“reforms to Christmas behaviors were in part driven by fear of class conflict and a desire to tame customs that, despite their connection to the birth of the Prince of Peace, had become violent, confrontational, and an excuse for manifesting… — 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 pope, or the past.” — Gerry Bowler Copy Share
“versions of popular Christmas carols that one James Dodson produced in the 1990s. Take, for example, “God Keep of All You Protestants” (sung to the tune of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”): God keep all of you Protestants From walking in the way Of heathens and idolaters To celebrate this day. You resurrect this Romish mass, for you have gone… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share
“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 anapestic rhythm for the amusement of his daughters.13 Legend has it that they were inspired by the portly figure of his fur-clad sleigh driver as he returned home from a shopping trip through the snowy streets.… — Gerry Bowler Copy Share
“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
