Listen "The American Way of Christmas Part Two"
Episode Synopsis
In this Part Two of a two Part Series on the origins of The American Way of Christmas we’ll examine one of America’s most successful efforts at building a common national culture. In this episode, we’ll discover how St. Nicholas evolved into Santa Claus, what the meaning of Yuletide and Christmastide is, the importance of the Twelve Days of Christmas, what Charles Dickens taught everyone about the Christmas spirit, and reprise the Top Ten Christmas Carols of all time and the most popular Christmas song of all time – spoiler alert: it’s not “White Christmas.”
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