“reforms to Christmas behaviors were in part driven by fear of class conflict and a desire to tame customs that, despite their… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“the “advertising lords” of Madison Avenue who “had reduced Christmas to a carnival of mass marketing.” — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“In New England, prejudice against marking the birth of Jesus either in church or in the family lingered until the late nineteenth… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“The Gift-Bringer has ceased to be Dutch or Catholic or, indeed, of any particular ethnic or religious affiliation, owing no allegiance to Europe, the… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“versions of popular Christmas carols that one James Dodson produced in the 1990s. Take, for example, “God Keep of All You Protestants” (sung to… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“reforms to Christmas behaviors were in part driven by fear of class conflict and a desire to tame customs that, despite their connection to… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“the motto “Shop less, live more, save the earth,” the team at Operation Noah, anxious about climate change, is promoting a series of events… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“In the Christmas season of 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, a prosperous New York scholar and landowner, wrote a series of verses in a lively… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“Puritans had sought to eliminate Christmas mince pies as “idolatry in crust”; the minions of the French Revolution came down hard on bakers who… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“the “advertising lords” of Madison Avenue who “had reduced Christmas to a carnival of mass marketing.” — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“Why is it that liquor flows more freely at this time of year than any other? Why is it that there are more automobile… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
“In New England, prejudice against marking the birth of Jesus either in church or in the family lingered until the late nineteenth century: Christmas… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share Image
