Christmas A to Z

Learn interesting, unusual, unique and useful facts and tips about Christmas and the winter holiday season, in America and around the world.

Christmas History and Culture

Tree Toppers
The Origins of the Hearth as a Cherished Christmas Symbol
How Pagan Songs Became Christmas Carols
The Gifts of the Three Kings
What are Christmas Crackers?
Why Is Santa’s Suit Red?
Where Did Santa’s Elves Come From?
How Christmas Stopped the Fighting During World War I
A Brief History of Tinkertoys, the EverPresent Christmas Present
A Brief History of Christmas Cards
Charles Dickens, the Master of Christmas Stories
How We Came to Use the Word Xmas
Is Wassailing Designed to Produce More Apples or Good Cheer?
The (Short) Story Of Saint Nicholas
The Miraculous Santa Lucia (Or Saint Lucy)
St. Barbara, The Pyrotechnic Saint of Engineers


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