December 9, 2024 • In this Part Two of a two Part Series on the origins of The American Way of Christmas ... Elizabeth Smith Miller, the 19th century bicycling craze and women's rights, and ...

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

It's hard to imagine now, but at the beginning of the 19th century Christmas was hardly celebrated. Many businesses did not even consider it a holiday. However by the end of the century it had ...