On this episode of Our American Stories, it's called the first “American” Christmas because the Declaration of Independence was created the previous summer, essentially “divorcing” America from England and declaring our country an independent nation. Brian Benjamin shares the story from his book, Christmas, 1776.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, it's called the first &ldquo;American&rdquo; Christmas because the Declaration of Independence was created the previous summer, essentially &ldquo;divorcing&rdquo; America from England and declaring our country an independent nation. Brian Benjamin shares the story from his book, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChristmas-1776-Brian-J-Benjamin%2Fdp%2FB0BJNBXVVS&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cba96e6020f9e4677b86f08dd2035877b%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638702136467151330%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k87PgzWaas0LmWN8nB9SgkJ42wyQCAJ21vjMvwaYO7A%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">Christmas, 1776</a>.
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Christmas, 1776

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