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Christmas Resources – Nativity History and Information

Family Christmas Online has a section on nativities including history information and photos of styles of nativities from years ago. There is some interesting history about how families collected their...

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Christmas Resources – Wikipedia History of Advent Calendars

Wikipedia has a history of the advent calendar, including the origins of the original advent calendar and information on modern advent calendars. The article features information on unusual versions of...

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Christmas Resources – History of Christmas Wassail

Wassail is an ancient tradition dating back to the 14th century. Wassail is mentioned in the Christmas song “Here We Come A-Wassailing”. In years past wassail was associated with drink, parties and...

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Christmas Resources – History Of Mistletoe

Learn where the tradition of mistletoe came into being. Mistletoe in early times was not thought of as a romantic symbol but instead was used for its magical powers. This article shows the use of...

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Christmas Resources – Wikipedia Article on Santa Claus

Want to know the history of Santa Claus? This Wikipedia article gives you the original Christian origins of Santa Claus, his history in other countries, folklore, Santa’s American origins and NORAD,...

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Christmas Resources – Christmas History and Facts

History.com has an interesting article about Christmas history and facts, including how the United States Christmas holidays originated, how the early Europeans celebrated winter months, Scandinavia’s...

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Christmas Resources – History Of The Advent Calendar

The origin of the Advent calendar can be traced back to the 19th Century. Advent calendars as we know them today went through many versions until the paper calendars filled with chocolates of today....

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Christmas Article: Christmas in Ireland

Christmas is always a special time of year, but Christmas in Ireland is even more so, because of the unique traditions and customs some of which go back to around 4000 B.C. It is possible that many of...

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Christmas Article: Living the Life as a Shopping Mall Santa

Every job needs someone to do it, and when Christmas season rolls around, no individual is in greater demand than Saint Nick himself. The holiday season is a time of increased workers in stores and...

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Christmas Article: Traditional Christmas Songs And Their Origins

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. It is a favorite holiday to many not only because of the presents but because it brings friends and family together. One of the greatest symbols of this...

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Christmas Resources – The Antique Christmas Lights Site

If you are interested in photos and history of Christmas lights this museum site is for you. Lots of in depth information from the early days of pre-electricity decorations to electric Christmas lights...

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