Forgotten History of Christmas Carols

Dan O'Donnell tells the story of how a children's game became a beloved Christmas song.

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How did a randy New Year's Eve song become a beloved Christmas carol? Dan O'Donnell explains.

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Dan O'Donnell tells the tale of how Santa Claus upstaging Gene Autry in a parade led to one of the world's best-known Christmas carols.

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Dan O'Donnell gives the history of a song that's so old, no one is quite sure when it was first written.

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Dan O'Donnell tells the story of why we should all thank a songwriter's wife for not singing about "tinkle bells" every Christmas.

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One of Santa's reindeer a drunk? Dan O'Donnell explains how that belief nearly prevented the release of one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time.

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Dan O'Donnell explains how one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols started as merely a way for a songwriter to keep cool on a hot summer day.

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A record label deemed it to be too sad to be a Christmas carol, but struck a poignant chord with soldiers serving in World War II. Dan O'Donnell tells the story of "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

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Did you know the good king was actually a real king (well, technically the duke of Bohemia)? Dan O'Donnell tells the tale of Wenceslas I.

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Dan O'Donnell tells the story of how a 13 year-old girl recorded one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time.

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