{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The History of Christmas in America","description":"The custom of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is not exactly a new one for Christians around the world: the holiday is believed to date back to Dec. 25, 336 A.D., in Rome. But in the United States, Christmas was not officially a federal day off from work or a break from mail delivery until 1870.\n\nIn fact, though the term may be used freely, Christmas isn't really a \"national\" holiday in the United States; rather, it is a federal holiday and a holiday in the states.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/26169884/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}