# Theatre Kids and the Pope: Origins and Legends of the Christmas Tree

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Podcast: [Unbelief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unbelief-7067208)
Published: 2025-11-30T07:00:00+00:00
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Forget the “it’s pagan” nonsense. The Christmas tree’s story is far wilder: a pope’s missionary memo, a bishop with an axe, medieval theater kids hauling evergreens onstage, and Victorian influencers turning it viral. We dig into how this mash-up of pagans, priests, and actors became the most hopeful ritual of winter.

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