Publisher's Synopsis
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. Have you ever wondered how Christmas traditions began? When was the first Nativity? Who ate the first turkey? When was tinsel invented? This book explores the history of Christmas from the pagan winter festivals through to the birth of Jesus, onward until it was banned in Puritan times, and to its revival in the Victorian era into the festive season we know today.
