A Collection of the Best Christmas Holiday Resources
The origin of the Advent calendar can be traced back to the 19th Century. Advent calendars as we know them today went through many versions until the paper calendars filled with chocolates of today. Learn the history of the early Advent calendars to modern day Advent calendars. Christmas Resources – History Of The Advent Calendar
History.com has an interesting article about Christmas history and facts, including how the United States Christmas holidays originated, how the early Europeans celebrated winter months, Scandinavia’s celebration of winter solstice, Germany’s celebration of the winter months, and much more. Christmas History and Facts
There is a long list of Christmas legends and stories here, known stories and obscure stories alike. Find out about the legend of the candy cane, the legend of the Christmas thorn, the legend of Rudolph, the legend of Christmas angels and much more. Christmas Resources – Christmas Legends Stories
Visit this online Advent calendar museum and you will see a number of colorful unique designs and styles of historic Advent calendars from a variety of countries. The Advent calendars are shown in a Flash movie, click on the arrows in the navigation to go to more Advent calendars. Christmas Resources – Advent Calendar Museum
Want to know the history of Santa Claus? This Wikipedia article gives you the original Christian origins of Santa Claus, his history in other countries, folklore, Santa’s American origins and NORAD, the program that tracks Santa’s annual trip to deliver gifts. Wikipedia Article on Santa Claus
Kiddyhouse.com features a good list of teacher lesson plans for the Christmas holiday season. The lessons include a holiday rhyming lesson, writing to Santa Claus, making Christmas tree ornaments, a Mexican Christmas celebration, and more. Christmas Holiday Lesson Plans
Holidays.net has a list of facts related to Christmas that are fun and informative. Learn facts about the number of Christmas cards sent every year, how long it takes a Christmas tree to reach six feet tall, which country makes the most artificial Christmas trees and what year Santa Claus was first mentioned in the [...]
Wassail is an ancient tradition dating back to the 14th century. Wassail is mentioned in the Christmas song “Here We Come A-Wassailing”. In years past wassail was associated with drink, parties and caroling from home to home during the Christmas season. Learn more about this ancient tradition in this article and how wassail came to [...]
This Christmas quiz starts easily enough then gets harder. Some questions are obscure or not easily known including traditions from other countries. Get through the novice quiz then try the more difficult Christmas quizzes and you’ll have some fun and learn something in the process. Christmas Trivia Quiz
Wikipedia has a history of the advent calendar, including the origins of the original advent calendar and information on modern advent calendars. The article features information on unusual versions of advent calendars including Scandinavian towns that have television show based on advent calendars starting December 1st and a German town that paints scenes at houses [...]
Santaland has a long list of Christmas traditions from other countries including information on the Magi, the origins of the Christmas card, Christmas symbols, origin of Mistletoe, history of the Christmas tree and much more. Christmas Traditions Around the World
Do you know how other countries celebrate Christmas? Thirty different countries are represented here with information about their unique Christmas customs. Find out how people celebrate in Brazil, Australia, India, Japan, Nicaragua and elsewhere. Christmas Celebrations Around the World
