It's our first Christmas episode! In this episode, James & Andy talk all about Christmas -- the name, the traditions, the presents, the list goes on and on! Plus, Braden returns and this time he brings his guitar and voice to bless us with his rendition of O Holy Night.
The Map of Christmas Light Displays in Twin Falls:
https://magicvalleychristmaslights.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/2022-magic-valley-christmas-light-map/
*Corrections:
James says the Council of Nicaea happens in 395 AD. He misremembered. It actually starts in 325 AD.
In the story of Nicholas giving gold to a poor family, the family was poor, but actually needed the money for dowries, not to pay off debts. And it was unlikely that the gold was in brick form, but was either in nuggets/balls or bags of coins.
And finally, the Julian calendar was only 10-11 days off from where it should have been so Christmas was never celebrated in the middle of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere).
^^^ Good examples of why you should have notes in front of you during a podcast rather than trying to go off of memory *eyeroll*.
Citations of Christmas Info:
“Bishop Nicholas Loses His Cool.” St. Nicholas Center, https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/stories-legends/traditional-stories/life-of-nicholas/bishop-nicholas-loses-his-cool.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Why Is Christmas in December?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Dec. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-christmas-in-december. Accessed 22 December 2022.
"Christmas tree". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2003.
“Colonial Records & Topics: 1752 Calendar Change.” 1752 Calendar Change - Colonial Records & Topics - LibGuides Home at Connecticut State Library., https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/colonialresearch/calendar#:~:text=Changes%20of%201752&text=By%20that%20time%2C%20the%20discrepancy,most%20other%20parts%20of%20Europe.
Forbes, Bruce David (2007). Christmas: A Candid History. University of California Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-520-25802-0.
Harford, Tim. “The Real Reason Father Christmas Wears Red and White.” BBC News, BBC, 24 Dec. 2018, https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46619012.
Hirst, Ellen. “Christian Holidays Have Basis in Pagan Traditions.” The Daily Nebraskan, 15 May 2018, https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/christian-holidays-have-basis-in-pagan-traditions/article_12412954-583c-5127-a3bf-3f86df152a98.html.
Martindale, Cyril Charles (1908). "Christmas". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
“Origin of Santa.” St. Nicholas Center, https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/origin-of-santa.
“Who Is St. Nicholas?” St. Nicholas Center, https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas.
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"O Holy Night"
Performed by Braden Rainey
Words & Music by Adolphe Charles Adam | John Sullivan Dwight | Placide Cappeau
Words & Music on the Public Domain
CCLI License # 518845