Christmas Links #1

 
"Singer-songwriter drops rendition of Tom Waits’ “Day After Tomorrow”"

"A team of volunteers has crocheted a six-metre high Christmas tree for charity."

"Archaeologists say neolithic version of energy bars may also have been eaten at midwinter feasts."

"Amazon Brand Detector is an extension that identifies and highlights Amazon brand and exclusive products in orange while you shop on the platform."

"Charles Dickens, was also an inspired actor and director. He famously performed a one-man show of his greatest book, A Christmas Carol, summoning up scenes and characters. Shot in a great, crumbling warehouse 'our Dickens', actor Simon Callow, conjures up Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim out of the floorboards and the walls and the corridors and the stairwells." [via]

"French-American war hero is first Black woman inducted into Paris mausoleum for revered figures."

"A festive town project to celebrate the people and businesses of Stratford-upon-Avon."

Handpicked festive music for every Christmas occasion from BBC Sounds.

"The line-up for the Top Of The Pops Christmas and New Year Specials has been revealed, with Anne-Marie, Sam Fender, Mabel and KSI among those set to perform."

"The holiday, which gets its name from the Latin word for arrival, serves as a countdown to Christmas when Christians honor the birth of Jesus Christ."

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