The Raucous and Pagan Historical Origins of Christmas Traditions

In an Peanuts-inspired clip from Adam Ruins Everything, Adam Conover explains the raucous and pagan origins of Christmas traditions, and how it came to be thought of as a more somber religious holiday.

Instead of worrying that Christmas isn't Christian anymore, maybe just let people celebrate the way they want.

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