The Bumper Christmas Episode!

In Episode 3 of What The Factual? Gill and Pete look at Ghosts of Christmases very much past and find out why everyone seemed to want to set themselves on fire around the holiday season... 

Plus we find out that a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola is just a phone call away.

References used in this episode:

https://thewidowsweeds.blogspot.com/2011/12/20-december-st-thomas-eve.html?m=1 

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/how-the-vikings-gave-us-christmas 

https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/days-out/top-10-quirky-christmas-traditions 

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/victorian-christmas-traditions/ 

https://projectbritain.com/year/january.htm Ep4 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/652043/victorian-christmas-traditions

https://www.visitnorway.com/typically-norwegian/christmas/the-trafalgar-square-christmas-tree/

https://santaclausandchristmas.com/did-santa-claus-used-to-be-green/#google_vignette

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20161216-why-japan-celebrates-christmas-with-kfc

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