Tag: Christmas History
Literary Christmas: LM Montgomery
This will be the final instalment in our Literary Christmas series for Blogmas 2022! It seems impossible that we already find ourselves at December 21st but Christmas Day is nearly upon us. We opened the series with Charles Dickens, the man behind A Christmas Carol. […]
Carol of the Day: The First Noel
We are back today with the last instalment of our Carol of the Day series for this Blogmas! (Starting on Boxing Day, I will be shifting to year-end, wrap-up posts.) We’ve covered “Joy to the World”, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, and “God Rest Ye […]
Royal Christmas In Belgium
So far in this Royal Christmas series, we’ve explored how the Danish Royal Family celebrates holidays throughout December and how the Spanish Royal Family focuses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Given that the Danish royals are Protestant and the Spanish royals are Catholic, it […]
Saints’ Days: Las Posadas
The holiday season is moving along quite quickly; it seems like there is another new day or event every day. However, the middle of Advent is slower for saints’ days after St. Lucia’s Day. There is one major holiday in Mexico (and parts of the […]
Carol of the Day: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Another Carol of the Day post for Blogmas! While I do not celebrate the religious holiday of Christmas currently (there is a separate secular holiday), I still adore Christmas carols. They are an intrinsic part of the holiday season for me, and I could not […]





