Not that long ago, Christmas was only one day... December 25th. People didn't put up their trees until the night before and shopping didn't happen until around the 20th. Forget about stores advertising about sales and buying quickly. Then families started celebrating two days, the 24th and 25th to make the two sides of the family feel included. Trees were still freshly cut and dried out to quickly to allow them to be put up much earlier than the 21st. This fit with the Pagan celebrations of Yule, where they often decorated with 'hanging of the greens' ceremonies. People started moving furt...
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