Tag: Christmas carols
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Troy Bickham, Texas A&M University
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles,...
The humble origins of ‘Silent Night’
Sarah Eyerly, Florida State University
One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.
Over the centuries, hundreds...
Why children believe (or not) that Santa Claus exists
Jacqueline D. Woolley, University of Texas at Austin
The holiday season is upon us, and so are its attendant myths, most prominent of which is...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
