print email comment close Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas URL: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/ Description: The site offers over two dozen Christmas legends and myths, including Jesus' birth date, the number of wise men, the accepted meaning of the Immaculate Conception, the origin of the Yule log, the symbolism of candy canes, Christmas cards, Boxing Day, the Twelve Days of Christmas, and more, while discrediting some commonly accepted Christmas news stories. Do not miss the fruitcake page. From the Urban Legends Reference Pages. Author: Mikkelson, Barbara; Mikkelson, David P. Publisher: Urban Legends Reference Pages Extra Keywords reindeer Snopes.com Library of Congress Subject Headings: Christmas Christmas -- Folklore LII classic content LII Database Information: Record 5457 created by Julianna Hamann on 12/08/2002 Last modification on 04/26/2006 Last review by Tom McGibney on 04/23/2006 Published: 04/23/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5457