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Boxing Day explained: How the day after Christmas took shape

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What is Boxing Day? Boxing Day is observed on 26 December, the day following Christmas Day, and is recognised as a public holiday in several...

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

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Eighty years ago, Britain was celebrating its first peacetime Christmas after six long years of war. They called it “Victory Christmas” and for the first...

Why terrible Christmas cracker jokes bring us together

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Testing jokes in a south London warehouse "How much did Santa's sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house." The joke is met by groans that...

Lincoln Waites group preserves the Crying Christmas ritual

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The City of Lincoln Waites perform the ancient Crying Christmas ritual, dating back to medieval times. Group member Lesley Clarke explains that the 15...

Christmas Day: A story of love, peace and goodwill

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Christmas Day is marked across much of the world as the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, a moment that has shaped centuries...
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