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Christmas in the Old West, the 1800's. People were often alone, separated from those they loved, from human companionship. In cow towns and mining camps, saloons and whore houses offered Christmas celebrations. Christmas trees were popular as were some Christmas carols we know. In isolated line camps or on the frozen prairie, cows or coyotes offered the only solace from other living things. Some of these stories tie Christmas in the Old West to holidays in more civilized places-the eastern United States and England. A few stories link Christmas in the 1800's to celebrations in other times.