Christmas Walking Tour
Did you know that Christmas was once a minor day that inspired more drinking than worshipping?
Most Protestant Americans ignored it altogether -- until a string of clever New Yorkers made it the world’s biggest holiday.
Celebrated authors Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore got the ball rolling when they somehow transformed the historical St. Nicholas into the modern Santa Claus.
But it took dozens of lesser known innovators another century to turn a couple charming stories into a trillion-dollar celebration.
Tour Tidbits
You'll learn the connection between the Republican Elephant, the Democratic Donkey and the Christmas Elf.
You'll meet the serial bigamist and frustrated actor whose breakthrough invention made Christmas gifts affordable.
You'll see where one great New Yorker devised the ultimate use for electricity -- Christmas lights.
Find Out How New Yorkers Invented Christmas
Many of the biggest Christmas innovatins took place in one tiny neighborhood, not along the stretch of Fifth Avenue that most Americans associate with Christmas in New York, but within the warren of downtown streets where the Big Apple first developed.
Amazingly, many of the key sights still exist, if you know where to look and how to peel back the layers of time. Come join us on our Christmas walking tour to see where it all began.
