A History of Christmas | Bishop Barron

The Michael Knowles Show

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🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Michael Knowles sits down with Bishop Barron to explore the rich and intricate history of Christmas. In 'Michael Knowles Interviews Bishop Barron on the History of Christmas,' delve into the origins of the world's most beloved holiday. Bishop Barron, a renowned figure in religious scholarship, brings his deep knowledge and insight to this enlightening conversation. Together, they uncover the layers of tradition, theology, and cultural significance that have shaped Christmas into the celebration we know today. #MichaelKnowles #BishopBarron #HistoryOfChristmas #ReligiousHistory #ChristmasTraditions #TheologicalInsights #CulturalSignificance #HolidayOrigins #ChristianCelebration #FestiveSeason #HistoricalJourney #ChristmasEvolution #DeepDive #EducationalContent #SpiritualDiscussion

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0:00.0	Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you're having a marvelous first day of Christmas.
0:05.4	You know, there are 12 days of Christmas. People, they want to take down the Christmas tree
0:10.0	at 5 o'clock on Christmas Day itself, it goes on much, much longer.
0:14.0	There is so much about the Christmas season,
0:17.5	Advent, the 12 days of Christmas, the whole even why we celebrate Christmas
0:22.1	on December 25th that is confusing to many
0:25.8	modern people. I consider it all part of the war on Christmas. I like to consider myself a
0:32.1	general in the war on Christmas, but I decided we need to bring in some outside support here because I don't know what do I really know about any of this.
0:39.5	So I figured I would bring in an expert on Christmas and that would be his excellency, Bishop, Robert
0:46.0	Baron. Bishop Baron, thank you so much for coming on.
0:50.0	Michael, good to be with you, Merry Christmas to you.
0:52.0	Merry Christmas.
0:54.0	Wonderful that you could make the time.
0:56.4	I actually want to talk specifically about time
0:59.9	and about history and about this time
1:03.0	claim that one, Christians just invented Christmas and made it this time of year to
1:11.0	steal a holiday from the pagans, that's one claim I often here,
1:14.6	two, that there's no good reason that they picked December 25th other than,
1:19.2	you know, there were there were pagan holidays and winter solstice,
1:22.3	and three, that it doesn't really matter
1:24.5	when we celebrate Christmas.
1:25.7	Doesn't matter when this stuff happened.
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