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Reims was the site of the first French Christmas celebration when, in 496, Clovis and his 3,000 warriors were baptized. Charlemagne received...
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The Victorians could not be said to have invented Christmas, nor were they alone in popularizing it (as we shall see). Nevertheless, there i...
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Deller Consort – Quid petis o fili At basically any point in English history from the Middle Ages on, people were complaining that Christmas...
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We write these words now, many miles distant from the spot at which, year after year, we met on that day, a merry and joyous circle. Many of...
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A Middle Class Holiday? The celebration of Christmas appears to have tapered off slightly in the 18th century. Armstrong explains this by no...
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Wood engravers had been producing prints with a religious theme for Christmas since the Middle Ages. That was still a long way off from the ...
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Christmas as celebrated in medieval England included carols, feasting, games, the giving of alms, the performance of miracle plays, the use ...
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Crèche, Take 1 The word “crèche” comes from the German word Krippe . These appeared in France around the 12th century. The earliest mention ...
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I have discovered that The Nutcracker Ballet, more or less ingrained on my childhood Christmas, is not that big outside of the US. Jennifer...