BOOKS
Stories Behind the Best Loves Songs of Christmas
Author: Ace Collins
Zondervan, Brand Rapids MI, 2001
Traditions of Christmas and the Stories Behind Them
Author Linda J. Beam
FaithPoint Press, 2008
Songs of Christmas and the Stories Behind Them
Author: Tommy & Renee’ Pierce
FaithPoint Press, 2008
The Christmas Carol Reader
Author: William Studwell
Haworth Press, 1995
WEB SOURCES
Smithsonian Magazine
A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus as Union Propaganda
https://www.historynet.com/christmas-in-the-civil-war-december-1998-civil-war-times-feature.htm
CHRISTMAS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Whether in camp, in prison, or on the homefront,
Christmas came–and so did Saint Nicholas!
BY KEVIN RAWLINGS
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/christmas-during-civil-war
Christmas During the Civil War
The American Battlefield Trust
https://www.history.com/news/civil-war-christmas
How the Civil War Changed Christmas in the United States
As a divided nation fought, the holiday became more important than ever.
By: ERIN BLAKEMORE UPDATED: JAN 15, 2019
https://www.history.com/news/when-massachusetts-banned-christmas
When Massachusetts Banned Christmas
CHRISTOPHER KLEIN
https://apnews.com/afs:Content:2739050002#:~:text=Though%20Christmas%20was%20not%20as,to%20celebrate%20Christmas%20in%201659.
Christmas was not illegal in the U.S. before 1836
Associated Press December 21, 2018
https://www.livescience.com/32891-why-was-christmas-banned-in-america-.html
The Surprising Truth: Christians Once Banned Christmas
By Remy Melina December 14, 2010
Wikipedia.com