Hark!: The Biography Of Christmas

Hark!: The Biography Of Christmas

by PaulKerensa (Author)

Synopsis

In this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask... Did Cromwell help shape the mince pie? Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door? Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave? And did King Herod really have a wife called Doris? Whether you mull on wine or enjoy the biggest turkey, the biggest tree or the biggest credit card bill, unwrap your story through our twelve dates of Christmas past. From Roman revelry to singing Bing, via Santa, Scrooge and a snoozing saviour, this timeless tale is perfect trivia fodder for the Christmas dinner table.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Lion Books
Published: 22 Sep 2017

ISBN 10: 0745980171
ISBN 13: 9780745980171

Media Reviews
I love Paul, I love Christmas, no surprise I love this book - the perfect stocking filler. -- Miranda Hart
If you don't know what to get someone for Christmas, and would like to know how you're in this position in the first place - this funny and interesting book could solve both your problems at once. -- Milton Jones
Christmas sits among us like a familiar member of the family - but its history, as told here, is a story-and-a-half. A brilliant book. -- Jeremy Vine
Author Bio
Paul is an award-winning comedian, writer of TV, radio and books and amateur historian. TV credits include 'Miranda' (British Comedy Award winner, Best New Comedy), 'Not Going Out' (winner of Royal Television Society and Rose d'Or Awards), 'TFI Friday' and 'Top Gear'. Radio credits include 'The Now Show', 'The News Quiz' and 'Dead Ringers'. He contributes a regular 'Pause For Thought' on Chris Evans' Radio 2 Breakfast Show. As a stand-up, Paul won ITV's Take The Mike Award in 2002, and was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards, and still performs three nights a week. Paul has written for Michael Buble, Matt LeBlanc, Joanna Lumley and Idris Elba among others.