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A History of Christmas An examination of Christmas delights like decorated trees, carol singers, rich food, Santa Claus and presents show them to be a combination of social and religious traditions, folklore and magic that have been passed down to us through the centuries. Feasts held in deep midwinter to celebrate the winter solstice – or shortest day – were common long before Christianity and have been traced across Europe to places like ancient Babylon and Egypt. One of the most notable was the Roman Saturnalia, held from the 17th to 24th December. The Christian church chose various dates on which to celebrate Christ’s birthday before finally settling on December 25th- a deliberate substitution for the pagan festival celebrating the rebirth of light in the winter gloom. Some of the rituals and customs used in those pagan celebrations – like the ‘greening’ of public buildings and houses with branches - were also rapidly absorbed by the Christian church.

Tree worship, in fact, dates back to prehistoric times but the idea of the Christmas tree was first introduced into this country by German immigrants who decorated fir trees with apples, paper flowers and candles.

Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s German-born husband, popularised the idea by also introducing decorations made from spun glass, miniature wooden toys and paper ornaments. Other popular Christmas greenery like holly and mistletoe also had early recognition. Mistletoe was particularly prized by the Celtic Druids who believed it warded off evil and promoted fertility. But while the church happily adopted holly with its red berries symbolizing Christ’s blood the powerful symbolism of mistletoe was banned. Despite that it is still an absolute ‘must’ for most home decorations.

The exchanging of gifts – a tradition

usually attributed to the three wise men – actually began with the ancient Romans giving lavish gifts to each other during the feast days of Saturnalia, though it took many centuries to be completely adopted.

Not until the late 19th century and the beginnings of consumerism did it become a widespread practice to give and receive gifts.

Cards were yet another Victorian addition to the Christmas Festival.

In 1843 Henry Cole, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, produced the first commercial cards and the introduction of the ‘penny post’ in Britain meant that card sending gained momentum.

Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St Nicholas and Sinterklaas – all basically the same person – are also thought to be descended from the Roman King of Saturnalia, though the original St Nicholas was actually a fourth century saint. His cult became popular in the middle ages and in Switzerland, Germany and The Netherlands he was linked with gift giving on his feast-day. The image of a white-bearded man in a red suit is very recent. A century ago he was usually depicted in a long brown robe or furs carrying a cross and wine flask with

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A History of Christmas continued a holly crown on his head. It wasn’t until 1885 that a Boston printer, Louis Prang, first devised the red-suited Santa and his theme was further developed in the 1930s by Coca Cola ad artist Haddon Sundblom who produced the modern image of a jolly fat man in a red suit trimmed with white fur.

The reindeer that carry Santa Claus through the frosty night probably came from stories of the Norse God Woden who rode through the sky with reindeer and 42 ghostly huntsmen.

Clement Moore’s famous poem ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ (‘Twas the night before Christmas’...) sealed the image of Santa Claus, his reindeer and the magical flying sleigh loaded with sacks of presents.

the fresh food were brought out for a festive feast, while hardship was forgotten for a brief time of rest, celebration and merry making. Some modern traditional foods hark back to those times when nuts and dried fruit were luxuries saved for feasting.

Spices and flavourings important in many of the recipes are reminiscent of a time when precious ingredients were gathered from all over the world which meant that different countries had – and still have - their own speciality foods. Heavy fruit cakes and round Christmas puddings in Britain; roast goose stuffed with apples and nuts in Germany and spiced cakes, biscuits and breads in Central Europe are all excellent examples.

Finally, the concentration on food and feasting at Christmas is hardly surprising, for centuries ago, before the days of canning and freezing, it was difficult to survive the winter without stores of preserved food.

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Whatever is put on plates at Christmas, however, the main tradition that is completely universal is the strong feeling of love, goodwill and generosity that prevails throughout the nicest season of the year. Have a great time!

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Waste Festive Facts The amount of wrapping paper estimated to be thrown away in the UK at Christmas could stretch around the equator nine times or to the moon if each sheet was laid end to end.

In the UK approximately 250 tonnes of Christmas trees that could have been recycled are simply thrown out after Christmas. Increasing numbers of local authorities provide either a doorstep collection service or set up local drop-off points where trees are gathered and sent for chipping and composting. The product

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Every year the UK throws out an estimated 4,500 tonnes of tin foil over the Christmas period. This is enough to cover around 1500 square miles - roughly the size of Suffolk!

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The origins of the great hit singles.

The best Christmas single of all time?

Of the many Christmas hits that have subsequently taken their place in the musical ‘Hall of Fame’ there is only one that would be part of my own personal all time top ten. ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues and featuring the late and hugely lamented Kirsty MacColl was anything but a fairytale. One of the most unusual, not to mention one of the best, festive hits in the history of the British singles chart, it arrived in the middle of an unexpected period of commercial success for this controversial Irish band whose success stemmed from an ability to mix punk and traditional folk to great effect.

