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A Brief History of Santa Claus. As a Christian holiday, Christmas is intended to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. However, many people around the world secularly celebrate Christmas.
December 25 is the 359th day of the year ... 336 – First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome. [4] ... American video game designer [89]
1643 – Captain William Mynors of the East India Company vessel, the Royal Mary, landed at an uninhabited island and named it Christmas Island. refimprove sections, unreferenced sections 1815 – The Handel and Haydn Society , the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, made its debut at King's Chapel in Boston.
1843 – A Christmas Carol (illustration pictured), a novella by Charles Dickens about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by ghosts, was published. 1983 – The Jules Rimet Trophy , awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup , was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation .
Christmas wasn't always on December 25. The day of Jesus's birth is actually not mentioned in the Bible, according to The Washington Post. It was initially believed to have taken place on January ...
Muhammed Ali Jinnah, b. 1876. Dec. 25 is a national holiday in Pakistan, but not because of Christmas. It's Muhammed Ali Jinnah's birthday, the founder of the country.
Chris Woods (December 25, 1925 –July 04, 1985), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year. Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 –January 10, 1974), American bass player, would have turned 106 this year. Pete Rugolo (December 25, 1915 –October 16, 2011), Sicilian arranger and composer, would have turned 109 this year.
Like the Christmas song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Whether you agree or feel a bit "bah humbug" about it all, one thing is for sure: A solid sense of humor is necessary to ...