Why DO we kiss under the mistletoe?
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Music:
“Hard Grime Beat” by Red Shirt Beat
https://soundcloud.com/redshirtbeats/watch-it-crash-hard-grime-thug
Media:
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1948)
https://archive.org/details/0542_Rudolph_The_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_06_21_17_28
Christmas Through Christendom
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_throughout_Christendom_-_Under_the_Mistletoe.png
Mistletoe/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viscum_album_fruit.jpg
World Record: Most Kisses Under Mistletoe by Jack Casson
Griffin Severson for 12 Days of Kissmas Charity: 12daysofkissmas.com
Frigga In Myths of Northern Lands by H.A. Guerber/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frigga_in_Myths_of_Northern_Lands_by_H_A_Guerber.jpg
Frigga Spinning/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FriggSpinning.jpg
Children Hanging Christmas Stockings/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children_Hanging_Christmas_Stockings.jpg
Three Smart Daughters
https://archive.org/details/ThreeSma1940
St. Nicholas/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonello_da_Messina_007.jpg
What Is Money? (1947)
https://archive.org/details/WhatIsMo1947
The Door To Heaven
https://archive.org/details/2317_Door_to_Heaven_The_01_48_40_00
A Visit To Santa (1963)
https://archive.org/details/VisittoS1963
Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_and_Eve_by_Lucas_Cranach_(I).jpg
Stonehenge/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonehenge.jpg
Christmas Time by Christoph Kunze
The Temptation and Fall of Eve by William Blake/WikiMedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Blake_-_The_Temptation_and_Fall_of_Eve_(Illustration_to_Milton%27s_%22Paradise_Lost%22)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Whoring The Holiday Photos by Joshua Rothhaas /spatulated
References:
Mistletoe:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Mistletoe-The-Evolution-of-a-Christmas-Tradition.html
http://www.livescience.com/32901-why-we-kiss-under-mistletoe.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/12/whats_the_deal_with_mistletoe.html
Hanging Stockings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking
Christmas Colors:
http://www.essortment.com/christmas-colors-origins-red-green-christmas-symbols-41471.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
http://www.mysciencework.com/news/4516/medieval-roots-for-our-christmas-colors-the-meaning-of-red-green
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48 Comments
Yule, It is all Yule.
The Bishop latter known as Saint Nick
Okay these are cool but… WHY THE F*CK DOES SANTA EXIST!!!?!?!?!???!??
my favorite christmas tradition is not celebrating christmas 🙂
baking and eating cookies
This comment section makes me happy.
This mix is making my ears shrivel up and die… And there's nothing we can do but Watch it Crash!!! Give Tomas the credit he deserves!
The Godess of love? In which mythology? My God you do realize there are more countries outside United States frontiers right? And yes, I didnt say America because America is from Canada to fucking Argentina! DAMN….
My favorite christmas tradition is: not raping Toh Kay's beautiful music with some crappy electro beat.
Personally, I'm more upset with the author of the music, not BuzzFeed.
But but Toh Kay, did the orginal song song.
Hey thanks for stealing music that doesn't belong to you you leeches.
In case anyone is interested, it's Toh Kay's cover of Streetlight Manifesto's "Watch it Crash"
Next time give credit to the composer
Just like Christianity stole Pagan rituals for their holidays. You steal others music for your videos. I think I see a connection. WAKE UP SHEEPLE.
Song is a cover of Toh Kay – Watch it crash, just so you know…
yea excuse you that music doesn't belong to you… you have zero right to use it or change it
Hey, next time you should give credit to the original music owner! 🙂 That's a good idea!
You stole music without permission from the owner.
Dear BuzzFeed people: SNUCK isn't a word. It is sneaked. Just FYI, and as the world says… just sayin'.
My favorite christmas traditions are GIFTS
One word. Youle. The original pagan solstice celebration.
Don't forget that the Saturnalia tree is also what helped the modern day Christmas tree become so popular!
dutch immigrants brought the santa claus, it originates from Sinterklaas..
the food… always the food! also, we walk and sing around the christmas tree, origin?
I like the idea of kissing my crush under the mistletoe C:
most christian traditioms come from pagan traditions
None of these 'facts' are true. St.Nicholas became a saint after laying gold bars in people's shoes while they were sleeping. He's red because Santa Claus (in my opinion) looks like St.Nicholas , he looks very alike to Santa Claus , only Santa Claus is newer and a mix of a lot of Wintery celebrations from Europe. The sock I have no idea and neither about the misselto. Those might be true but I'm not sure…
Streetlight Manifesto!
lol at the toh kay watch it crash remix
Oh, whatdoyaknow?! NOTHING about Jesus!
Putting the angel/star on the tree and wrapping and opening prezzies!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I"m pretty sure most of this is wrong. Just sayin'
Opening presents on xmas eve
The Christmas pickle..
FOOOD
That didn't exactly explain the stockings thing.
A more detailed description would have mentioned that it was standard fare to dry stockings over the mantle, as people often had only one pair. And stockings as we know them got started because this lead to small presents being snuck into the stockings for children to find when they put them on in the morning, as a first surprise.
Before I watched this there was an ad from buzzfeed…
My favorite tradition is hiding the pickle in the tree
Tradition= Celebrating Jesus's B-day, indulging in Christmas delights(like Apple Pie or White Cake) and just relaxing and getting into the spirit in general.X3
Who noticed the guy under the mistletoe got kissed by guys and girls??? What the hell is up with that??? Pause it at 11 seconds and look. http://youtu.be/sihjSlAyo3I?t=11s
PRESENTS!
Toh Kay's music.
Getting laid….
my favorite christmas tradition is hanging out with the family till 12:00 to unwrap presents. making the tamales for the Christmas dinner
Pinnekjøtt og fenalår!
tracking santa on NORAD
i get to sing christmas carols and i get to open one 1 present on christ mas eve! luv christmas!!
presents ^^