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Christmas Lore

How did the tradition of Christmas cards get started? What's behind that weird (if you think about it) "12 Days of Christmas" song? Why cover your house and tree with lights? This site answers it all, and plenty more.

From This is True for 2 December 2007

Suggestions for further reading:

A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
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Customer Review: I know this is a classic amd you are supposed to admire the great writimg skills of Charles Dickens but this book is tortureous. He uses unnecessary comparrisons and words that nobody understands. I understand Dickens is a great writer and it show. E...
 
The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)
by Pearl S. Buck
Amazon Price: $6.99
Customer Review: Buck manages to create really strong female characters within the framework of traditional Chinese society. This is a beautiful story with universal human truth, and one I found strangely inspiring in its message (the value inherent in land, partner...
 
Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (A Stepping Stone Book(...
by Mary Pope Osborne
Amazon Price: $7.79
 
Where Angels Go
by Debbie Macomber
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Customer Review: Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber

In this new offering with Debbie's Christmas Angels Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, we find the three mischievous trio with new assignments and ready to have some fun and cause Gabriel some headaches, prom...
 
The Complete Charles Dickens Collection (51 books)
by Charles Dickens
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Customer Review: There's no index or table of contents for the books in this collection, and the books appear in alphabetical order according to title, so if you want to read Dickens in chronological order or you're most interested in reading Bleak House or Great Exp...
 

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