Fiona Macdonald

Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, here's Christmas: A Very Peculiar History. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, it introduces mind-bending facts about the holiday and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas's most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snow globe made of?

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