Mr. Beat's video: Why Christmas Is So Popular

Get 50% off of your next 3 months of History Hit when you use the code "MRBEAT" at checkout: https://access.historyhit.com/ Mr. Beat explains how and why Christmas became the second-most popular holiday in the world. And yes, there used to actually be a real War on Christmas. My @The Beat Goes On video about It's A Wonderful Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7cAQLbTCrs The two @ReligionForBreakfast videos I mentioned: Why is Christmas on December 25th? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DHbOpS-N0c Did Christmas Copy the Sun God’s Birthday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgzjwy51kU For upcoming events: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ I made this Christmas album with my brother and friends when I was a kid: https://gimmesomeofthatfeedback.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-rocks And this one a year later: https://gimmesomeofthatfeedback.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-is-a-holiday Electric Needle Room Chirstmas songs: "Christmas Movies" https://electricneedleroom.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-movies "I Don't Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" https://electricneedleroom.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-want-a-hippopotamus-for-christmas "This is a Christmas Song" https://electricneedleroom.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-a-christmas-song Produced by Matt Beat. Edited by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain or creative commons (credits listed in video), or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Jingle Punks, E's Jamy Jams, and Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/). Sources/suggested reading: http://www.reindeerland.org/christmas-traditions/what-percentage-of-the-world-celebrates-christmas.htm https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/12/18/5-facts-about-christmas-in-america/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observance_of_Christmas_by_country https://www.statista.com/topics/991/us-christmas-season/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-christmas-has-evolved-over-centuries https://www.rd.com/article/christmas-on-the-25th/ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20161216-why-japan-celebrates-christmas-with-kfc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_winter_gift-bringers_by_country https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/12/christmas-is-becoming-more-of-cultural-holiday-than-religious-for-many-americans.html https://www.countryliving.com/life/a45594/the-history-of-christmas/ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/christmas-ban-12242019134209.html https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/the-real-story-of-christmas-1.5303185 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus https://nerdist.com/article/yule-curious-past-and-present-day-importance/ https://time.com/3641120/puritan-christmas/ https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/christmas-19th-century-america https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/12/nostalgia Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lang=en Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. According to my own research, almost half of the entire world celebrates Christmas in some form or another. Here in the United States, 90% of us celebrate it. Here is why.