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The Story of the Christmas Tree

Creating Christmas by Civil Matador

Dec 11, 202100:43:46History

The story of the Christmas Tree is full of myths and half-truths until one engraving tipped the scales. After its publication, the Western World went tree crazy. This episode we walk into the Christmas Tree's tangled his...

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The Story of the Christmas Tree is an episode from Creating Christmas by Civil Matador. The story of the Christmas Tree is full of myths and half-truths until one engraving tipped the scales. After its publication, the Western World went tr...

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Published Dec 11, 2021, 00:43:46 long, audio available.

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