Traditions of Christmas
This series looks at what makes up an English Christmas. It shows how Christmas has changed through the centuries, and why we do the things we do at Christmas. Roger Tabor explains why we eat turkey, wear paper hats, kiss under the mistletoe, the difference between Father Christmas and Santa Claus, and where the Christmas pudding and Christmas tree come from in six short programmes.
- 1995-1995
- 1 season
- Documentary
This series looks at what makes up an English Christmas. It shows how Christmas has changed through the centuries, and why we do the things we do at Christmas. Roger Tabor explains why we eat turkey, wear paper hats, kiss under the mistletoe, the difference between Father Christmas and Santa Claus, and where the Christmas pudding and Christmas tree come from in six short programmes.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Christmas Before Christ
4 mins
Today's festivities and shopping bonanza are often termed 'un-Christian', but the festivities do predate Christ! Today's decorations derive from the holly, ivy and mistletoe greenery, symbolic of continuity of life through winter in the Kissing Bough. The Yule Log is a Norse/Saxon tradition.
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