My Merry Christmas - Christmas Past

Christmas History
Christmas is continually re-invented. It seems each generation brings some new element to the celebration of the season. Here we explore the true stories behind the more familiar things of the season:

Norman Rockwell: American Christmas Legend

The Halifax Exposion of 1917

Christmas at the White House

Charles Dickens: A Merry Old Soul

Others: The Story of The Salvation Army

Puritan Humbugs: How the Pilgrims Nearly Killed Christmas

Handel's Messiah

Christmas in the 1930s

Clement C. Moore: Father, Patriot, Poet

History of Christmas Lights

The Christmas Truce

Yes, Virginia -- There Really Was a Virginia

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Christmas at War
"Peace on earth" is the central message of Christmas. Yet it has been Christmas experienced during times where peace was far, far away that teach us the biggest lessons. This collection of history and true personal stories explores the oxymoronic topic of Christmas at War:

Christmas During the Civil War

Washington's Christmas at War

Somewhere in France

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Christmas Memories
Christmas is a magical season for all generations. The following are true award winning stories of Christmas submitted by our site users over the years:

Don't Say Goodbye, Just Say Merry Christmas
When a sick friend has to say goodbye one last Christmas is needed.

The Angel Twin
Celebrating the tradition of an ornament more than a century old.

Ryan's Prayer
A child becomes the teacher.

Old Man Kramer
A grumpy neighbor is mistaken for Santa Claus.

Emily's Highest Bough
A multi-generational remembrance of Christmas past featuring the excursion to secure a real tree.

Mrs. Christmas
Memories of a Grandmother known by no other name than Mrs. Christmas.

Jingle Bell
A ten year old writes of seeing Santa on a magical Christmas Eve.

My Christmas of 1947
A father teaches the true meaning of Christmas with a toy even though Santa was poor.

Homemade Ornaments and Our Anonymous Christmas Angel
The first Christmas for a newlywed couple is fondly remembered.

Christmas Baby
A baby, a blizzard...and one unforgettable Christmas.

Learning the True Meaning of Christmas
When a parent fails to get what the kids really want for Christmas the lessons learned years down the road serve as appropriate reminders for all of us who cherish the season.

The Christmas Dress
The memories of the pesky little sister, the love of an older sibling and the making of the Christmas dress.

My Santa Claus
A tender story of an adult child contemplating the death of a parent. The sweet redemption comes through a near death experience that proved to be a healing Christmas gift.

The Gift My Brother Couldn't Give

Once Upon a Foggy Christmas

My Little Lie

Somewhere in France

Seeing Christmas Different

A Christmas Past Comes Home

Nothing

Christmas Twice

I Always Felt So Special

Santa Doesn't Always Come by Sleigh

Voices of Elves in the Night

A Christmas When Life Overshadowed Death

Up in Flames

The Big Red Box

His Name is Bud

Of Greatest Worth

No Longer Alone in a Crowd

My Neightbor, My Friend

Korat Christmas

Amanda

Just Like Jesus

A Gift From a Two Year Old

A Christmas Sight

Christmas Collage

My Dog Sam

My 12 Days of Christmas

It's Not the Gift, It's the Wrapping

Holiday Disasters
It might not have seemed funny at the time...but we sure enjoy the memory now. Click here to read true stories of the mishaps of Christmas as they happened.