Christmas History in America
(From the WallBuilders) Christmas Celebrations in America Today, despite the best efforts of modern Grinches, Americans continue to widely celebrate the federal holiday of Christmas. In fact, public support for Christmas celebrations in public schools remains high even though critics repeatedly invoke legal means to silence this festivity. But support for this holiday was quite mixed in early America. Those associated with High Church denominations (such as Catholics, Anglicans, and Episcopalians, located especially in Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina) observed the Christmas celebrations while those from the Low Church, or dissenting denominations (such as Presbyterians and Congregationalists, found particularly in New England) opposed them. (For more on the two views of Christmas in early America, see WallBuilders.com.) Here’s a few interesting factoids about the celebration of Christmas in early America: Virginia's governor, John Smith, held one of...