ELI5 Xmas - why are Christmas traditions newer than we think? (Part 2)

Why do so many traditional Christmas songs come from the 1940s and 50s? How did a shortage of tissue paper give us festive wrapping paper? Where did the ugly Christmas sweater come from, and why does the Christmas season keep starting earlier? Why is Christmas so snowy and wintery when it began in the hot Middle East? And how did NORAD end up tracking Santa? Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast returns to ELI5 more Xmas questions. ... and we explain like i'm five! Thank you to Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast. If you'd like to hear more excellent xmas episodes, check out Brian's podcast here: https://christmaspast.media/ To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Send us an e-mail: [email protected]