No, this isn’t some future dystopian headline; it’s actually a part of US history! This blog article is long overdue. Christmas Day may be over, but as we are still in the early days of the Christmas season, it is totally appropriate to have a Christmas article. Except that this isn’t an article. It’s a link to a podcast; specifically, episode 596 of the Holy Post. If you follow the link (I have to scroll down a bit to get to the play button), in order to go directly to the Christmas content, jump to 59 minutes in, where the interview with W. David O. Taylor begins. The discussion is on how we got to the current state of Christmas celebrations in the US today. And yes, Christmas used to be illegal…
596: The Surprising Origins of Christmas in America with W. David O. Taylor (holypost.com)
