Siobhan Thompson of Anglophenia Explains How a Proper British Christmas is Celebrated

In “How to Have a British Christmas,” host Siobhan Thompson of the BBC America web series Anglophenia explains how a proper British Christmas is celebrated, highlighting both the differences and the similarities to how Christmas is celebrated in America.

Burning letters to Father Christmas, setting off explosives at the dinner table – these may seem crazy to you, but they’re perfectly normal behavior at a British Christmas, or as we sometimes call it, Crimbo.

Lori Dorn
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