Dec 16, 2020
With just a week to go until Christmas, this week’s episode is a
special one. Santa Claus was obviously my first pick for our
Christmas episode, but poor wifi connection in the North Pole
prevented him from joining the Zoom call. Luckily, I was instructed
to speak with someone who knows more about Christmas than Jolly Old
Saint Nick himself!
Dr Bowler – the world’s foremost authority on the history of
Christmas - joins me all the way from snowy Canada for an in-depth
conversation about ALL things Christmas. He is the author of many
Christmas books including: The World Encyclopedia
of Christmas, Santa Claus: A Biography and
The World’s Greatest Christmas Stories. Dr Bowler
shares a series of fascinating facts about the world’s most
celebrated holiday, the history of the mince pie, and confirms how
Covid-19 will affect Santa’s plans for delivering gifts on
Christmas Eve.
If you have ever been curious about the origins of Christmas
traditions, then you’ll love this episode.