Father Dan on December 22nd, 2003
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Misheard lyrics to Christmas songs are immortalized as ‘mondegreens.’ For safety’s sake, don’t be drinking hot liquids while reading this page.
Netlore describes the physics involved in Santa’s delivering presents all over the world.
Did a QVC demonstrator fall from a ladder on live television?
So you think you know Christmas, eh? Find out if you’re more bluff than buff by taking our Christmas legends quiz!
According to the Bible, how many wise men travelled to visit the infant Jesus as he lay in the manger?
The modern image of Santa Claus: Created by Coca-Cola?
Who penned Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and why?
The true identities of Donner and Blitzen.
Does the suicide rate increases significantly during the winter holiday season?
Poinsettias: Deadly poison or overpriced house plant?
Did a guy dressed as Santa Claus get stuck in chimney and die?
Those wacky Japanese and their misunderstandings of Western culture: Did a Christmas display in Japan feature a smiling Santa Claus nailed to a cross?
Everybody thinks they know what the term “Immaculate Conception” refers to but few do.
It’s a given we refer to December 26th as Boxing Day, but why?
The origins of the yule log.
Holiday formula: Little kids + school play = mayhem. A nativity play takes an unusual turn when the innkeeper departs from the script.
The holiday season abounds with superstitions. If you ever wondered about kissing under the mistletoe, this is the page for you.
The origin of Christmas cards.
The candy cane controversy: Were they created to symbolize Jesus, their shape representing the letter “J” and their colors standing for the purity and blood of Christ?
More controversy on the hoof: Was the song The Twelve Days of Christmas created by persecuted Catholics as a coded reference to important articles of their faith?
Even more controversy: Is ‘Xmas‘ a modern, disrespectful abbreviation of the word ‘Christmas’?
The ultimate fruitcake recipe, which we take pains to test every holiday season on your behalf. No sacrifice is too great.
Sex and Santa’s reindeer: Are they all female?
From the ’strange Christmas gifts’ file: A blow-up doll clad in pantyhose causes hilarity.
Naughty, not nice: Toys left with a Wal-Mart to be donated to needy kids were returned to shelves for resale.
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