Here is Part II of Noel's Christmas episode - where she tells Emilie the story of Christmas in America and the surprising connections to propaganda posters and advertising.

Show Notes

Rep. Jim Jordan's tweet

The War on Christmas - Snopes

The War on Christmas - Business Insider

Christmas in Puritan New England

When Americans Banned Christmas

How Washington Irving Shaped Christmas in America

St. Nicholas Day

The History of Christmas Traditions

A Visit from St. Nicholas / The Night Before Christmas - Clement Moore

Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol

Gene Roddenberry

Thomas Nast - Santa Claus as Union propaganda

White House Christmas tree

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Alf Christmas episode

Christmas During the Great Depression

WPA Christmas toys

Pappy O'Daniel - The Cohen Brothers

Christmas Traditions from WWII

"White Christmas" and WWII

NORAD tracks Santa Claus