Christmas in Victorian England: Customs in Decline

Christmas in Victorian England

Christmas in Victorian England: Decline

Christmas in Victorian England: Revival

Christmas in Victorian England: Christmas dinner

Christmas in Victorian England: Christmas Charity

Christmas in Victorian England: Protestants Embrace Christmas

Christmas in Victorian England: Christmas Trees and Gifts

Christmas in Victorian England: Christmas Carols

Christmas in Victorian England: Christmas Greetings and Entertainments

Although many of the more boisterous English Christmas customs, such as MUMMING, had already deteriorated by Victorian times, a few more withered away under the spell of the new Victorian Christmas. TWELFTH NIGHT, which had been celebrated in the past with sumptuous cakes, costumed balls, and charades, faded throughout the Victorian period as Christmas Day grew in importance. In addition, the WAITS, bands of nighttime musicians who serenaded householders at Christmas time in exchange for food, drink, or tips, also fell out of favor during this era. Nevertheless, by the end of the nineteenth century, the Victorians celebrated Christmas more vigorously than their ancestors had at the beginning of the century.