I asked my Mom about Old Christmas. She's 86 years young and was raised in the Laurens area with family in Spartanburg and Spindale. She said it was on January 6th, and thought it was derived from the change of the calendar from Gregorian to Roman. And we were always told it was bad luck to still have your tree up on New Year's Day, but if you did leave it up past then, never, ever turn the lights on... :) Happy Holidays! Tamara >> Old Christmas was celebrated,seem like it was Jan.6th,does any one else know the date and/or significance of the custom? Best wishes to Everyone Mary Jane H Brock