Waterstones A Christmas Cornucopia
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Price: £12.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR The perfect gift for anyone who has ever wondered about the unpredictable origins and etymologies of our Christmas customs! For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means Go away, Christ. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers. Luckily, like a gift from Santa himself, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense - in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way.' Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant' Raymond Briggs 'Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff' Matthew Parris. Waterstones A Christmas Cornucopia - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780241267738
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780241267738
Author: Martin Peters
Rating: 5
Review: Loved this book. I like the humour and also the interesting facts and the way he can link things. Brilliant. I'll never look at Christmas in quite the same way
Author: Dora
Rating: 3
Review: Im afraid this was not so interesting as I had hoped.
