Dec 20, 2019
In the third annual Potstirrer Podcast War on Christmas Special, Jaye discusses the pre-Christian origins of several Christmas traditions, including the twelve days of Christmas, Yule logs, Santa Claus and more. How did the Christmas holiday develop over time? And, if Christmas isn't purely "Christian," what are evangelicals waging the "War on Christmas" truly fighting for?
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Source Texts and Links:
Jackson, Sophie. 2013. The Medieval Christmas. Cheltenham, UK:
The History Press.
https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/biblical-evidence-shows-jesus-christ-wasnt-born-on-dec-25
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89707/origins-12-christmas-traditions
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/whenchristmasiscelebrated.shtml
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/orthodox-christmas-day
https://www.professorshouse.com/yule/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/how-december-25-became-christmas/
https://www.infoplease.com/calendar-holidays/major-holidays/origins-christmas-holiday
https://www.historyhit.com/the-growth-of-christianity-in-the-roman-empire/
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Holy_Roman_Empire
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas
https://www.livius.org/articles/place/myra-demre/myra-church-of-the-tomb-of-st-nicholas/
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint
https://www.history.com/news/dont-forget-santas-cookies-and-milk-the-history-of-a-popular-christmas-tradition
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/12/131219-santa-claus-origin-history-christmas-facts-st-nicholas/
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/how-the-puritans-banned-christmas/
https://www.politicalresearch.org/2016/08/18/dominionism-rising-a-theocratic-movement-hiding-in-plain-sight
https://www.politicalresearch.org/1992/12/01/theocracy-and-white-supremacy-behind-the-culture-war-to-restore-traditional-values
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/03/14/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/
Music:
Christmas Homecoming composed by Aaron Kenny
Carol Of the Bells composed by Audionautix
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Deck the Halls B composed Kevin MacLeod
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(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Viking composed by Aakash Gandhi
Yonder Hill and Dale composed by Aaron Kenny
Parzival composed by William Rosati
Shesh Pesh composed by JR Tundra
Achaidh Cheide composed by Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
At the Foot of the Sphinx composed by Twin Musicom
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(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/