Christmas in Sweden is still symbolised by a barrel of ale, or a drinking horn. So the emphasis on food and drink traditions was originally a pagan trait of the Christmas celebration. The Christmas tree is a custom that was imported from Germany in the 1880s. The foremer tradition of giving joke presents, often a log of wood, was replaced during the late-19th century and 20th century by Christmas gifts given out by the Christmas goat ("Julbocken") or, especially later, Santa Claus ("Jultomten"). The Christmas celebrations in Sweden usually starts with the first Advent in the end of November. However Christmas decorations and
Samuel A. Tannenbaum work of Sir Edward Maunde Thompson and his collaborators. Tannenbaum also was deeply involved on the question of the forgeries of John Payne Collier. He believed the entire account book of the Office of the Master of the Revels was a Collier forgery—a view that has found no other defenders, though several other scholars, such as Charlotte Stopes, argued that the Revels accounts book was a partial forgery. He was also convinced that Simon Forman's "Book of Plays" was a Collier forgery, a position that only a minority of commentators support. Samuel A. Tannenbaum Samuel Aaron Tannenbaum (1874–1948) was a