Christmas History.net

[...] believe that Christmas in New York City never really got going until the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree took center stage every holiday season beginning in the 1930s. The truth is that New York [...]

[...] right – they were celebrating Christmas and their guard was down. In fact, the legend of the Christmas tree was born on this night as most modern historians credit those same Hessian soldiers with [...]

[...] holiday became more wide spread and incorporated traditions from around the word. The Christmas tree was brought to America from Germany, and Christmas cards came from London. Santa Claus [...]

[...] would have you believe that Christmas in New York City never really got going until the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree took center stage every holiday season beginning in the 1930s. The truth is [...]

[...] for riotous celebrations that many from the American countryside thought to be extreme. Christmas trees, of course, came to New York City. The Hessian soldiers fighting George Washington at [...]

[...] , by pie and other dessert treats. The wealth of the family determined the extent of feasting. Christmas trees were not a part of the colonial Christmas celebrations, for they did not make it to the [...]

[...] Norman Rockwell is a famous American artist whose 20th century works are cherished for their photograph-like [...]

[...] Candy canes are entrenched as an element of the Christmas season. How this came about seems to be a matter that is part truth, part legend, and part [...]

[...] Now.” Uncle Sam is quoted as telling Santa what the shopping rules are for the 1918 Christmas season, concluding: “And be sure to emphasize that all packages to be mailed or expressed [...]

[...] to note what Washington knew not only of his enemy but also of his own troops that Christmas season. Christmas in America during the 18th century was far from universally celebrated or [...]

[...] of Christmas in the White House The Candy Bomber Book Review: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum [...]

[...] . The Christmas tree was brought to America from Germany, and Christmas cards came from London. Santa Claus himself is a combination of Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas from Dutch and English [...]

[...] donned their decorations, and large feasts were prepared. The foodstuffs of colonial Christmas celebrations were similar to today’s Christmas dinner. A ham, roast, or turkey was usually [...]