God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Day 1 – 22nd December, Gatwick to Bridgetown Barbados My alarm woke me at 05:00. In no rush to get up, I lay there for 15 minutes before struggling out of bed. I showered and [more…]

The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol’s title occurs in William Hone’s 1823 work Ancient Mysteries Described, which includes [more…]

Holy mince pies and brandy butter Batman! Is it bauble and tinsel time again already? It seems like we just got the last of the pine needle out of the carpet and here we go [more…]