Christmas
The Rest Is History
Goalhanger
4.6 • 18.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Is Christmas an ancient ritual or was it invented by Dickens? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the transformation of Christmas from public to private event and decide when it became a commercial rather than spiritual celebration.
A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media production
Produced by Jack Davenport
Exec Producer Tony Pastor
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