Best of The History Guy: Christmas History

[@vanguardactual1]

Thank you, Mr. Lance G aka: History Guy. I wish you & your family a Merry Christmas along with a Safe, Prosperous, Healthy New Year for you & every one of your followers & subscribers. Your Content is always unique, special, interesting & educational & for that you are truly doing a tremendous job.

[@lisaseverance6785]

The town of Luverne Minnesota at last count has 4,500 nutcrackers and it is constantly growing with people donating their collections.

[@ns219000]

"He left behind a ragged cassock, and a life of good works." When one sentence delivers such an awesome eulogy, you know it was a well-lived life.

[@markdodd1152]

So true. I think Franz Gruber is also the name of the bad guy in Die Hard ?

[@AshesAshes44]

​@markdodd1152 Close! It was Hans Gruber. Dang you, Alan Rickman for leaving too soon 😢

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

My favorite carol has always been Silent Night and I'm so glad to be alive in a time where I can hear it so easily and so widely.

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

@zyxw2000 not in Silent Night, unless you know a different version.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

My favorite Christmas music is The Nutcracker. Got to see it one year in my hometown. It was the performance with our symphony orchestra. The dancers gave a wonderful performance. I would love to go again but wow! the tickets are astronomical!

[@scotcoon1186]

When I was a kid, a neighbor had a shop where he just printed and warehoused cards for hallmark. The sign is still there on Google street view but I can't read it.

[@janlindtner305]

The Christmas Armistice. Exceptional case, is a story about ordinary people (private soldiers), overcoming indoctrination, stress and finding "humanity" in hopelessness alone at the front. The generals ruled there after it never came to be repeated. Merry Christmas to you Greetings from Denmark Jan

[@oreally8605]

True History is soooooo important... It's a much needed value in today's Generation. Not to be changed, not to be canceled- but to be remembered and honored 🙏 History like tradition and values that build and keep nations...

[@shawnaweesner3759]

You mean like buying Nutcrackers made in China. 🙄

[@m.louisegrubb5835]

Really enjoy your stories. Today the Nutcracker history really intrigued me and I did not recognize the location of the wonderful Nutcracker Museum. Out here in the Pacific NW, Leavenworth is pronounced with a very silent "A" - so I realized I have visited the Nutcracker Museum located in the Cascade Mountains town of Leavenworth, WA. Time to visit again for sure. Thanks.

[@katesmith5010]

It's too late for this Christmas, but I'm curious about a story passed down in my family. My dad's family were fruit farmers in Bavaria before their immigration to America in the 19th century. Instead of decorating an evergreen tree, they would cut a branch from a cherry tree and plant it in an indoor container. It would sprout blossoms in time for Christmas. We hear so much about German evergreen trees, and today, but I'm curious about this tree blossom custom. thanks.

[@feldgeist2637]

indeed also too late for this christmas to get some "Barbarazweige" to bloom they have to be cut on Saint Barbara's Day if you want them to flower around Christmas good omen if they're flowering very lush and exactly during the holy days and maybe next year (remember remember the 4th of December 😁) Merry Christmas !

[@lizgrosset1012]

sounds lovely to me

[@jonbalogh2077]

That's so awesome 👍 thanks for sharing... and it's really true ❤️

[@-jeff-]

Merry Christmas to THG and family. (Worth it for seeing you toss so many nutcracker puns with a straight face! 🤣)

[@johnmorykwas2343]

Merry Christmas Lance!

[@randyrobey5643]

My wife loves Christmas. I sent her this video. It's a very nice story. Merry Christmas, and thank you.

[@88keyz]

Thanks! N Merry Christmas stay safe stay blessed 🙏🏾

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

[@88keyz]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel your welcome thank you much appreciate you for your time and grate content 👍🏾

[@raywood8187]

I would also call the horizontal bar on a men's bicycle a nutcracker.🤣

[@jamesrobiscoe1174]

History Guy, you scored big with this brief history, the story of a true musical gem. Merry and Holy Christmas wishes to you and yours.

[@Sam-hj8hy]

Holy smokes THG! Four videos in one? Thank you; Merry Christmas.

[@jemkey6930]

Merry Christmas from little town over here. As a huge fan of history, and especially this channel, as well as Christmas. I absolutely loved these forgotten and not well known historical facts, also your collection of hats during the cards segment. But my favorite is that as I'm watching this my dad sat down at the table and watched with me. For a few extra minutes with my dad on a hectic, busy morning thank you for history that deserves to be remembered and a Happy New Year. ♥

[@kv2723]

Thanks for sharing this with us ❤️💚🎄❤️💚

[@christopherlynch3314]

Thanks! I never knew the story of The Nutcracker before. Line of the video: "Children in large numbers are unbearable!"

[@brianconnelly2906]

Merry Christmas to you and yours History Guy! 😇

[@shemp308]

I Never get tired of your videos! Excellent work!

