Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, its traditional trappings surround many of us for between twenty (if you’re lucky) and sixty days of every year.
So, let’s take a look at the origins of some of these traditions (without going too close to the tricky religious aspects of the subject).
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- 25 December
- Holly, Ivy, and a Yule Log
- Santa Claus
- Coca Cola
- Christmas Cards
- Turkey Dinner
- Xmas
- Merry Christmas
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00:00 - Origins of Christmas Traditions
00:23 - The facts behind some familiar Christmas traditions
00:44 - 25 December
01:53 - Holly, Ivy, and the Yule Log
02:57 - Santa Claus
03:50 - Didn’t Coca Cola invent Santa Claus?
05:29 - Christmas Cards
06:27 - Turkey Dinner
07:57 - Xmas
08:36 - ‘Merry Christmas!’
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