The History of Christmas

In the Western world, the birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25th since AD 354, replacing an earlier date of Janu...

THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE

It is a quaint tradition that nobody wants to claim. And its story would not be the first tradition of Christmas born of a total fabrica...

THE REAL FIRST CHRISTMAS

By Jeff Westover There is a saying common among Christian believers: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are sp...

KINGS OF CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANCE

By Jeff Westover The history of Christmas through the ages is written in chapters of contrasting observance. One chapter could speak o...

THE STORY OF BLACK PETER

By Mac Carey Before elves and eight tiny reindeer, St. Nicholas had a much more menacing assistant. Named Black Peter, this companion wa...

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SANTA

Santa Claus, much like Christmas itself, is a symbol of all things sacred and secular related to Christmas. From classic Coca Cola ads fr...

A DIFFERENT KIND OF HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS TREES

Pick a history resource out there and you will find a history of Christmas trees that dates back to pagan traditions of the Winter Solstic...

About Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album and the fourth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. Released by Columbia Records on ...