Much of their work featured a female counterpoint to the gin-soaked front man Shane McGowan so while this single was far removed from their usual style it was still no exception. Originally the female lead was Cate‘O Riordan, but after she left in 1986 to marry Elvis Costello following his production of the Pogues’ ‘Rum, Sodomy and The Lash’ album, the band found it difficult to find a suitable replacement. ‘Fairytale’ had been conceived for a number of years before it was finally produced but the perfect female singing voice simply couldn’t be found. Amazingly, one of the Band linked up with Kirsty and introduced her as his girlfriend ‘who could sing a bit.’ She eventually auditioned for ‘Fairytale’ and Shane was immediately blown away by her performance. ‘She,’ he said, ‘is perfect.’

Beginning as a wistful, piano-led ballad before launching into a celebratory jig that belies the dark undertones of the lyrics, the song peaks when McGowan and MacColl trade apparently playful insults that have a surprisingly contradictory message. As Kirsty sings ‘Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it’s our last’ Shane is announcing ‘Can’t make it all alone I’ve built my dreams around you.’

She is obviously dying as a result of the drugs she has taken and he is –in her words – just a bum and a punk. And throughout the whole proceedings ‘The Boys in the NYPD choir’ were apparently singing ‘Galway Bay.’ And it is that statement which brings us to the most ironic aspect of the whole piece. The New York Police Department doesn’t actually have a choir.

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A Christmas Present from the Kids

When I was six months pregnant with my third child, my three year old came into the room when I was just getting ready to get into the shower and said, ‘Mummy, you are getting fat!’

I replied, ‘Yes, honey, remember Mummy has a baby growing in her An exasperated mother, whose son was tummy.’

‘I know,’ she replied, but what’s always getting into mischief, finally growing in your bum?’ asked him ‘How do you expect to get into Heaven?’ The boy thought it over and said, ‘Well, I’ll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, ‘For Heaven’s sake, William, come in or stay out!’’

The fact that kids say the funniest things has long been indisputable but these are some of the latest stories to emerge from that concept. We loved them. Hope you do too!

A nursery school pupil told his teacher he’d found a cat, but it was dead.’ How do you know that the cat was dead?’ she asked. ’Because I pissed in its ear and it didn’t move,’ answered the child, innocently. ’You did WHAT?’ the teacher exclaimed in surprise. ‘You know,’ explained the boy, ‘I leaned over and went ‘Pssst’ and it didn’t move’

One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of ChickenLittle to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ‘.... and so Chicken Littlewent up to the farmer and said, ‘The sky is falling, the sky is falling!’ The teacher paused then asked the class, ‘And what do you think that farmer said?’One little girl raised her hand and said, ‘I think he said: ‘Holy S#@%! A talking chicken!’’

The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, ‘Mummy, will you sleep with me tonight?’

The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.’I can’t dear,’ she said. ‘I A certain little girl, when asked have to sleep in Daddy’s room.’

A long silence was broken at last by his her name, would reply, I’m Mr. Sugarbrown’s daughter.’ Her mother shaky little voice: ‘The big sissy.’ told her this was wrong and she must say, ‘I’m Jane Sugarbrown.’ The Vicar It was that time, during the Sunday spoke to her in Sunday School, and morning service, for the children’s said, ‘Aren’t you Mr. sermon.

Sugarbrown’s daughter?’

All the children were invited to come She replied, ‘I always thought I was, forward. One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat but my mother just told me I’m not.’ down, the minister leaned over and A little girl asked her mother, ‘Can I said, ‘That is a very pretty dress. Is it go outside and play with the boys?’ Her your Christmas Dress?’

The little girl replied, directly into the mother replied, ‘No, you can’t play with minister’s clip-on microphone, ‘Yes, and the boys, they’re too rough.’The little girl thought about it for a few moments my Mum says it’s a pain to iron.’ and asked, If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?’

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Puns for those with a higher i.Q. – That’s you, of course!

We have frequently demonstrated how fascinating the English language can be and we make no apologies for once again highlighting that concept with the following series of puns that can only be described as intelligent humour. We hope you enjoy them!

• Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.

• A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

• Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

• Practice safe eating - always use condiments.

• Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death.

• A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

• A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

• Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.

• Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

• Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.

• Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

• A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.

• What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.)

• Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

• In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.

• A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

• If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed • With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

• The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

• You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

• Every calendar's days are numbered.

• A lot of money is tainted – ‘Taint yours and ‘taint mine.

• A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

• He had a photographic memory that was never developed.

• A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.

• Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.

• Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.

• Acupuncture - a jab well done.

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The medical lecturer was addressing some students on the X-ray he had on the screen. ‘Now, Jones, it is obvious from this X-ray that this man had one leg shorter than the other and therefore limped badly. What would you do in a case like this?’ ‘I’d probably limp as well sir.’

An old tramp approached a man in the street and said ‘Excuse me sir, but would you give me fifty pence for a sandwich?’ ‘I don’t know,’ replied the man, ‘I’d have to see it first.’

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We usually give you ten general knowledge brain teasers to test how much you know but at this festive time we feel it’s more appropriate to make them Christmas based.

