Pack an umbrella and a jumper, because the next stop for Christmas Around the World is the UK. This month, Chantelle and her guest Nadine give us the history and traditions that make a British Christmas...British! 

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Links from this episode

• November 1st: The Start of the Christmas Season. Proven with Science!
• Victorian Christmas Dinner is Served, Mrs. Beeton Style!
• All Things Christmas

Music in this episode

• "Rule Brittania!" — United States Army Strings, via Wikimedia Commons
• "Sal's Piano Solo" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• "Glinka Nocturne" — Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, via Museopen
• "Shift of Currents" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• "Ink" — Chad Crouch, via Free Music Archive

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Books

Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life.

Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)