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Christmas Songs

	Title	Description
	12 Days of Christmas - lyric answers	Check out the answers to our fill in the blank page!
	12 Days of Christmas Fill In The Blanks	Do you know the lyrics of the popular Christmas song?
	God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman	The history of a traditional Christmas Carol.
	Jingle Bells	Learn about the history of the beloved Christmas song.
	Silent Night	Do you know the history behind the Christmas Carol "Silent Night"?
	Wassail Song	Read about the long history of Christmas caroling in Western culture!

Colouring Pages

	Title	Description
	Christmas Crackers	Learn the history of Christmas crackers and draw your own!
	Christmas Tree Colouring Page	Colour in your own Victorian Christmas tree!
	Christmas Wreath Colouring Page	Colour in our Christmas wreath!
	Gingerbread House Colouring Page	Learn about the history of gingerbread houses while colouring your own.
	Mistletoe Colouring Page	Colour in a mistletoe and read about the tradition of hanging mistletoe at Christmas.

History Sheets and Activities

	Title	Description
	Christmas Parlour Games	Learn about some of the popular Victorian parlour games played at Christmas time.
	Christmas Word Search	Try and find the Christmas words in this fun word search.
	Father Christmas - Santa Claus	Find out the history of gift-giving Santa Claus.
	Historic Christmas Facts: True or False	A true or false game about the history of Christmas traditions.
	Santa Claus Word Search	Have fun with this Santa Claus themed word search.
	Victorian Gift Giving Word Scramble	Learn about the types of gifts Victorian people gave to their loved ones.

Holiday Crafts

	Title	Description
	Christmas Garland Crafts	Try your hand at making some of these historical Christmas garlands at home including a paperchain and popcorn garland.
	Paper Wreath Craft	Make a paper wreath craft at home this Christmas!
	Pomander Instructions	Fill your home with these festive smelling pomanders this holiday season!
	Victorian Paper Fan Craft	Ornaments made from fancy paper were popular in the Victorian era. Make your own at home!
	Victorian Tree Ornaments	Learn how to make tinfoil garlands and fringes, dried orange slices, and gilded pinecones or nuts!

Holiday Food and Recipes

	Title	Description
	Boxing Day	Read about the history of Boxing Day and the food related to the day.
	Fruit Cake	A Christmas classic with a long history.
	Mulled Wine	One of the most popular Victorian holiday drinks, make your own at home!
	Origins of Christmas Pudding	Yum, Christmas pudding! Here's some recipes for pudding lovers.
	Victorian Christmas Dinner & Recipes	Discover what the Victorians ate for Christmas dinner and make some of the classic dishes yourself.

Retro Christmas: 1930s - 1980s

	Title	Description
	A Charlie Brown's Christmas Crossword	How well do you know the famous Christmas show?
	Trivia - Christmas movie answers	The answers to our Christmas movie trivia.
	Trivia - 1950s Christmas Toys	Test your knowledge of the popular Christmas toys of the 1950s.
	Song lyrics - White Christmas	The lyrics to this classic Irving Berlin song have us dreaming of a white Christmas.
	Song lyrics - Hippo for Christmas	Discover the origins of the well-known Christmas song and its connection to a hippopotamus at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
	Song lyrics - Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley	The lyrics to "Blue Christmas", the holiday song made famous by "The King of Rock and Roll".
	Song lyrics - All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth	The history and lyrics of the popular 1944 Christmas tune.
	Recipes - No Bake Fruit Cake	Try this no-bake fruit cake at home this holiday season!
	Trivia - Golden Age of Hollywood Christmas movies	Fun trivia for all you classic Christmas movie history buffs!
	Recipes - Jell-O Christmas dinner menu	Do you REALLY love Jell-O? Then this Jell-O-themed holiday dinner menu is just for you!
	Recipe - Virginia Baked Ham	A recipe for Virginia baked ham from the 1940s, perfect for the holidays.
	Colouring page - Rudolph the reindeer	Colour your own famous reindeer and learn about the poem that made him famous.
	Colouring page - Mrs. Claus	Colour the famous Mrs. Claus!
	Colouring page - Frosty the Snowman	Colour and read about the origins of "Frosty the Snowman".
	Colouring page - Coca Cola & Santa Claus	The historical connection between Santa Claus and Coca-Cola.
	Colouring page - Christmas elf	Colour and learn the history of the iconic "Christmas elf".
	A Charlie Brown's Christmas Crossword - Answers	Answers to our Charlie Brown Christmas crossword.
	Recipes - cookies	Try some of these classic Christmas cookie recipes this holiday season.
	Word search - Frosty the Snowman	Have some holiday fun with this "Frosty the Snowman" word search!