Christmas and Christmas Lore
Thomas G. Crippen
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
For above forty years I have been a diligent collector of history, tradition, legend, custom, or folklore, whether from familiar or unfamiliar sources, relating to the festival of the Holy Nativity. Moreover, I have gathered copiously from scarce pamphlets of the 17th and 18th centuries, from old chapbooks, newspaper paragraphs, and magazine articles old and new, and from contact with rustics in several counties. The fruits of my gathering are briefly summarized in the following pages, in the hope that they may conduce to that "joy and pious mirth" wherewith we ought, all of us, to commemorate the best and greatest Gift of God to man. - Summary by from the Preface (7 hr 23 min)
Chapitres
| Preface and Introduction | 4:13 | Lu par TriciaG |
| Origin of Christmas | 13:41 | Lu par Julie Burks |
| Coincident Festivals | 5:23 | Lu par Julie Burks |
| Names of Christmas | 3:07 | Lu par Julie Burks |
| Use of Evergreens | 3:44 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Holly and Ivy | 8:16 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Laurel, Rosemary, Fir, etc. | 4:55 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Mistletoe | 10:53 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Placing and Removing Evergreens | 5:18 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Christmas Ghosts | 5:20 | Lu par Maeve |
| Christmas Tales | 8:19 | Lu par John |
| Christmas Music - The Waits | 3:45 | Lu par John |
| Old Christmas Hymns | 10:39 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Christmas Carols | 6:53 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Origin of Carols | 13:39 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Oldest English Carols | 11:45 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Legendary, Mystical, and Modern Carols | 15:47 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Use of Carols | 10:27 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Church Observances - Advent | 4:47 | Lu par KevinS |
| Church Observances - Christmas Bells | 4:49 | Lu par KevinS |
| Church Observances - Midnight Mass | 6:23 | Lu par KevinS |
| Nativity Plays | 9:27 | Lu par John |
| The Praesepio | 7:23 | Lu par John |
| Cradle-Rocking: The Posada, etc. | 6:53 | Lu par John |
| The Children's Christmas | 8:01 | Lu par John |
| Puritan Hostility to Christmas | 14:13 | Lu par John |
| Mumming | 6:26 | Lu par KevinS |
| Hodening, Schimmel, etc. | 4:23 | Lu par Jaimiechurch95 |
| Wassailing | 8:33 | Lu par Jaimiechurch95 |
| Christmas Eve | 7:41 | Lu par Jaimiechurch95 |
| The Yule Log | 10:51 | Lu par BettyB |
| Christmas Candles | 4:47 | Lu par Garth Burton |
| The Christmas Feast | 20:57 | Lu par TriciaG |
| The Boar's Head | 7:03 | Lu par John |
| Christmas Sports | 7:19 | Lu par BettyB |
| Masking | 3:38 | Lu par Chris Bloom |
| The Lord of Misrule | 11:51 | Lu par KevinS |
| Yule-Firth: ''Unthrifty Folk'' | 3:04 | Lu par TriciaG |
| Christmas Gifts - Santa Claus, etc. | 10:18 | Lu par BettyB |
| The Christmas Sheaf | 2:20 | Lu par Ruth Logrono |
| The Christmas Tree | 9:14 | Lu par Ruth Logrono |
| The Christmas Ship | 3:29 | Lu par John |
| Christmas Boxes | 6:15 | Lu par BettyB |
| Christmas Cards, etc. | 4:53 | Lu par TriciaG |
| Family Reunions - The Children's Day | 4:02 | Lu par John |
| Miscellaneous Christmas Superstitions, etc. | 11:30 | Lu par TriciaG |
| Yule-tide in Thule | 7:02 | Lu par TriciaG |
| Subsidiary Festivals | 14:15 | Lu par Lynette Caulkins |
| New Year's Eve - Hagmena | 12:53 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Old Christmas Eve: Wassailing Trees | 6:41 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Epiphany | 9:52 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Twelfth Night | 9:03 | Lu par Jane Bennett |
| Feast of Fools, or of The Ass | 6:39 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Plough Monday, etc. | 3:27 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Candlemas | 12:42 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Epilogue | 4:34 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
Critiques
aooper
Fascinating summary of European Christmas traditions and beliefs from the first centuries into the early twentieth. Variety of readers with a variety of skill levels. Touches on many languages and word origins and a little brush up on a chapters’ tricky words would have helped. Overall I am very grateful for this recording as Crippen’s book helps put Christmas and its traditions into a wider context and creates a greater appreciation for same.