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The Secret History of Christmas

De: Bill Bryson
Narrado por: Bill Bryson
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A cornucopia of Christmas delights from the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and Notes from a Small Island.

Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it? It’s stuffed full of traditions and rituals that most of us have been observing all our lives without having the slightest idea of where they come from.

Why is it called Boxing Day, for example? Why do we sing about Good King Wenceslas – who wasn’t a king and possibly not even good? What’s the story behind Christmas crackers? Who would have guessed that one of our most popular Christmas carols began as a kind of semi-pornographic Welsh folksong? And how did St Nicholas, a bishop from the dawn of Christianity, turn into the plump and jolly figure of Santa Claus with a flying sleigh and a home at the North Pole?

Christmas, and how it got that way, is full of surprises. Join Bill Bryson to reach into this Christmas stocking and pull them out – along with the inevitable tangerine.

©2022 Bill Bryson (P)2022 Audible, Ltd
Ciencia Política Política y Gobierno Divertido Ingenioso Christmas Nonfiction

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Classic Bill Bryson

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This was a great quick listen. Learned so much about the different Christmas traditions I had never heard of.

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I learnt some new things about Christmas traditions and where they came from. I enjoyed hearing his perspective as an American married to a British wife and the experiences that that brings. As I am in the same situation.
The author made it pretty clear his thoughts on Christianity at the beginning and how it related to Christmas. It seems his research into that only confirmed his own personal anti Christian beliefs.

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Bill Bryson’s books are always very informative and highly entertaining! Thank you, Bill, for another wonderful book!

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Interesting insights into how Christmas has evolved over time and worldwide. Curious as to what the holidays will look like in the future!

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An interesting, if somewhat circuitous, picture of the many paths that let us to our current Christmas holiday.

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Excellent book by beloved author

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