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spiderzork t1_j1bbvdg wrote

Reply to comment by chadslc in TiL it was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that popularized the expression "Merry Christmas". by thewickerstan

most american christmas celebrations.

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chadslc t1_j1bc1pt wrote

North American, though much of it bleeds over into other areas.

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SteO153 t1_j1daytw wrote

British traditions as well, as most of the traditions are from the Victorian era. Even the idea of white Christmas seems to be from Dickens, because when he was a kid there was a sort of small glaciation and snow on Christmas day was very common.

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