By the mid-1600&rsquo\;s\, the centuries o ld European celebration of Christmas was such a drunken\, bawdy\, public a ffair that the early Puritans arriving in America put an immediate ban on any Christmas celebrations in their Godly communities. New York newspapers in the early 1800&rsquo\;s illustrate that Christmas was far from a silen t night and instead was a night of crime and terror. How then did the Chri stmas holiday become such a treasured tradition of gift giving\, Santa Cla us\, family feasts\, and domestic bliss? Join historian and archivist Mick ey DiCamillo as he explains how the holiday was tamed\, domesticated\, and transformed into the celebration we recognize today.
\nMickey DiCam illo is an archivist\, historian\, and information specialist. He has work ed for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania\, the University of Pennsylv ania\, and the Hagley Library and Museum. He has published in the Journal of Film and History\, the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia\, and in 20 04 was the Veterans of Foreign Wars New Jersey State Teacher of the Year f or Civic Education. He lives in Moorestown\, NJ where he has served on the board for the township's historical society. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Plumsted Library.
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