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CHRISTMAS<br />
YOU<br />
?<br />
SantaClauscomesfrom St.Nicholas,a<br />
Chrisanbishoplivingin(whatisnow)Turkey<br />
inthefourthcenturyAD.St.Nicholashadinheritedagreatdealofwealthandwasknown<br />
forgivingitawaytohelptheneedy.When<br />
sainted,hebecametheprotectorofchildren.<br />
SantaClausdeliveringpresentscomesfrom<br />
Holand’scelebraonofSt.Nicholas’feastday<br />
on<strong>Dec</strong>ember6.Childrenwouldleaveshoes<br />
outthenightbeforeand,inthemorning,<br />
wouldfindlilegisthatSt.Nicholaswould<br />
leavethem.<br />
Andstockingscomefrom thisstory:Apoor<br />
manwiththreedaughterscouldn’taffordthe<br />
dowrytohavethem maried.Onenight,St.<br />
Nicholasdroppedabagofgolddownthe<br />
man’schimneysothathisoldestdaughter<br />
wouldbeabletogetmaried,andthebagfel<br />
intoastockingthatwasdryingbythefire.<br />
ThoughSantaClaushaswornblueandwhite<br />
andgreeninthepast,histradionalredsuit<br />
camefrom a1930sadbyCocaCola.<br />
TheChristmastreemadeitswaytoAmericain<br />
the1830sbutwasn’tpopularunl1846,aer<br />
Germany’sPrinceAlbertbroughtittoEngland<br />
whenhemariedQueenVictoria.Thetwo<br />
weresketchedinfrontofaChristmastreeand<br />
thetradioninstantlybecamepopular.Royal<br />
feverwasrealevenbackthen.<br />
THEbestselingXmassingleeverisBing<br />
Crosby's White Christmas,shiing over<br />
50milioncopiesworldwidesince1942.<br />
Santawasabachelorunlthelate1800s<br />
ThefirstmenonofaspouseforSantawasin<br />
the1849shortstory‘AChristmasLegend’by<br />
JamesRees.Overthenextseveralyears,the<br />
ideaofMrs.Clausfounditswayintoseveral<br />
literarypublicaons,liketheYaleLiterary<br />
MagazineandHarper'sMagazine.Butit<br />
wasn'tunlKatherineLeeBates'widely<br />
circulated1889poem GoodySantaClausona<br />
SleighRidethatSanta'swifewaspopularized.<br />
("Goody"isshortfor"Goodwife,"or"Mrs.")<br />
THEwordNoelderivesfrom theFrenchexpresion"lesbonnesnouveles"or"thegood<br />
news"<br />
BEFOREturkey,thetradionalChristmas<br />
mealinEnglandwasapig'sheadand<br />
mustard.<br />
THEGreekscelebrateChristmasonJanuary7,<br />
acordingtotheoldJuliancalendar,while<br />
ChristmaspresentsareopenedonNewYear's<br />
Day.<br />
JingleBelswasthefirstsongbroadcastfrom<br />
space when Gemini6 astronautsTom<br />
Stafford and Waly Schira sang iton<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember16,1965.<br />
BanningChristmas<br />
ININ1647,aertheEnglishCivilWar,Oliver<br />
Cromwelbannedfesvies.Thelawwasn't<br />
liedunl1660.<br />
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