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Why red and green are the colors of Christmas

Coca-cola's idea of Santa played a big role in making red a Christmas color. Nature helped with green.

The evolution of red and green as Christmas colors is a convoluted story. According to Arielle Eckstut, the coauthor of "The Secret Language of Color," both nature and Coca-Cola had a hand in shaping that history. Following is a transcript of the video.

Arielle Eckstut:

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