Christmas 2022
Christmas 2022
Join Christmas Past one last time in the 2022 season. It's our annual look back at the sights, sounds, news, and trends ... Read more
25 Dec 2022
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9mins
Backstory — Pfeffernusse
Backstory — Pfeffernusse
They're the spiced cookie with the funny sounding (to American ears) name. Pfeffernusse — or, "pepper nuts" in English —... Read more
23 Dec 2022
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10mins
Backstory — Christmas Popcorn Tins
Backstory — Christmas Popcorn Tins
Those decorative tins filled with three kinds of popcorn have been a Christmas staple for decades. But...why? In this ep... Read more
21 Dec 2022
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11mins
Backstory — Panettone
Backstory — Panettone
It's fluffy, sweet, and studded with raisins and candied fruit peel. It's the Italian Christmas cake known as Panettone.... Read more
19 Dec 2022
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10mins
Your Christmas Memories, 2022
Your Christmas Memories, 2022
Cozy up with the Christmas Past family for some reminiscing! It's one of our favorite annual traditions...where I turn t... Read more
16 Dec 2022
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21mins
Backstory — Classic American Christmas Music
Backstory — Classic American Christmas Music
Most of the classic American Christmas songs come from the 1940s. What was it about that decade that accounts for an exp... Read more
14 Dec 2022
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15mins
Backstory — It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Backstory — It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Strictly speaking, a Christmas carol is a song that tells the Nativity story. That's what made Edmund Sears's song, "It ... Read more
12 Dec 2022
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12mins
Backstory — Christmas Crackers
Backstory — Christmas Crackers
They're the festive party favors containing a paper crown, a trinket, and a joke — and wrapped in a package that goes "b... Read more
9 Dec 2022
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12mins
Backstory — Father Christmas
Backstory — Father Christmas
"Father Christmas"...that's what they call Santa Claus in England, right? Well, sort of, but there's more to it than tha... Read more
7 Dec 2022
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14mins
Backstory — Pantomime
Backstory — Pantomime
It's the theater experience that's as rollicking and raucous as it is festive! And it's also mostly unknown to American ... Read more
5 Dec 2022
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16mins