
The Christmas Book - A Treasury of Festive Facts
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During the long, cold December weeks leading up to Christmas, as we spend our time frantically panicking about the financial side of the festive season, it's all too easy to forget the traditional nativity story. The real meaning of Christmas and the traditions that have existed for generations are shunted aside as we worry about how many shopping days we have left and how we're going to fit that monster turkey into the oven.
In this charming book, Patrick Harding breathes new life into the traditions of Christmas, unravelling myths and mysteries surrounding our favourite time of year. The Christmas Book is a treasure chest of fascinating facts and tasty morsels, all in one delightful and handy volume. From setting the record straight about Jesus' birth, to explaining what a genuine Yule log is, to tracking the evolution of the Christmas card, there's something in here to entertain everyone, young and old alike.
The fascinating read is guaranteed to add some much-needed spice to the festive season and will shake the Scrooge out of even the most cynical reader...
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- THE ONES I USED TO KNOW
- When was Jesus Born?
- But In Which Year?
- What do the Gospels and the Stars Say?
- So Why Move the Feast to 25 December?
- A Christmas Calendar
- 1,500 BRITISH CHRISTMASES
- The Victorian Christmas - Class, Charity and the First Scrooges
- Wartime and More Recent Christmases
- SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
- Saint Nicholas, Man and Myth
- Enter Santa Claus and the Proof that he Exists
- Did Coca-Cola Take Santa Over?
- Santa and his Magic Mushrooms
- Rudolph and the Rest
- Letters and Father Christmas Online
- Where Does Father Christmas Live?
- CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
- The Yule Log and the Tree of Fire
- Mistletoe Kissing and Asterix's Magic Potion
- Holy, Holy, Holly
- Clingy Ivy and Other Suckers
- German, Swedish and Norwegian Wood - The Christmas Tree
- Louis Prang and the Evolution of the Christmas Card
- Rasta Colours, Lame Jokes and Love Poems - The Christmas Cracker
- Candles, Wartime Shortages and Groundhog Day
- Pagans, Chaucer and the Rebel 18th-century Carollers
- The Tame, Tyrannical Robin Redbreast
- Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh and other Christmas Presents
- Pantomime-an Excuse for Cross-dressing Since Ancient Times
- THE GOOSE IS GETTING FAT
- Gobblers, Guard Geese and Goose Grease
- Of Stuffing, Sprouts and Cranberry Sauce
- Mince Pies, Cake and Lies about Liking Pudding
- The Christmas Spirit
- OTHER CHRISTMAS QUIRKS AND QUERIES
- The Trouble with the Glastonbury Thorn
- A Christmas Butterfly - the Holly Blue
- Unexpected Animals in the House
- Dr Joel Poinsett and his Poisonous Plant
- Stamp Shortages and the Second-class Tradition
- Music, the Big Screen and the Queen
- Why a White Christmas?
- The Shape of Christmases to Come
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index
- Plates
- Copyright
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