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Christmas Traditions
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Christmas Windows at Sunderland City Library
Published: Wed, 09/12/2009 09:19There are now festive themed windows installed on the outside of the City Library building on Fawcett Street in Sunderland.Full story -
Christmas Story - a favourite tradition explained
Published: Tue, 08/12/2009 10:15When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure.Full story
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The Story of Aladdin, and its Origins.
Published: Mon, 08/12/2008 11:16Like many folk tales and fables, the story of Aladdin is hundreds of years old.Continue -
The History and Tradition of Pantomime
Published: Mon, 08/12/2008 11:12A brief summary of the origins of our traditional Christmas theatre.Continue -
Christmas Songs
Published: Mon, 17/11/2008 21:59A page giving links to downloadable copies of the lyrics to well-known Christmas songs and carols.Full story -
A Letter to Santa
Published: Thu, 13/11/2008 18:57An illustrated letter to Santa, that you can print out for your kids to complete and colour in, before sending it off to the North Pole.Continue
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Christmas Cracker Jokes
Published: Thu, 13/11/2008 13:54Ho, Ho, Ho !! - a selection of seasonal humour, some crackers, some chestnuts !!Full story
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A Brief History of Christmas
Published: Wed, 12/11/2008 22:32Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before Christ was born.Full story -
The Origins of Santa Claus
Published: Wed, 12/11/2008 21:59A brief history of the gradual transformation of St Nicholas through Sinta Klass and into Santa Claus, .Full story
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