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The Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner

The Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner

Joan Fitzpatrick Loughborough University Charles Dickens popularised the traditional, English Christmas in 1843 in his novel A Christmas Carol, when Bob Cratchit and his family sit down on Christmas Day to eat a dinner of goose with mashed potatoes and apple sauce accompanied by sage and onion stuffing and followed

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How Christmas Became a Holiday for Children

Ryan McMaken Ryan McMaken is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in public policy, finance, and international relations from

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German Soldiers Made First Move in the Christmas Truce

William Keylor Boston University The Christmas Truce is no stranger to popular entertainment – 2014 more than any other as its 100th anniversary is marked. The famous moment when British and German soldiers climbed out of the trenches in peace on Christmas Day 1914 has been replicated and ruminated upon in

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What Did You Get for Christmas?

Merry Christmas dear readers. Show us what you got for Christmas this year. We all got a new Government… and a whole lot of laws repealed. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.

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The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York

The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York

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The BFD Daily Roundup – Dear Santa

The BFD Daily Roundup – Dear Santa

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Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com On behalf of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! I would also like to say a huge thank you for backing us over the

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