Christmas

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 13 | St. Knut’s Day: Christmas tree plundering in Sweden and Finland

5 months ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maxine Menster’s Gravestone and her Christmas Cookie recipe

5 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

6 January: The true story of La Befana.

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• Food

Saaremaa, the Estonian island where Christmas trees become soda

5 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legends and superstitions of Appalachian Christmas (and Old Christmas)

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

What are the 12 Days of Christmas, and what do they mean?

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

December 27: National Fruit Cake Day

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• Art and Photography
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Merry Christmas! A short history of Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

25# Feliz Navidad! (Próspero año y felicidad)

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A popular Ukrainian Christmas tradition: Didukh (and how to make it)

6 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

23# Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 🎶

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: the spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

22# Behind the song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2022

21# Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms’ Rockin’ Christmas classic

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

20# The true story behind “I’ll be Home for Christmas”

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The magic of lost Brittany’s Christmas Traditions

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2022

19# The true story behind Last Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

18# The controversial history of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

6 months ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2022

17# All I Want for Christmas Is…You?

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Io, Saturnalia!

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

16# It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

15# Deck the Halls

6 months ago Danijel90

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• Random Christmas 2022

14# The Twelve Days of Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

13# O Tannenbaum – here another song that has very little to do with Christmas!

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

12# Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

6 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legend of the Nisse and Tomte – Scandinavian domestic sprites and their modern counterparts that you don’t expect

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

11# The humble origins of Silent Night

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

10# Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer: One hit wonder

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

8# We Wish You a Merry Christmas…with no more figgy pudding

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

7# Who’s responsible for the Little Drummer Boy?

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

6# No Christmas for Frosty 🎶

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

5# The Christmas Song, The first holiday standard sung by a black American

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

4# Jingle Bells or…The One Horse Open Sleigh? 🎶

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

3# Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 🎶

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

2# Sleigh rides…in July 🎶

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of December: holidays, folklore and traditions

6 months ago Leo S

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• Food

How to eat a Christmas Tree (or turn it into Cocktails)

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

Christmas and Winter weather folklore

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lismore: the Australian town that turns trash into Christmas trees

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 24#: Tbilisi Christmas Tree – Georgia

1 year ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 23#: Ghajnsielem Christmas Tree – Gozo Island – Malta

1 year ago Nathan