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   Nov 5, 2022 · What’s the story behind Christmas crackers? Whoever thought of those? And who would have guessed that one of our most popular Christmas carols began as a kind of semi-pornographic Welsh...

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2. anglotopia.net › anglophilia › christmasBrit Books: Review – Bill Bryson’s Secret History of Christmas

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   Dec 6, 2022 · The chapters cover the origins of Christmas (beyond Christ’s birth – as in when we actually started celebrating it). He’s pretty even-handed and talks about various debates relating to certain aspects.

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4. www.owleyes.org › text › christmas-carolA Christmas Carol Full Text - Stave One - Owl Eyes

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   A Christmas Carol is an allegorical story (a story with a moral lesson) and Dickens cleverly calls the five chapters “staves” as a means of creating an extended metaphor for his novel.

5. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Secret History of Christmas by Bill Bryson - Goodreads

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   Nov 22, 2022 · “The Secret History of Christmas” narrated and authored by Bill Bryson is a freebee from Amazon Audible that is 3 hours of joy. Ever wonder who invented the Christmas Card? How did mistletoe become part of Christmas?

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6. genius.com › Charles-dickens-a-christmas-carolCharles Dickens – A Christmas Carol (Part 1) - Genius

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   A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol. Date: First published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. Summary of Stave 1....

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   Linus' speech about the true meaning of Christmas is the highlight of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Retrieved from The Bible, King James Version , Book 42 Luke, Chapter 2, verses 8 to 14. [Image of Charlie Brown and Linus is a screenshot retrieved from Wikipedia under fair use.]

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   Where can I listen to Bill Bryson's 'The Secret History of Christmas'?

   • Extracted from Bill Bryson’s new audiobook, 'The Secret History of Christmas' (Audible Original), available exclusively on audible.co.uk from Nov 10 The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy .

   Bill Bryson: exclusive extract from The Secret History of Christmas

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   Did Bill Bryson write a history of Christmas?

   • He wasn’t done. Bill Bryson has written a new history of Christmas. Like his book on Shakespeare, it’s rather short, but it covers the entire history of most people’s favorite holiday (in Britain and in America). As someone who has also experienced both ‘British Christmas’ and ‘American Christmas,’ I was very excited to see how he would cover it.

   Brit Books: Review – Bill Bryson’s Secret History of Christmas

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   When was a Christmas carol written?

   • A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol Date: First published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. Summary of Stave 1 In the first stave, the miser Scrooge is introduced as well as his merry nephew and his poor clerk Bob Cratchit.

   Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol (Part 1) - Genius

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   How did Scrooge keep Christmas?

   • The clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded. Becoming immediately sensible of the impropriety, he poked the fire, and extinguished the last frail spark for ever. “Let me hear another sound from you,” said Scrooge, “and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your situation! You’re quite a powerful speaker, sir,” he added, turning to his nephew.

   A Christmas Carol Full Text - Stave One - Owl Eyes

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   Why did Scrooge Cry a Merry Christmas?

   • Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of a strong imagination, he failed. “A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge's nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation he had of his approach.

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   Why has Marley's ghost visited Scrooge on Christmas Eve?

   • To warn Scrooge of what awaits him in the afterlife if he does not change his ways. To tell Scrooge he is condemned to suffer in the afterlife. To warn Scrooge that he will go to prison if he does not reform. To frighten and punish Scrooge for the way he has been living.

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   What’s the story behind Christmas crackers? Who would have guessed that one of our most popular Christmas carols began as a kind of semi-pornographic Welsh folksong? And how did St Nicholas, a bishop from the dawn of Christianity, turn into the plump and jolly figure of Santa Claus with a flying sleigh and a home at the North Pole?