Join Dr. Michael Barber, professor of Scripture and theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, as he answers some of the Internet's most popular questions about Christmas. What are the 12 days of Christmas? Was Santa Claus a real person? What is Advent?
00:00 Intro
00:19 Was Santa Claus a real person?
01:28 How did Santa Claus become associated with Christmas?
04:54 Why do we give gifts on Christmas?
06:22 What are some Catholic traditions associated with Christmas?
07:24 What does my family do to celebrate Christmas?
08:13 How long is Christmas?
09:25 Catholics talks a lot about Advent. What's that?
10:45 Are popular Christmas songs related to the Christmas story?
12:43 What are the 12 days of Christmas?
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