Tag Archives: Battle for Christmas

Bi-Polar Nature of Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Robin Main

“The word is “Christmas.” Say it pal!” Fox News Commentator Bill O’ Reilly rides again, and so does our annual “War on Christmas.” Personally, I’m uncomfortable forcing anyone to say anything, because if they’re not saying something, they usually have … Continue reading →

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Christmas Outlawed in Scotland

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Robin Main

Scots… not only thrifty, but zealous. William Wallaces… the lot of them. We can trace back our modern “War on Christmas” to the height of The Reformation. The year was 1583. The culprit was a passionate kilt-laden people who had … Continue reading →

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Christmas Outlawed in England

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Robin Main

Although Oliver Cromwell is England’s poster boy for their banishment of Christmas, it was actually the Puritan Parliament that clamped down on the celebration for approximately 16 years from 1644-1660.  Perhaps Cromwell’s sympathetic heart and actions were read more than … Continue reading →

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Little Known Origins of the “War on Christmas”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Robin Main

Who’s getting sick of the annual Christmas controversies? Raise your hand (and it’s only the first week in December). But if you were to bet that it’s a fairly new phenomenon (since the turn of the millennia), you’d be out … Continue reading →

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How did the American Christmas Tree Become So Popular?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Robin Main

German immigrants to America are most probably the root of the spread of the American Christmas Tree, but not the carriers. That honor appears to go to commercial literature in the form of holiday Gift Books. Just know a paradox … Continue reading →

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