Transcend the popular myths about Christmas, and replace them with the heart-warming and historically accurate articles in this issue of Christian History magazine. You’ll learn how the tradition of celebrating Christmas developed in the church, find the historical bases and interpretation of the biblical accounts, and discover the background of our most loved hymns and traditions. • “Christmas Countdown” by Elesha Coffman • “St. Lucy’s Day” by Carla Barnhill • “Hail Mary” by David Lyle Jeffrey • “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” by Jennifer Woodruff Tait • “A Cold Coming we had of It” by Carla Barnhill • “That Most Familiar Story” by Sarah E. Dahl • “Advent: Close Encounters of a Liturgical Kind” by Chris R. Armstrong • “The Real Twelve Days of Christmas” by Edwin Woodruff Tait and Jennifer Woodruff Tait
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