#11: The Book That Made Christmas, Christmas

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Episode #011 - English Learning for Curious
Minds


The Book That Made Christmas, Christmas


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Today we take a look at the book that is fundamental to our
modern understanding of what makes Christmas, Christmas. No, it's
not the Bible. It was written in Victorian London, and tells the
story of an old miser who discovers the Christmas spirit.


In today's episode we cover:


The publication of A Christmas Carol

When and why the British stopped celebrating Christmas

Summary of the story of A Christmas Carol

Dickens' moral tale about the importance of Christmas

The cultural importance of A Christmas Carol

The linguistic importance of A Christmas Carol

How the Christmas card was invented

Merry Christmas




Key vocabulary: Dare say, Tables may be turned, Instrumental,
Enduring, Further afield, Consensus, Puritanical, Sabbath, Headed
off, Inherently, Sinful, Degenerate, Reluctant, Wholeheartedly,
Underlying, Vivid, Seized upon, Recap, Squeezing, Wrenching,
Grasping, Scraping, Clutching, Covetous, Sinner, Self-serving,
Fate, Befallen, Paralysed, Infamous, Alter, Resonated, Utterly,
Horrific, Rallying call, Stamped, Crippled, Vulnerable, Smash
hit, Inexorably, Frantically, Civil servant, Caught on, (give) a
shot, Deed



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Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website
www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/the-book-that-made-christmas-christmas


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