – but is that thousands of years or …
History of Our Christmas Part 1 Where does Christmas come from? It seems like an easy question. Maybe you could guess. If …
History of Our Christmas Part 2 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined …
History of Christmas Part 3 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined and …
The Story of Our Christmas Tree The story of the Christmas Tree is full of myths and half-truths until one engraving tipped …
Santa Claus is Real All parents wrestle with the idea of St. Nick visiting their kids, and the inevitable challenge to the …
Christian Christmas The religious celebration on December 25 has been a challenge and a challenger ever since it was first created. Yes, …
Presents * Gifts and Gifting If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking – why do we …
Creating Christmas Season 2 Introduction This season we’re tracing the entire history of Christmas – but is that thousands of years or …
History of Our Christmas Part 1 Where does Christmas come from? It seems like an easy question. Maybe you could guess. If …
History of Our Christmas Part 2 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined …
History of Christmas Part 3 Christmas is “The Holiday the World Needed”. From the way it developed to how we imagined and …
The Story of Our Christmas Tree The story of the Christmas Tree is full of myths and half-truths until one engraving tipped …
Santa Claus is Real All parents wrestle with the idea of St. Nick visiting their kids, and the inevitable challenge to the …
Christian Christmas The religious celebration on December 25 has been a challenge and a challenger ever since it was first created. Yes, …
Presents * Gifts and Gifting If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking – why do we …
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