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The prominence of Christmas Day increased gradually after Charlemagne was crowned Emperor on Christmas Day in 800. [38] King Edmund the Martyr was anointed on Christmas in 855 and King William I of England was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. [39] The coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas of 800 helped promote the popularity of the holiday.
Christmas: A Biography was released from Picador on 19 October 2017. [1] An American edition was released from Thomas Dunne Books on 24 October. [22] A year later, on 1 November 2018, Picador released an edition with a new title, Christmas: A History. [23]
The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day."
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Some churches, sects, and communities of the Restoration Movement reject the observance of Christmas for theological reasons; these include Jehovah's Witnesses, [150] Armstrongites, [citation needed] the True Jesus Church, the Church of God (Seventh-Day), the Iglesia ni Cristo, the Christian Congregation in Brazil, the Christian Congregation in ...
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure [1] originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve.
Father Christmas Packing 1931, as imagined in a private letter by J. R. R. Tolkien, published in 1976. Father Christmas appeared in many 20th century English-language works of fiction, including J. R. R. Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters, a series of private letters to his children written between 1920 and 1942 and first published in 1976. [97]
Joint services were held. In many sectors the truce lasted through Christmas night, continuing until New Year's Day in others. [6] On Christmas Day, Brigadier-General Walter Congreve, commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade, stationed near Neuve Chapelle, wrote a letter recalling that the Germans declared a truce for the day. One of his men ...