In this annual holiday special, I look at the original Protestant "War on Christmas," with its emphasis on iconoclasm, and use that to springboard into a discussion of Christmas iconography and images of Jesus Christ generally, asking, "What did Christ really look like?"

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Some music on this episode is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). His tracks include "Remedy for Melancholy," "Holiday Gift," "Mercy" "daemones," "daedalus," "Comatose," and "Cold War Echo."

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"Wish Background," "Mesmerize," "Relaxing Piano Music," and "Parting of the Ways, Part 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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A Very Historically Blind Xmas: The Iconic Christ