When Americans banned Christmas

The first "War on Christmas" was declared almost 400 years ago, courtesy of our Puritan forefathers

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Dan Stewart

Dan Stewart is a senior editor at The Week magazine. Originally from the U.K., he has been living in the United States since 2009.