Appalachian Mountain Roots

This post was originally published here at AMR on 12/21/16. Very few things say "It's Christmas" to me like going to a chur...

  This was originally published here at AMR on 12/22/16. The tradition of placing burning candles in the windows during Christmas has its ...

  This post was originally published here at AMR on 12/20/16. We rarely got anything in our stockings when I was growing up. My parents ha...

Christmas is a magical time not only in Appalachia but throughout the world. There are more traditions associated with this holiday than any...