1. Which Christian feast day celebrates 5. One of the most popular Christmas the arrival of the Three Wise Men to films of all time ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ the stable in Bethlehem. was set in which fictional village?

2. Which country annually donates the 6. Who was the first British monarch Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree to to broadcast a Christmas message to the people of London? the nation?

3. How many birds in total did ‘my 7. Who are the four ghosts in Charles true love send to me’ in the Twelve Dickens' A Christmas Carol? days of Christmas?

8. Name the popular red leaved 4.a. What was the title of the American Christmas plant equivalent of ‘Do they know it’s 9. What Christmas song includes ‘the Christmas’ which made number 1 in stars are brightly shining, It is the 1986 and included artists like Michael night of the dear Savior's birth?’

Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie and 10. From which country does the carol ‘Silent Night’ originate? b. under which name did the artists perform?

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Roast Goose with apple and nut stuffing.

In our piece on the origins of Christmas, we mention that Goose stuffed with apple and nuts is the traditional Christmas Day bird in Germany. While that fact alone might put some people off it is nevertheless a truly delicious way to serve this particular bird and so we thought you might like to try the recipe this Christmas. Incidentally, while the usual accompaniments are red cabbage and potato dumplings it is obviously much nearer the British form of Christmas lunch to serve with a variety of seasonal vegetables, delicious roast potatoes and thick, tasty gravy! Enjoy!

Ingredients: 4-5kg (8 – 10lb) oven ready goose with giblets. Salt and black pepper. Goose or bacon fat. 3 red dessert apples and 3 green dessert apples, peeled and cored. Juice of one lemon. 2 tablespoons of clear honey. 125g (4oz) toasted almonds to garnish. Fresh rosemary sprigs to garnish.

Stuffing: 60g (2oz) butter. 175g (2oz) raisins. 4 onions – chopped. 3 cooking apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped. 124g (4oz) blanched almonds, chopped. 250g (8oz) fresh white breadcrumbs. 1 tablespoon each chopped fresh parsley, sage and thyme. 1 teaspoon ground cloves.

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C / 400F / gas 6. Wipe the goose and remove any excess fat from inside.

Place the giblets in a pan with water to cover and simmer for 45 minutes.

Reserve the stock for gravy. Chop the liver for stuffing.

oven for 30 minutes then reduce the heat to 180 degrees C / 350F / gas 4.

5. Remove the goose from the oven and prick the skin around the neck, wings, thighs, back and lower breast.

Return to the oven for another 3 – 31/2 hours removing excess fat and basting 2. To make the stuffing, melt the butter regularly. Add stuffing balls 30 minutes and cook the raisins, onion and apple from the end of cooking time. for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Remove from the heat and add the almonds, 6. Test the goose by piercing the thigh breadcrumbs, herbs, cloves and with a sharp knife – the juices should chopped liver. run pale yellow, not pink. Leave the goose to rest fifteen minutes before 3. Stuff the neck end of the goose, carving. securing the skin flaps underneath the wing tips and place the remainder in 7. Meanwhile, slice the apple Halves the body cavity of the goose or make thinly, but not all the way through. stuffing balls. Secure the tail end with Place each half on a square of foil, skewers and truss the goose neatly drizzle with lemon juice and honey, with string to hold the wings and legs and add a sprig of rosemary. Seal the in position close to the body. parcels and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, then unwrap carefully.

4. Cover the breast with goose or bacon fat and tie on securely with string.

8. Place the goose on a warm serving Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place dish and garnish with the apples, a rack in a large roasting tin and lay stuffing balls, toasted almonds and the goose breast side down. Cook in the sprigs of rosemary.

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It’s still looking pretty glum!

Up until the dreadful performance against Millwall there had been an obvious lift in spirits around the Riverside with Tony Mowbray’s arrival raising morale and giving the crowd something to cheer about after a dismal 12 months of Scottish rule.

The comeback against Palace was tremendous and had the crowd on their feet for the first time for ages. For whatever reason, however, everything went flat again in the Millwall performance and while it’s always been a ‘chicken and egg’ argument about whether the crowd lifts the players or the players lift the crowd, the whole thing from players to crowd was – well, flat!

Almost half way through the fixtures and wallowing in the bottom three was obviously not written into the script in August so where do we go from here?

The defence is playing pretty well but continues to leak the odd goal. And the big problem with that is generally a loss of all three points because we seem incapable – Crystal Palace aside – of coming back from a goal down.

And after Hull at home two of our next three away fixtures are at Cardiff and Nottingham Forest – neither particularly happy hunting grounds over the years and with both currently in the top six it doesn’t auger too well.

But it’s nearly Christmas and we shouldn’t dwell too much on the negative side. Let’s just cross our fingers and begin to believe that we can turn things round very quickly. We also have to hope that Tony Mowbray can get us a welcome if belated Christmas present of a bit of creativity in the January transfer window. Oh for someone who can actually pass a ball forward without giving it to the opposition!

Let’s just hope for a Happy Christmas and an improved New year!

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Why are Christmas trees bad knitters ?

Because they drop their needles !

What did the bald man say when he got a comb for Christmas ?

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