Hark!

Hark! The Biography of Christmas

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Publisher's Synopsis

I didn't know how much I didn't know about Christmas until I read this brilliant book Jeremy Vine

In this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask.

Did Cromwell help shape the mince pie?
Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door?
Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave?
And did King Herod really have a wife called Doris?

Whether you mull on wine or enjoy the biggest turkey, the biggest tree or the biggest credit card bill, unwrap your story through our twelve dates of Christmas past. From Roman revelry to singing Bing, via Santa, Scrooge and a snoozing saviour, this timeless tale is perfect trivia fodder for the Christmas dinner table.

Book information

ISBN: 9780745980171
Publisher: Lion Hudson
Imprint: Lion Books
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 394.2663
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 285
Weight: 318g
Height: 200mm
Width: 144mm
Spine width: 16mm