[@retiredteacher724]

Merry Christmas to you and your family! Your presentations have been a daily gift! Thank you!

[@NavyDood21]

I really love the little nutcracker museum in Leavenworth, and it was awesome to hear you talk about it!

[@jaimiebryan8844]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for all the wonderful history!

[@davidlogansr8007]

A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours Mr Geiger, and a Happy New Year! And to all followers of the History Guy , the same sentiment or Happy Hanukkah as it applies!

[@chrislettenmaier6822]

Thank you for everything you do I enjoy your channel very much. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

[@andreperrault5393]

I like the facts and the hats

[@purryegbert8609]

What you and your peers do is so damn important! Thank you!

[@davidmengelkamp4378]

And a very Merry Christmas to everyone!

[@dianaholberg2300]

Thank you, I learned a lot. Also, love the hat at 37:07!

[@sus8e462]

Thank you--always enjoy your posts & your hat changes made my Christmas day much brighter! Merry Christmas!

[@justinshades6652]

Thank You 🙏 Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄

[@pamelamays4186]

Merry Christmas to The History Guy family.🎄🎁🧑‍🎄

[@BlasphemousBill2023]

Good morning and Happy Holidays!

[@lindaboggess7634]

Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thank you for the history lesson and reminder of the beauty of the season! I would have enjoyed history more in school if I had a teacher like you! Thank you for your channel!

[@gwenmartinsen3979]

I love your videos, I always learn something. By the way, Leavenworth, WA, is pronounced (lev - en - worth), not (lay - ven - worth). Just FYI. I hope you'll keep making your videos, thanks again.

[@dizzysquirrel4518]

Merry Christmas to you and your family History Guy, and a Merry Christmas to all of your subscribers too

[@seankraus5246]

Thank you.

[@roxannaweaver2155]

If you haven't watched the movie - Silent Night, Holy Night about the writing/composing story of this song, you should. I watched it several years ago and it still sticks with me. Silent Night is the song I turn to when I get scared or lonely.

[@1cruzbat1]

Thank you THG for this wonderful Christmas gift. I love your progression of hats too!

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks

[@corey57255]

The words of silent night are almost superfluous. It’s the melody that is one of the most beautiful ever written.

[@aytee1928]

Brilliant! Loved the costumes, especially the hats. Enjoyed this episode very much, you go to so much trouble and include such great information. It is appreciated.

[@kevinxxx8093]

Merry Christmas, Dr.Geiger.

[@mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7]

Thanks for the info on Christmas and how these traditions began. Cool ties you must be a pro found out you know how to tie your own even cooler 👍. Radical cool holiday hats 😄 Happy Holidays to You and Your Wife 🌲☃️

[@masterskrain2630]

Gotta love the holiday hat selections, History Guy! Merry Christmas!!

[@sylviajones4907]

Great compilation & hats. Thank you for your information & time. Merry Christmas to you & your's!

[@mauricedavis2160]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS THG&CREW, AND BY EXTENSION JOY TO OUR WORLD🙏☃️❣️

[@martinhalling6684]

Liking the change of head wear !

[@donaldbussey2326]

Bravo!

[@baileybrunson42]

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year Lance to you, your family and the whole THG crew..

[@glencrandall7051]

Thank you for sharing. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Be safe in 2023.❤❤❤❤

[@nhmooytis7058]

Merry Christmas and thanks for a year of great vids 🎄🎅😀

[@English_Dawn]

Hope you're having a good Christmastide! Please note an English tradition at Christmastide is to perform pantomimes. One of the more famous is "Babes in the Wood". It is alleged this took place after a real incident near Agecroft Hall, Salford, England, in the reign of Edward III in the Middle Ages. Agecroft Hall was subsequently sold and rebuilt near Richmond, Virginia, USA on the banks of the James River. History is closer than you think. Only connect..... Best wishes. 🙂

[@Michaelbos]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏻 to you and yours. Thank you for bringing us joy all year long.

[@jeffbangkok]

Merry Christmas

[@TCizauskas]

Merry Christmas, Lance. Thank you for what you do. (PS. It's Bal-un-cheen! 8:35)

[@edoremus01]

Oh man, it is pronounced "Lev-en-worth." I live about two hours away from Leavenworth, WA. Beautiful town.

[@lynnhubbard844]

mispronounced Ballanchine too

[@paulvanallen-lononca]

The aid of Boston Massachusetts in the Halifax Nova Scotia explosion of 1917 was also a Christmas tree gifting event for the people of Boston from Halifax

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

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[@paulvanallen-lononca]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel thank you... Agreed you nailed it

[@maddmikeyr9337]

Merry Christmas All, and keep the history coming!!

[@MelDaltonMusic]

Great videos! I always enjoy watching your channel and learning. But please... Leavenworth the town is pronounced the same as leavened bread, not LAYvenworth.

