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A Righte Merrie Christmasse

by John Ashton

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Chapter XXIII

The First Carol—Anglo-Norman Carol—Fifteenth-Century Carol—“The Twelve Good Joys of Mary”—Other Carols—“A Virgin most Pure”—Carol of Fifteenth Century—“A Christenmesse Carroll” 180

Chapter XXIV

Christmas Gifts forbidden in the City of London—Charles II. and Christmas Gifts—Christmas Tree—Asiatic Descent—Scandinavian Descent—Candles on the Tree—Early Notices of in England—Santa Claus—Krishkinkle—Curious Tenures of Land at Christmas 186

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