London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an 8-foot decorated fir tree at ...

In 1848, an engraving published in the Illustrated London News depicted the royal family gathered ... "The royal Christmas tree gave a new sense of intimacy and domesticity to Victorian Christmas ...

Even so, if she's ever in need of a dose of further festivities at any other time, there's always her own place of business ...

Some of the oldest Christmas carols were the pop songs of the Victorian age ... of an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Dr Leon Litvack, a reader in the School of Arts, English ...

Christmas traditions we cherish were established during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837-1901).  Others are as old as the ancient ...

In the preface to his novella A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens wrote that he “endeavor[ed] in this Ghostly little book to ...

A Victorian Christmas will repeat on December 22 ... Joy to the World (Handel) City of London Sinfonia / John Rutter ; ...

Method: Cut up the turkey in small pieces and put it in the stock. Let it simmer slowly until the bones are quite clean. Take ...

Dreams of a white Christmas were planted by Charles Dickens, Victorian mass media and the Little Ice Age, historians say.

Combine the eau-de-vie, liqueur, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and puree in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake ...

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

It's the annual holiday favorite - A Victorian Christmas, with David Bouchier. David shares seasonal music and stories about ...