Shop ’till you drop: a brief history of Christmas shopping

At this point Father Christmas was to greet them, then they passed by a series of “realistic tableaux depicting in turn a panoramic view of the City, showing St Paul’s and Bow Church, with the bells pealing in the distance; the Docks of London ...

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Published: Wed 19th Dec 2018 03:40 PM