Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show of fellow ridiculous historians.

Thank you, as always so much for tuning in.

Let's hear it for our number one super producer, Mr. Max Williams.

Hazzah.

There's Mr. Noel Brown.

They often call me Ben in these parts.

Guys, this is our holiday episode.

It's true.

And would you guys believe that I was not born anywhere near Christmas?

Despite my name, I get that all the time. Just not the case. I'm an

August baby. I'm a Leo. I'll tell you what, the thing that sticks out to me as a fellow Leo and a

fan of the human experiment is that we have a bone to pick with history. We have something that we think is a little bit ridiculous. We're going

to dive into it here. First and foremost, we hope you and your family are well, whether or not

you celebrate Christmas. We have to tell you, even if you're listening to this, thousands or

millions of years after the episode publishes,

Christmas was slash is a pretty big deal. It is ultimately a birthday celebration. Sure. You guys

have heard it, right? Here in the United States, people often say Jesus is the reason for the season.

They do say that's true.

And lest you think we're going to be a couple of old grinches trying to steal Christmas, that's not the case at all.

Though Jesus has become a little less of the reason for the season here in the United States anyway, in favor of a bit more of a massive commercial, you know, gift-giving blowout.

But, you know, things change.

That's just how it goes.

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