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Backstory: Boxing Day
Manage episode 390892480 series 2394354
Here in America, the day after Christmas is simply that: the day after. The party's over. But in England, it's an official holiday. December 26 — Boxing Day — is the Christmas afterparty you've been missing out on. What's the story? And what does it have to do with boxing? Paul Kerensa joins Christmas Past to...unpack the box.
Mentioned in this Episode
- Paul Kerensa
- Hark! The Biography of Christmas, by Paul Kerensa
Music in this Episode
- "Good King Wenceslas" — U.S. Army Band, via Wikimedia Commons
- "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" — DJ Williams, via Youtube Audio Library
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" — Julius H., via Pixabay
- "Emotional Piano Improvisation" — Alexander Nakarada, via Film Music
- "Holiday Gift" — Kai Engel, via Free Music Archive
Section from A Christmas Carol read by Peter John Keeble, courtesy of Librivox
Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.
209 episodes
Manage episode 390892480 series 2394354
Here in America, the day after Christmas is simply that: the day after. The party's over. But in England, it's an official holiday. December 26 — Boxing Day — is the Christmas afterparty you've been missing out on. What's the story? And what does it have to do with boxing? Paul Kerensa joins Christmas Past to...unpack the box.
Mentioned in this Episode
- Paul Kerensa
- Hark! The Biography of Christmas, by Paul Kerensa
Music in this Episode
- "Good King Wenceslas" — U.S. Army Band, via Wikimedia Commons
- "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" — DJ Williams, via Youtube Audio Library
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" — Julius H., via Pixabay
- "Emotional Piano Improvisation" — Alexander Nakarada, via Film Music
- "Holiday Gift" — Kai Engel, via Free Music Archive
Section from A Christmas Carol read by Peter John Keeble, courtesy of Librivox
Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.
209 episodes
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