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Christmas Crackers—Part 1

Julia_M December 12, 2025 No Comments British & Irish Literature Christmas (Books)Essays & Correspondence (Books)Holiday Fiction (Books)Literature & Fiction (Books)

Mention the words “Christmas crackers,” and the name that comes to mind is John Julius Norwich. This is because for over 50 years, he has…

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12 days of Christmas

Julia_M December 31, 2021 No Comments Christmas (Books)Great Britain History (Books)Holiday Fiction (Books)United States History (Books)

Advent is the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas. It is a time to prepare spiritually for Christmas. It leads to Christmas Eve, Christmas Day,…

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A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens

Julia_M December 27, 2021 No Comments Christian Classics & Allegories (Books)Classic Literature & Fiction Holiday Fiction (Books)

This is the best-loved of Charles Dicken’s three Christmas Books. My Boxing Day reading. This carol in prose implied the two main protagonists are Jews.…

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