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A Song of Oak and Holly | The Three Ravens Christmas Special
Deck the halls and jingle your bells as Eleanor and Martin welcome you to a festive celebration of all things Christmas, Yule, and Midwinter!
Starting off deep in prehistory, we chat through the pagan origins of Midwinter celebrations as found at neolithic sites like Stonehenge, discuss Ancient Greek and Roman concepts of the end-of-year, wassailing, and Norse Yuletide, plus the long history of the Holly King, Old Man Winter, and Father Christmas.
Next we dig into the Christian tradition, chatting through Anglo Saxon, Tudor, and Stuart ideas of Christmas, and how the festive season was…
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