S1 E7: Making the Modern Christmas

S1 E7: Making the Modern Christmas

Constant Wonder - Season 1, Episode 7

Dec 20, 2021 7:00 am
52:50 mins

Christmas wouldn't be the same without Dickens. And, the railroads changed Christmas forever.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Our Obsession with Christmas

Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas.

Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas.

Railroads and the Modern Christmas

How railroads made our modern celebration of Christmas possible.

How railroads made our modern celebration of Christmas possible.

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