| Description |
xii, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
I. In the beginning -- II. The Child of Bethlehem -- III. The twelve days of Christmas -- IV. Christmas after the Reformation -- V. Christmas under the Puritans -- VI. Christmas restored -- VII. The pre-Victorian Christmas -- VIII> The Victorian Christmas -- IX. Trees, cards and carols -- X. The strange history of Father Christmas -- XI. The business of Christmas -- XII. Victorian miscellany -- XIII. Twentieth century Christmas |
| Analysis |
English Christmas customs to 1977 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-200) and index |
| Subject |
Christmas -- History.
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Christmas -- England -- History.
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Christmas -- England.
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| Author |
Pimlott, Ben, 1945-
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| ISBN |
0391009001 (1) |
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