Call Me Curious

Do All Christmas Traditions Actually Come from Christmas? (And Other Holiday Tradition Mysteries) | 42

Dec 22, 2022

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Christmas Traditions

02:48

Christmas in the Victorian Period

01:31

What Is the History of Mistletoe?

02:07

Introduction

5min

I Love Christmas and I Love the Traditions

6min

Do You Have Any Christmas Traditions?

2min

Christmas Traditions - What Are They?

4min

Christmas Traditions

3min

Christmas in the Victorian Period

2min

What About the Christmas Turkey?

5min

What Is the History of Eggnog?

2min

What Is the History of Mistletoe?

2min

10.

The Christmas Tree and Mistletoe

5min

11.

Christmas Gifts Under the Tree

2min

12.

The Origin of Gift Wrapping

4min

13.

What Is St. Nicholas and Chris Kringle?

5min

14.

The Three Kings Day in Italy

2min

15.

The Gift-Bringer, Malone Is Your Dream

3min

16.

The Ukrainian Spider Webs

2min

17.

Kentucky Fried Christmas?

4min

18.

Do All Christmas Traditions Actually Come From Christmas?

6min

So what’s up with eggnog? And why is there a tree in my living room? Christmas is overflowing with traditions. Things you do, eat, drink, sing and wear. Things you look forward to all year long. (Unless, of course, you’ve been naughty!) But why? Most Christmastime rituals are things we just go with. No questions asked, right? But, hey, this is Call Me Curious! So… we’re gonna ask!! Join Nikki and Malone, with the help of “Christmas Past” podcaster Brian Earl and journalist/writer/historian Alex Palmer as they unpack Christmas traditions here and around the world. Please pass the Italian fried eel!

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