[DouglasKC]

The history of Christmas in America from the History Channel...

[DouglasKC]

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[DouglasKC]

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[DouglasKC]

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[Augustinian monk]

Happy Quanzai

[Uri’el-2012]

But what about the 1800s peaked American interest in the holiday?

It should read :

But what about the 1800s piqued American interest in the holiday?

[stripes1776]

The history of Christmas in America from the History Channel...

Now we know why people bake fruitcakes for Christmas. A fruitcake makes the ideal gift for the right person.

Joy to all as we celebrate the birth of Christ.

[P-Marlowe]

Wow, The History Channel doesn't need to footnote their articles, do they?

Aren't these the same networks that bring us all the hard facts about global warming and evolution?

[freemike]

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[P-Marlowe]

In Germany, people honored the pagan god Oden during the mid-winter holiday. Germans were terrified of Oden, as they believed he made nocturnal flights through the sky to observe his people, and then decide who would prosper or perish. Because of his presence, many people chose to stay inside.

Whoever wrote this article needs to go back and finish elementary school.

First of all, it is ODIN not ODEN. Secondly, the honoring of Odin was a mid summer celebration and not a mid-winter celebration, and this nonsense about nocturnal flights to observe people and deciding who would prosper or perish is baloney. I cannot find any such reference to Odin.

No wonder there are no footnotes.

[Colonial Warrior]

[onedoug]

I’ve got to find Alister Sim’s, and Gene Lockhart’s “A Christmas Carol”.

Thanks for the reminder.