Christmas Traditions from the Archbishop of Constantinople to Department Store Parades

Christmas Traditions from the Archbishop of Constantinople to Department Store Parades

Constant Wonder

Christmas: A Biography

Episode: Christmas: A Biography

  • Dec 22, 2020 7:00 pm
  • 28:35 mins

Christmas has had nearly 2000 years of evolving traditions, cultures, and practices. While we all might think our way of celebrating the holiday is the “right” way to do it, there are actually as many differences as you’d expect with 2000 years of history. Guest: Judith Flanders, writer and social historian, primarily focused on Victorian era, author of “Inside the Victorian Home,” “The Invention of Murder,” and, “Christmas: A Biography."