Re: Peeve
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I'm always doing this crap!
Earlier references to Father Christmas:
An Excerpt from The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore on 'Father Christmas'
From J. Simpson and S. Roud, The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore (Oxford, 2001), pp...
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discussion post on Fri, December 4, 2009 - 5:06 PM
Re: Peeve
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There is also the following:
www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/P...tm
Which is kinda fun and also outside the liz age.
discussion post on Fri, December 4, 2009 - 4:58 PM
Re: Peeve
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Was'nt saying your wrong just noted the little tidbit which, *I got wrong* :)
I'ts not Marlowe but rather Ben Johnson in his "Christmas, His Masque"
Which can be found here:
www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/P.....
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discussion post on Fri, December 4, 2009 - 4:48 PM
Excavating Shakespeare
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An article in Archeology magazine:
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...0123.ece
discussion post on Fri, December 4, 2009 - 1:22 PM
Re: Peeve
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Well it's taking place down south so, someone on here should be able to find something out about it.
And it was Marlowe who first mentioned Old Man Christmas in one of his plays. But thats besides the peevie point :)
discussion post on Fri, December 4, 2009 - 1:21 PM