10 Christmas Traditions With Surprisingly Dark Origins SOURCE:
1. Good King Wenceslas was a real person who was stabbed and dismembered.
2. In the 1700s, carolers would sometimes break down doors and demand food and drink from residents.
3. The Nutcracker is a surprisingly creepy tale.
4. Christmas parties may have their origins in wild pagan festivals.
5. Yule Logs used to be real logs.
6. Going down the chimney is actually tied to dozens of scary supernatural legends.
7. Mistletoe used to be used to pardon criminals.
8. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was actually intended to be a feature-length Coca-Cola commercial.
9. Milk and cookies began as a Great Depression ritual in America.
10. Hanging Christmas stockings may be connected to a legend about poverty.
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