Online exhibition that presents the history and traditions of the Christmas holiday through the years. Here you can discover the origins of Santa, the Christmas tree, and the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas".

This site offers much information about Christmas Traditions in France and in Canada: nativity scenes, religious events, festivities, as well as details about the origins of Christmas and its evolution throughout time.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Star of Bethlehem by Frederic E. Weatherly (1888), an illustrated book of Christmas poetry.

Christmas traditions are unique to each family. But we share a common origin of this special holiday. Learn about the fundamentals of this celebration at this Library of Congress site.

Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...

Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The First Christmas, "The Infant Jesus" by Frederick William Faber, a title page from the original book; the rest is missing.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas Rhymes and Stories by Kriss Kringle by (c1884), a collection of Christmas stories and poems including "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas Stories from the "Sketch Book" by Washington Irving (Editor) (c1875), a collection of Christmas stories.

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Robin's Christmas Eve by C. E. Bowen, two illustrated poems: "The Robin's Christmas Eve" and "Lucy Gray; or Solitude."

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nanny's Christmas, A Story for Children by Jasper Green [1870], a children's Christmas novel.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Lischen and the Fairy: Christmas in Germany by Florence & Edith Scannell(1892), a novel about Christmas in Germany in the late 1800s.

This site contains the full original text of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Carl Krinken, or, The Christmas Stocking by Susan Warner [1870]. In this novel, Father Christmas' gift to a poor boy is that each of the items he receives from his...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas Poems and Pictures by James G. Gregory (1864), a collection of songs, carols, and poems related to Christmas.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas in the Olden Time by Sir Walter Scott (1886), a book of illustrated Christmas poems.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Golden Wings: Christmas in Germany by Florence and Edith Scannell (1888), an illustrated story about Christmas in Germany.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Merry Christmas 1888-9 Edited by Thomas W. Handford (1888). It features both short stories and poems with the Christmas theme.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Alice's Watch: A Christmas Story edited by Charlotte Mary Yonge [1870].

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Christmas Angel, and Other Stories by Rossiter W. Raymond [1870], a collection of five stories.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas at Sunberry Dale: A Story for the Young by W.B.B [1870], a children's novel.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore (1883), an illustrated children's poem about Santa Clause.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Our Christmas Party and Other Stories by H. M. Wall (1892), a collection of illustrated stories and poems.

Explanation of the origins of many of the Christmas traditions that are present today having come from the Middle Ages.