Merry Cristes Maesse! Our 2nd Christmas special features 2 more live guests + 5 festive historical wonders who changed Christmas for the... well for that whatever you think of it now. This episode:
- Xmas Xpert JAMES COOPER from WhyChristmas.com
- My 3yr old DAUGHTER playing Father Christmas
plus tales of these festives ledges:
- ST NICK and his 5:2 plan
- WASHINGTON IRVING, the man behind Gotham City, knickers and the modern Christmas
- CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE, poet and champion of what to do when you've left it too late for a present
- BISHOP BENSON, inventor of Nine Lessons & Carols and a classic Christmas ghost story
- ROLAND HUSSEY MACY: Mr Macy's. Well Mr Macy.
Paul's Christmas book is Hark! The Biography of Christmas: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hark-Biography-Christmas-Paul-Kerensa/dp/0745980171
Paul's Yule blog is www.kneeldownstandup.wordpress.com
James' Christmas site is www.whychristmas.com
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