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Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc Publisher: World Book .com ISBN: 9780716608745 Category : Christmas Languages : en Pages : 86
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Each 80-page Christmas Around the World Book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, spe cial sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.
Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc Publisher: World Book .com ISBN: 9780716608745 Category : Christmas Languages : en Pages : 86
Book Description
Each 80-page Christmas Around the World Book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, spe cial sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.
Author: Nancy Churnin Publisher: ISBN: 9780807566367 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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To celebrate the beginning of 1800, Queen Charlotte invites 100 children to Windsor Castle, where England's first Christmas tree, laden with gifts, is the centerpiece. Includes biographical information about Queen Charlotte and a timeline.
Author: Martin Johnes Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1474255396 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 315
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The modern Christmas was made by the Victorians and rooted in their belief in commerce, family and religion. Their rituals and traditions persist to the present day but the festival has also been changed by growing affluence, shifting family structures, greater expectations of happiness and material comfort, technological developments and falling religious belief. Christmas became a battleground for arguments over consumerism, holiday entitlements, social obligations, communal behaviour and the influence of church, state and media. Even in private, it encouraged reflection on social change and the march of time. Amongst those unhappy at the state of the world or their own lives, Christmas could induce much cynicism and even loathing but for a quieter majority it was a happy time, a moment of a joy in a sometimes difficult world that made the festival more than just an integral feature of the calendar: Christmas was one of British culture's emotional high points. Moreover, it was also a testimony to the enduring importance of family, shared values and a common culture in the UK. Martin Johnes shows how Christmas and its traditions have been lived, adapted and thought about in Britain since 1914. Christmas and the British is about the festival's social, cultural and economic functions, and its often forgotten status as both the most unusual and important day of the year
Author: Maria Hubert Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0752471066 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 176
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A delightful history of how Christmas has been celebrated in Britain over the past 2,000 years. From the legend of Arthur pulling the sword from the stone one Christmas day, to when the Puritan Parliament tried to 'ban' Christmas, through to Charles Dickens's vivid recollections of his boyhood celebrations, and his delight in the present of a jumping frog. Amongst the wealth of stories and personal reminiscences this book also teaches us how the traditions we now hold so dear came into being, including Mrs Beeton's recipe for the original Christmas cake (made with a horn of mead), the birth of Christmas carolling, the first ever Christmas tree to be brought to England from Germany by Prince Albert and the origins of the Christmas cracker. This is simply the perfect book with which to celebrate Christmas and all the traditions that surround it.
Author: Tom Parker Bowles Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0008305021 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 304
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Capturing the magic and finest festive traditions of Fortnum & Mason, Christmas and Other Winter Feasts gathers together everything you need to enjoy a truly delicious winter.
Author: Lillie Patterson Publisher: ISBN: 9780811665643 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 70
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Briefly traces the history of the Christmas celebration in Scandinavia and the British Isles and describes the holiday decorations, songs, customs, and foods of the particular countries.
Author: Louise Cooling Publisher: Royal Collection Editions ISBN: 9781909741560 Category : Christmas Languages : en Pages : 0
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, King George III's German-born wife Charlotte gave a Christmas party for children in which she displayed a small tree decorated with lights and sugar ornaments, a custom unknown in Britain at the time. Christmas trees would go on to delight children of the royal family for decades to come, and are now a cornerstone of Christmas throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. A Royal Christmas is the first official publication to explore the fascinating Christmas traditions of royalty past and present. Drawing on many previously unpublished objects and images from the Collection, this lavishly illustrated book offers insight into the influence and charm of royal festivities. In this beautiful gift book, expect to see royal Christmas dinner menus and recipes; Queen Victoria's account of Prince Albert falling through the ice while skating; photographs of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret performing Aladdin at Windsor's Christmas pantomime; exquisitely festive jewelry, cards, and gifts; and many more holiday delights. Full of charming anecdotes, potted histories, and glittering photographs, A Royal Christmas is the perfect gift for the season.
Author: James Mayhew Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1408337266 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Discover the magic of London at Christmas time with this classic Katie picture book. When Katie and Jack are woken up late on Christmas Eve by a loud sneeze, little do they realise that they are about to embark on the most amazing evening! Soon they are flying high across London, over snow-dusted landmarks, through the star-scattered sky with the one and only Father Christmas, in his sleigh, with his magical reindeer! But can they help Father Christmas to deliver all his presents and be back in time for Christmas morning? 'Wonderful ... magical ... the foiled cover and magical illustrations of London in all her festive glory make this book the perfect Christmas gift' - Parents in Touch.
Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc
Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc
Author: Nancy Churnin
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Author: Martin Johnes
Author: Maria Hubert
Author: Corinne Ross
Author: Tom Parker Bowles
Author: Lillie Patterson
Author: Louise Cooling
Author: James Mayhew