The Christmas Archives are the work of Christmas historian Countess Maria Hubert von Staufer. She includes excerpts from her books and collected historical writings, photographs, and artwork along with links to many Christmas related sites.

In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the observance of Christmas was once banned.

A brief history of the holiday The first time the birth of Jesus Christ was attributed to the date December 25 was in the 4th century, according to early Roman history. Early celebrations of Christmas are thought to have derived from Roman and other European festivals that marked the end of the harvest, and the winter solstice. Some customs from those celebrations that have endured include ...