[@lynnhubbard844]

and Ballenchine

[@wooderdsaunders4640]

Love the festive hats

[@DanielBrown-sn9op]

Merry Christmas to you, too🎄🕯🕯🕯🕯

[@TM-ev2tc]

I would of liked to see a history of mistletoe at Christmas time. 🧑‍🎄🎄⛄☃️⛄🎄🧑‍🎄🎁. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@markkappe1995]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@MikeyTheMamboKing]

Merry Christmas brother !

[@Angelique2716]

The tree of knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life are two different trees.

[@Vet-7174]

Happy Holidays to you and your Family 🎅❄⛄🎄🎁🎁

[@jomiddleton9729]

Merry Christmas 🎄☃️

[@mathewfines8727]

Love the hats!

[@christinerobinson890]

That was surely very interesting. I’m going to listen a second time.

[@wilpotocki2453]

Merry Christmas to all. However, I hate nutcrackers. They creep me out like clowns.

[@mssixty3426]

My adult children all feel the same way, I'm not sure why. Maybe because I never really had them around the house, even though I'm half German ancestry.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

🎄Christmas Greetings to you, History Guy!🧑‍🎄 🎄🎄🎄Could you share the tale of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, sending trees to Boston and New York City? It's a moving story..🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@mbgrafix]

13:24 - The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is *_not_* the same as the tree of life. They are two separate trees. *See Genesis 2:9*

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

There is actually a fair amount of disagreement on that issue. But that is, obviously, beyond the scope of the video. A tree was a common motif in the pageants, and thus a potential inspiration for the Christmas tree.

[@titanicstowaway5899]

Could you please consider covering the gold confiscation of 1933? I’ve heard a little bit about it but don’t know much. Was owning gold illegal in the past? We’re gold owners compensated? We’re there protests? I love your programs. Looking forward to your response.

[@Lee-mx5li]

Great job on video

[@greendeane1]

For many years my dog and I would go into the forest behind the house in early December, cut down and drag home through the snow that year's Christmas tree. We would put on it, among many things, glass icicles. As we always had many cats it was always attacked.

[@Isolden11]

Omg the Christmas hats!!!

[@JH-ji6cj]

Christmas? NuTS! Exactly....

[@He4venlyBody]

Krampus had me howling. forgot all about him lol

[@charlesmoore456]

Bravo, History Dude!! Merry Christmas!! My favorite Christmas song is called "Nigh Bethlehem" sung by The Singers Unlimited from their album, "Christmas." Take a listen. You won't be disappointed.

[@kmaher1424]

Do nor forget Washington Irving. Early in, he and his New York circle began transforming St Nicholas into Santa Claus. His later years in England involved celebrating at a great house and doing research. The vicar explained how former practices had forbidden celebrations but those bad times were over. Irving portrayed a family holiday with celebrations for young and old, with feasting l, decorations, charity and a church service. He published the stories in his sketchbook, influencing America and England. Dickens learned from him. The relevant chapters were often reprinted as Old Christmas, in richly Illustrated editions. You mention one but his influenced the holiday decades earlier

[@Rwsegee]

I do believe that you are a bit of a card yourself. , cheers and the best to you and your family.

[@DeconvertedMan]

History treehat!

[@sherizaahd]

using a decorative nutcracker for cracking nuts is folly! We tried, it broke...

[@sameo-]

cant believe how it ended for 'franz at nakatomi plaza

[@MJ-tl3ob]

Just went to Leavenworth last weekend. The museum now has more than 9000 nutcrackers 😊

[@bcase5328]

Christmas cards are a good way to keep up to date with people's home addresses and contact information.

[@Serenity-vn5on]

I would love to hear about the Christmas Crib

[@zyxw2000]

Did you search KZbin for "nativity scene?"

[@lizgrosset1012]

sorry, have to say it's bal-en-CHEEN; and after 8 million years of ballet classes and performances, always have heard pet-ee-PAH. thanks for the video.

[@rlosangeleskings]

May your sugar plum fairy not be portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger... Merry Christmas!!!!🎄🎄🎄

[@nonoyorbusness]

Amen to that!

[@LanceM-11314]

I am also Lance from St. Louis!

[@ashergoney]

Still burning today from 1970s/1960s Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan's Karakurm Desert

[@DDlambchop43]

I know "real" trees are nice and traditional, but my brother and I are allergic to pine; so artificial it is. And I like it.

[@ronaldschoolcraft8654]

The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil is different from the Tree of Life. They're not the same tree.

[@ricardodelano2205]

victora was a german too

[@chrystalbrown9600]

FYI - the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life fe are two different trees. 🌳🌴

[@MagdaleneDivine]

1:11

[@MikeyTheMamboKing]

🥰

[@imustbecrazy5626]

2 ads in 5min 30sec. Can't work to this. Merry Christmas.