ELI5 Xmas - why are Christmas traditions newer than we think? (Part 2)
ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcastShow Notes
Why do so many traditional Christmas songs come from the 1940s and 50s? How did a shortage of tissue paper give us festive wrapping paper? Where did the ugly Christmas sweater come from, and why does the Christmas season keep starting earlier? Why is Christmas so snowy and wintery when it began in the hot Middle East? And how did NORAD end up tracking Santa? Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast returns to ELI5 more Xmas questions.
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