Merry Christmas! In this podcast, Chaz and Christie begin a two part series on some of our more popular Christmas traditions. This podcast focuses mainly on Santa Claus and the Christmas tree.

History of Santa Claus:

• Three main views of where Santa Claus originated
• How Santa went from an elf with a miniature sleigh to a full-sized Santa dressed all in red.
• Was Santa always jolly?
• Thomas Nast 
• Coca Cola's 
• Rudolph, elves and Mrs. Claus

History of the Christmas Tree:

• Paradise tree (Christbaum)
• Martin Luther
• Saint Boniface legend
• Legend of the Forester
• Queen Charlotte's Christmas tree 
• Christmas tree's move to the United States
• History of the tree skirt
• 1851 first mass supply of Christmas trees 

In our next podcast we will be discussing the history of:

• Christmas cards and stamps
• Poinsettias
• Salvation Army Bell Ringers
• Store Santa's
• Ugly Christmas Sweater's
• Cookie swaps
• Letter's to Santa with milk and cookies 

We hope you enjoy this podcast and have a very Merry Christmas.