Christmas Book
—A book in which people were accustomed to keep an account of the Christmas presents they received.—Nares’ Glossary (Halliwell and Wright), 1857, vol. i. p. 11.
Bustard
—The bustard, says Timbs (Something for Everybody, 1861, p. 148), has almost disappeared; but within memory it might be seen in the Christmas larders of large inns.
Christmas Candles
—Those were candles of an uncommon size, and the name has descended to the small candles which children light up at this season. Hampson (Med. Ævi Kalend. vol. i. p. 109), alluding to the custom, says, in some places candles are made of a particular kind, because the candle that is lighted on Christmas Day must be so large as to burn from the time of its ignition to the close of the day, otherwise it will portend evil to the family for the ensuing year. The poor were wont to present the rich with wax tapers, and yule candles are still in the north of Scotland given by merchants to their customers. At one time children at the village schools in Lancashire were required to bring each a mould candle before the parting or separation for the Christmas holidays.