Sunday, December 25, 2016

Guest Post: Romans needed a mid-winter break too ... it lasted for 24 days

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by Richard Flower , University of Exeter In the Doctor Who Christmas Special from 2010, Michael Gambon’s Scrooge-like character remarks ...

Guest Post: Why children believe (or not) that Santa Claus exists

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by Jacqueline D. Woolley , University of Texas at Austin The holiday season is upon us, and so are its attendant myths, most prominent o...
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Guest Post: 5 Laws That Could Send Santa to Federal Prison

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by David Rosenthal While most people know Jolly Old Saint Nick as a friendly figure, he too is not immune from the perils of administrativ...

Guest Post: How did we come to celebrate Christmas?

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by Bronwen Neil , Australian Catholic University Christmas is literally “the mass for Christ”, the day on which Christians celebrate th...
Friday, December 23, 2016

Why young children often prefer wrapping paper and boxes to actual presents

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by Julie Brierley , University of Hull We’ve all been there: you spend an unthinkable amount on a child’s toy – lulled by the promise that...

Guest Post: What would you have eaten for Christmas in medieval times?

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by Iona McCleery , University of Leeds With Christmas almost upon us, there will be plenty of frenzied present shopping and meal plannin...

From the Archives: TV star Tina Fey argues for importance of the arts at University of Virginia

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Publisher's note: This article was originally published on Examiner.com on September 14, 2013. The Examiner.com publishing platform was...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Guest Post: A short history of three very famous Christmas carols

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by Peter Roennfeldt , Griffith University Singing and Christmas seem to go naturally together, like plum pudding and custard. Even thos...

From the Archives: Holland Taylor supplies engaging on-stage portrait of Ann Richards in ‘Ann’

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Publisher's note: This article was originally published on Examiner.com on December 22, 2011. The Examiner.com publishing platform was ...