Christmas in the South
Christmas Comes but Twice a Year: Old Christmas in the Outer Banks
Rodanthe, North Carolina
Visit North Carolina’s Outer Banks around the end of December, and you’ll find that Christmas comes not once a year, but twice
A Gingerbread House Original: Picking Up the Pieces
Montgomery, Alabama
The best-laid plans often crumble—but it’s OK
Citrus Christmas: A Sweet Southern Tradition
For generations, stretching back further than our history books, we Southerners have filled our Christmas stockings with sweet, seasonal citrus. But why?
Christmastown, USA
McAdenville, North Carolina
Take a tour of McAdenville, North Carolina, and discover why the town has become known as Christmastown, USA
Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: Bluegrass Music’s Greatest Christmas Song
Coahoma, Texas
Memories of Christmas back home in Texas inspired a research scientist in New England to write a bluegrass hit
Tradition and Taste: An Appalachian Christmas Breakfast
Flag Pond, Tennessee; Marshall, North Carolina
In 2013, my 82-year-old mother looked at her Christmas morning plate and said, “I’ve eaten this same meal on this same day for eighty consecutive years.”
The Art of Southern Christmas: Part One
Ever wonder why we put citrus in our stockings? Why the Outer Banks celebrate Christmas twelve days late? Find the history behind five of the South’s most perplexing Christmas traditions here.
Little Miss Dynamite: Brenda Lee at the Top of the Charts
Springfield, Missouri
At ten she had the voice of a twenty-something-year-old country rock superstar—and she used it to become just that
Eat and Be Merry: Edible Gifts for Christmas
Montgomery, Alabama
Homemade treats make memorable gifts—even after they’re eaten!
“The Minnigerode” and the Christmas Tree
Williamsburg, Virginia
If you took “the tree” out of the average American Christmas experience, the holiday would largely be unrecognizable. And yet did you know that this seemingly dyed-in-the-wool Yuletide element has only been popular in our country since the nineteenth century?
Christmas at an American Castle
Asheville, North Carolina
The Biltmore is unquestionably the closest America has come to a palace, and there’s no time like the holidays to visit this grand home
5 Southern Christmas Light Displays You Can’t Miss
Austin, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Richmond, Virginia; McAdenville, North Carolina; St. Augustine, Florida
From Texas to Florida, the South is all lit up with Christmas. Here are five of the Christmas-lights best!
