Announcing my all new Christmas Reference PDF. It’s up to 22 pages now. Improvements include an expanded section on Christmas literature, a whole new listing of Christmas movies, updates to the timeline, a complete listing of the White House décor themes (2021 is Gifts from the Heart), and more.
Did you know that Christmas was once outlawed? Did you know that poinsettias are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the American Ambassador to Mexico who introduced us to the plant in 1828? How about that the English like to eat their Christmas cake with a slice of cheddar cheese, or that the candy cane was invented as a way to keep children quiet in church? And, I bet you can’t guess when and where the first Ugly Christmas Sweater party was held, can you?
This is my gift in hopes that 2021 ends on a happier note for you than it began. Enjoy.
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Shortly, I’ll be transferring old posts to here from my old site (tankardsaweigh.com), as well as posting new ones.