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The Making of the Modern ChristmasJ. A. R. Pimlott
The Making of the Modern Christmas
- First published1978
- TraditionWitchcraft & Wicca
- Shelf185 books
A history of how the English Christmas developed from medieval and early modern customs into the Victorian festival of trees, cards and family gatherings. Pimlott traces the decline of older seasonal customs and the influence of writers such as Dickens.











