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Christmas carols: the history behind 9 festive favourites
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The con man who saved Christmas
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The history of Christmas crackers
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What was Christmas like in Britain during WW2?
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2020 Christmas history podcast quiz
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Did the First World War Christmas truce football match really happen?
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Why do we say ‘Bah Humbug’ and what does it mean?
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Father Christmas and Santa Claus: a brief history of two Christmas champions
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Zwarte Piet: the history behind the Christmas controversy
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Saturnalia: the origins of the debauched Roman ‘Christmas’
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What was Christmas like in the Victorian era?
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A brief history of turkeys, plus why we eat a turkey dinner at Christmas
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