History
CHRISTMAS HISTORY
- The History of Christmas: Informative articles from Christianity Today.
- The History of Christmas: Extensive information from the History Channel.
- How Christmas Works: A Complete Guide To Christmas Traditions: Pretty thorough overview of traditions and their origins from the “How Stuff Works” folks
- The Symbols and Traditions of Christmas: Why mistletoe, holly and greens are included, among other traditions.
- The Nativity Pages: A nice page of links on the history of Christmas traditions from the Rev. Phil Greetham, a Methodist pastor in the UK.
- The 12 Days of Christmas: Just what are they, and what’s that song all about, anyway?
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
- The Christmas Archives: An exhaustive list of links and information compiled by Christmas historian Countess Maria Hubert.
- Christmas Symbols: The origins of popular Christmas observances, from a Catholic perspective.