Where and when did our Christmas traditions originate?
15 December - 12 mins“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a child himself.” Those are the immortal words of Charles Dickens, a man who has become synonymous with Christmas. While we take many of our Christmas traditions for granted, Christmas cards, Christmas trees, etc - where and when did they actually originate? Reporter Simon Tierney has been investigating.