Commercial activities during Christmas today are often decried as making the season too materialistic. This has caused comments that the religious aspect of Christmas is so overlooked and overshadowed that its celebration seems to be purely pagan. But today’s comparisons aren’t the first there has been some link between Christmas and pagan celebrations. As a [...]
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December 10, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment
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Social Tagging: Christmas • Christmas Trivia • History of Christmas • Holidays • Winter solstice
Filed under: Christmas Trivia
Social Tagging: Christmas • Christmas Trivia • History of Christmas • Holidays • Winter solstice
December 8, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment
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Social Tagging: Christmas • Christmas Traditions • Christmas Trivia • Gene Autry • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Santa
Filed under: Christmas Traditions, Christmas Trivia
Social Tagging: Christmas • Christmas Traditions • Christmas Trivia • Gene Autry • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Santa
The story of Rudolph, whose glowing red nose made him a standout, first appeared in 1939 when Montgomery Ward department stores distributed about 2.4 million booklets with the poem in the form of a story about “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” It was written by Robert L. May, who worked in the store’s marketing department, to [...]
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