The Book of Christmas: Descriptive of the Customs, Ceremonies, Traditions, Superstitions, Fun, Feeling, and Festivities of the Christmas Season |
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amid amongst amusements ancestors ancient appears ballads beautiful birds called carols celebration ceremonies character cheer Christ Christmas season Christmas-day church court curious customs dancing districts of England domum door England Father Christmas feast feelings festival forms furnished gentleman George George Ferrers give grave Gray's Inn hall hath head heart holly honour Inner Temple Inns of Court joyous king lady land laugh Leigh Hunt light London look Lord of Misrule masques Master memory ment mentioned merry mingled mirth misletoe Momus morning mysterious night observances occasion old Christmas pantomime performed period play pleasant plum-pudding practice present queen quoted racter readers reign revels rich rosemary round Sandys Saturnalia says sing Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek solemn song speak spirit superstitions sweet thee things Thomas Cawarden thou tion turkeys Twelfth-night verses voices wassail wassail-bowl winter Yule