Christmas Legends
Christmas legends range from Jesus Christ to Charles Dickens to Santa Claus. Christmas legends are born, made, crafted and passed on. Some are real while many grow in reality with each passing season. From Santa Claus to St. Nicholas, from Abraham — the father of the nations — to Abraham Lincoln, from George Bailey to Irving Berlin, the heroes and legends of Christmas are many and diverse.


Christmas legends are also sometimes not people but also traditions — the Yule Log, mistletoe, and even Christmas trees are born of legends of Christmas in antiquity.


Of Christmas legends come great debate. Which is more important on your tree — the angel or the star? Which came first and why? Both are legendary elements of the season and both have a place in Christmas.


Christmas legends are a fascinating part of the history of Christmas.

The Real First Christmas

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By Jeff Westover There is a saying common among Christian…

The Christmas Legend of Abraham Lincoln

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By B. Francis Morlan Abraham Lincoln is consistently ranked…

The True Story of Silent Night

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The story has become yet another chapter in the book of Christmas…

Mythical Beginnings of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

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By Jeff Westover It is a sad story. As his wife lay terminally…

The Evolution of Christmas

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By Jeff Westover Which came first: the chicken or the egg? That…

Charles Dickens: A Merry Old Soul

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By Jeff Westover Life and times were hard in London of 1824. For…
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The True Story of Santa Claus

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Santa Claus is real. And this is his true story. Born…

Clement C. Moore: Father, Patriot, Poet

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By Jeff Westover Clement Clarke Moore was one of New York's…

Handel’s Messiah

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By Jeff Westover On August 22, 1741 George Frideric Handel…