{"product_id":"9781448148936","title":"The Book of Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e- What is the significance of holly at Christmas?\u003cbr\u003e- When should you make your figgy pudding?\u003cbr\u003e- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? \u003cbr\u003e- And who was Good King Wenceslas?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar's head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Christmas \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating volume about our Christmas past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155253674224,"sku":"9781448148936","price":16.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448148936_p0.jpg?v=1763829538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448148936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}