Published Dec 21, 2020
10. Christmas
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook unravel the historical and cultural evolution of Christmas, from its pagan roots and Victorian reinvention as a family-centric holiday to its commercial transformation influenced by Charles Dickens, while also addressing controversies like the Puritan opposition and the romanticized WWI Christmas Truce.
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