Christmas Past

Christmas past is more than just history. It is memories and music and food and style and unique traditions. It is the stuff of legends, too. We grandly embrace the Christmas of the past.

Christmas gifts in the 1970s

Great Christmas Gifts in the 1970s

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Christmas gifts in the 1970s were very different than the decades…
Thanksgiving

Josiah, His Turkeys and His Sweetheart

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(Editor’s Note: This Thanksgiving story was published sometime…
Christmas in the 1970s

Christmas in the 1970s

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Christmas in the 1970s was an era between eras. Music and television…
O Holy Night

The Story of O Holy Night

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O Holy Night is like the national anthem of Christmas songs.…

What Christmas was Like 100 Years Ago

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We tend to think of Christmas much the same year after year.…

Five Things People Get Wrong about The Nativity

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I have been on a mission over the course of several Christmas…

Reading Dickens

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Everyone knows the story of A Christmas Carol backwards and forwards.…

London Christmas of the 1950s

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This is a great video showing Christmas in London back in the…

Christmas in July: A Vaudeville Tradition

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By Merry Carey Today, Christmas in July is an occasion to…

Kings of Christmas Extravagance

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By Jeff Westover The history of Christmas through the ages…

Christmas Giving: Are you a Spug?

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By Merry Carey Are you a Spug? To find out, ask yourself…

The Halifax Christmas Disaster of 1917

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By B. Francis Morlan Editor's Note: Every December the City…