Christmas Tradition History 2020 edition
Merry Christmas and Many Blessings to you and yours!
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful time with those you love this holiday season. Grab a cup of cocoa, put your feet up and enjoy a look at Christmas traditions through history.
Don’t forget, you can find an index to all the Regency Christmas tradition posts HERE
*~*~*~*~*~* Unusual Christmas Traditions*~*~*~*~*~*
- The Yule Cat of Iceland: A Different Kind of Christmas Tradition
- 19 Christmas Eve Traditions You Probably Didn’t Know About
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Carols*~*~*~*~*~*
- Christmas Carols of Yore
- Regency Bicentennial: First Performance of Stille Nacht
- A Silent Night
- The Premiere of Silent Night
- Oldest copy of Silent Night found in Vienna
- A Garland of Christmas Carols
- Christmas Carols: Why do we keep singing them?
- The Holly and the Ivy
- Traditional English Christmas Carols: The Coventry Carol and The Holly and the Ivy
- A Victorian Christmas Carol
- The reformation of Christmas carols?
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Trees*~*~*~*~*~*
- Flowering fruit tree branches as Christmas trees
- How to Make the Most of a Victorian Christmas Tree
- Queen Charlotte’s Christmas Tree
- Stories of the Christmas Tree in France
- Christmas Tree Folktales and Legends
- History and Tradition of Christmas Ornaments
- The History of Christmas Trees
- German Christmas tree, sugar ornaments and garden board base
- The First Christmas Tree
- Royal Christmas trees through the ages
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Decorations*~*~*~*~*~*
- Victorian Advice on DIY Christmas Decorations
- 18th & 19th century Christmas decorating with holly and mistletoe
- Victorian Christmas Decorating, featuring Frosted Branches and Gilded Acorns
- Regency Era Christmas Evergreen Decorations
- An Illuminating History…and Christmas Lights
- Kissing under the mistletoe at the North Pole in 1830
- Mistletoe Madness, 1796
- The Christmas Rose
- Mistletoe Lore and Legend
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Cards*~*~*~*~*~*
- Some of the Earliest Christmas Cards Were Morbid and Creepy
- Christmas Cards and the Loss of Christmas
- World’s first Christmas card goes on display at Dickens Museum
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Charity*~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Fun and Games*~*~*~*~*~*
- Behind the Scenes of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
- Christmas storytelling
- Adalbert Stifter’s Rock Crystal (1846)~ A Christmas Story
- Charades – a Christmas game to make a long evening short
- A Christmas entertainment
- Having a ball – Christmas in Calcutta
*~*~*~*~*~* Christmas Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*
- Christmas Gift Ideas from the 19th Century
- Christmas Shopping in 1833
- Ye Olde Ask the Past Gift Guide
- A VICTORIAN LADY’S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
- Christmas Shopping: A Victorian Thought on It
*~*~*~*~*~* Boxing Day*~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~* Santa Claus*~*~*~*~*~*
- Are These the Bones of Santa Claus?
- St. Nicholas Day and the Ancient Tradition of the boy-Bishop
- The Man Behind the Story of Father Christmas/Santa Claus
- Santa Claus’s coming to Britain
The Worst Jobs in History, Christmas Edition
You can find more Christmas History posts HERE
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That video was disgusting. I loved it. However, he has nothing on a mother with small children. Yep… women have it rough. Loved it. I’ll need to get that cup of cocoa and look at some of the links when I have more time. I appreciate all you do for us in finding the most intriguing posts. Blessings, stay safe, and healthy.
I just skimmed over the Yule Cat of Iceland story…awfully scary! Not one I would share with small children.