- Also try: Christmas*Also try: Winter Solstice
The Mahalo Top 7
- U.S. Department of State: Americans Celebrate Christmas in Diverse Ways
- Wikipedia: Christmas
- History.com: The History of Christmas
- The History of Christmas: Christmas History in America
- BBC History: 10 Ages of Christmas
- Conner Prairie: Aspects of the Antebellum Christmas
- YouTube Video: Christmas, Christianity and Mithras (Time: 2:40)
Christmas History Background and Causes
- Library of Congress: Today in History: December 25th
- Ball State University: The Origin of American Christmas Myth and Customs
- Christmas in Williamsburg: Another Look at Christmas in the Eighteenth Century
- World of Ben Best: The History of Christmas
- Christmas Time: Christmas History
Winter Festivals
- Mahalo's Guide to Winter Solstice
- Culture Communications: Pre-Christian Cults in the Ancient World
- The Internet Sacred Text Archive: Pre-Christian Winter Festivals
- H2G2: Winter Solstice
- Wikipedia: List of Winter Festivals
Saturnalia
- Wikipedia: Saturnalia
- Encyclopedia Romana: Saturnalia
- The University of Tennessee: Saturnalia or Brumalia: A Winter Solstice
Sol Invictus
- Wikipedia: Sol Invictus
- The Sabbatarian Network: The Cult of Sol Invictus
- Winged Earth Magazine: Sol Invictus: The Persian and Roman Origin of Christmas
Yule
- Wikipedia: Yule
- Christmas Traditions: The Yule Log
- Yule Guide: The History of Yule Celebrations
Christian Origin
- Wikipedia: Nativity of Jesus
- Bible.org: The Birth of Jesus Christ
- History News Network: An Historical Look At The Holiday Of Christmas (2004)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
- The Voice: The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Christian Today & Biography: The Real Twelve Days of Christmas
- Wikipedia: Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas History Central Figures
Jesus
- Mahalo's Guide to Jesus of Nazareth
- Wikipedia: Jesus
- Frontline: From Jesus to Christ
- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte: The Roman World of Jesus: An Overview | The Jewish World of Jesus: An Overview
Santa Claus
- Mahalo's Guide to Santa Claus
- Christmas Traditions: Kris Kringle | Frontier Santa
- Wikipedia: Santa Claus
- History.com: Evolution of Santa
St. Nicholas
- Wikipedia: St. Nicholas
- Christmas Traditions: St. Nicholas
- St. Nicholas Center: Who is St. Nicholas?
Christmas History Images and Media
- Google Image Search: Christmas History Images
- Live Search Images: Christmas History
- NPR: Remembering a Christmas Truce on a Battlefield (2004)
Christmas History Books and Research
- Amazon.com: Christmas History Books
- Google Product Search: Christmas History Books
- Barnes & Noble: Christmas History Books
- Google Scholar Search: Christmas History
Christmas History Blogs and Message Boards
- ChristmasPast.info: Christmas History Forum Archive
- Wash Park Prophet: Some Christmas History
- A Christmas Story: Christmas History
- Ron's Reflections: Christmas History
Christmas History Timeline
- 274: Romans celebrated Solis Invicti on December 25th
- 336: First celebration of Christmas on December 25th recorded in Chronography of 354
- 800: Prominence grew for Christmas Day after Charlemagne was crowned on December 25th
- 1637: Christmas celebration banned by England's Puritan rulers
- 1660: Restoration ended the ban
- 1659: Outlawed in Boston till 1661
- 1843: Charles Dickens book A Christmas Carol helped revive Christmas as a holiday
- 1863: Thomas Nast drew the popular image of Santa Claus which he updated yearly
- 1870: Christmas declared a federal holiday
- 1897: The popular letter "Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus" was written
- 1914: The Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I