Miscellaneous
Here is Part II of Noel's Christmas episode - where she tells Emilie the story of Christmas in America and the surprising connections to propaganda posters and advertising. Show Notes https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1335006495931510786?s=20 (Rep. Jim Jordan's tweet) https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/11/29/the-war-on-christmas/ (The War on Christmas - Snopes) https://www.businessinsider.com/war-on-christmas-history-2017-12 (The War on Christmas - Business Insider) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Puritan_New_England (Christmas in Puritan New England) https://theweek.com/articles/479313/when-americans-banned-christmas#:~:text=The%20Pilgrims%20who%20came%20to,They%20didn't. (When Americans Banned Christmas) https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2016/fall/feature/how-washington-irving-shaped-christmas-in-america (How Washington Irving Shaped Christmas in America) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Day (St. Nicholas Day) https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-christmas-traditions-1773799 (The History of Christmas Traditions) https://poets.org/poem/visit-st-nicholas (A Visit from St. Nicholas / The Night Before Christmas - Clement Moore) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm (Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734472/ (Gene Roddenberry) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-cartoonist-created-modern-image-santa-claus-union-propaganda-180971074/ (Thomas Nast - Santa Claus as Union propaganda) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Christmas_tree (White House Christmas tree) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus (Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus) https://www.yahoo.com/news/heartbreaking-true-story-behind-alfs-special-christmas-215419797.html (Alf Christmas episode) https://dustyoldthing.com/christmas-during-great-depression/ (Christmas During the Great Depression) https://nddaily.blogspot.com/2014/12/wpa-christmas-toys.html (WPA Christmas toys) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Lee_O%27Daniel (Pappy O'Daniel - The Cohen Brothers) https://milspousefest.com/we-can-thank-wwii-for-these-christmas-traditions/ (Christmas Traditions from WWII) https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/dreaming-white-christmas ("White Christmas" and WWII) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa (NORAD tracks Santa Claus) https://www.google.com/search?q=frosty+the+snowman+alcohol+advertisement&sxsrf=ALeKk001JlNdKzj0K3ADoMFvrZkhys9fOQ:1608612050992&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=WM71JW251ZUUxM%252CjdbfxddZgzwHdM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSrjvOWav0oPm6QjtTLRQbyqiRT1g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixt4Xv4uDtAhVCB50JHVUnDkcQ9QF6BAgMEAE#imgrc=WM71JW251ZUUxM (Frosty the Snowman sells alcohol) https://www.wesa.fm/post/its-beautiful-day-opera-fred-rogers-one-acts-make-stage-debut-festival#stream/0 (Mr. Rogers' Christmas opera) https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/has-donald-trump-ended-bill-o-reilly-s-war-on-christmas (Has Trump ended Bill O'Reilly's War on Christmas?) https://www.salon.com/2005/11/21/christmas_6/ (John Birch Society - There Goes Christmas) https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2007/06/religious-displays.pdf (religious displays and the courts) https://www.flavorwire.com/616310/the-unbelievable-story-of-the-movie-swag-at-the-center-of-a-first-amendment-struggle (10 Commandments film and statues) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/pledge-allegiance-pr-gimmick-patriotic-vow-180956332/ (Pledge of Allegiance from PR Gimmick to Patriotic Vow) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/charlie-brown-holiday-specials-pbs-apple-tv-cbs-deal-7070309/ (Charlie Brown Christmas special and Apple+/PBS) https://www.historytoday.com/archive/did-romans-invent-christmas (Saturnalia and Christianity)... Support this podcast