Ever since Britain's first Christmas celebration in 521AD, we have accumulated many traditions. Eating a strange bird, ...

the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British holiday traditions. In 1843, many Britons bemoaned the disappearance of a variety of “Old English” Christmas customs.

Most historians date the Christmas card’s arrival to 1843, the same year in which Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol.” In that year, the inventor and civil servant Henry Cole ...

But while we’re busy unwrapping presents, watching festive films and tucking into turkey, it’s easy to forget why we’re all celebrating in the first ... Christmas Carol. Published in 1843 ...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…” Originally a simple poem written by biblical scholar and professor, Clement Clarke Moore for ...

Christmas, celebrated on December 25, marks Jesus Christ's birth, symbolizing hope, peace, and divine love. The holiday ...

Most historians date the Christmas card’s arrival to 1843, the same year in which Charles ... to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced ...

Everyone knows "A Christmas Carol." What everyone doesn't know, now, is that Dickens' 1843 tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts was just the first in a series of annual holiday books. "The Chimes," ...

During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole much anxiety ... which included the generic greeting “A ...

During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole ... Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year To You.” The first Christmas card Unlike many holiday traditions, can anyone really ...