History of Christmas - From Carols to Cards to Canterbury Riots

12/11/24 • 18 min

Hear the history of Christmas traditions. Who invented the Christmas card? Why do we say Merry Christmas? Who put up the first Christmas tree in England? How old is Father Christmas? And why did Canterbury riot over Christmas? Find out in this podcast

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