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Angels had always been a part of Christmas. The have figured in the story of Jesus even before he was born when the Archangel Gabriel declared to Mary that she would bear a son who will be named Jesus. When he was born, an angel appeared to shepherds tending to their flocks about the good…

Christmas isn’t Christmas without Santa Claus. Indeed, in Europe he is more commonly called Father Christmas. His home is in the far north, some say at the North Pole, but if the Finns are right, Santa lives in the mountains of Korvatunturi in the Lapland Province of Finland. In any case, the snow never melts…

Without reindeers pulling Santa Claus’ sleigh, he wouldn’t be able to travel all over the world distributing gifts to all boy and girls who have been nice. And without Rudolf’s glowing red nose, he wouldn’t be able to see his way through falling snow. Thanks to the reindeers, there has always been a reason for…

Like Christmas trees, Moravian stars, and Santa Claus, the candy cane is a symbol of Christmas. This began when the Christians of Northern Germany adopted the practice of putting up Christmas trees in the 16th Century. They decorated the trees with cookies and candies. The candies then were just plain straight sticks of hardened white…