Kids have dreamed about gifts in the run up to Christmas for centuries, although not all would wake up to toys on 25 December. For many, fruit was the typical treat. Historian Debby Brown notes ...

Launched in the late-1840s and known as ‘Bangs of Expectation’, Tom Smith’s crackers sparked a whole new Christmas custom, later evolving to include jokes, hats, gifts and jewellery.

The Christmas Truce Of 1914 One of the most remarkable moments in the history of Christmas came during World War I. On Christmas Eve 1914, along portions of the Western Front, British and German ...