YULE FUEL, 1941
A group of Santa Clauses eat a well-earned lunch in Chicago.
Part of the Volunteers of America's fundraising effort for low-income people, the Sidewalk Santa scheme was launched in 1900, with volunteers famously standing alongside model chimneys while seeking donations.
FESTIVE GRIT, 1936
The aftershocks of the Great Depression affected families throughout the United States for much of the 1930s. Rather than a festive feast of turkey and treats, these children, near Smithfield, lowa, are eating a dinner of potatoes, cabbage and pie.
YULETIDE SPRUCE, c1895
First introduced to Britain by Queen Charlotte, the German wife of George III, Victoria's husband Prince Albert further popularised the tradition of decorating a tree at Christmas. This doughty reveller returning home with her tree shows how ubiquitous the custom had become by the late Victorian era.
SEASON OF THE SOLE, 1931
Christmas has always brought out the generosity of spirit in people. In this bizarre scene, two bootmakers pose with a giant shoe bound for the children's ward at the London Hospital in Whitechapel, where it was later filled with toys.
DID YOU KNOW?
LUNAR CHRISTMAS
During Christmas 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to mark the holiday outside the Earth’s atmosphere. While orbiting the Moon, they recited Genesis to an audience of millions tuning in.
O LITTLE TOWN..., 1898
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'Dickens's evocation of the fears, excitement and confusion of childhood is peerless'
DR LEE JACKSON ON WHY CHARLES DICKENS REMAINS RELEVANT TODAY
THE AUTHOR GOES ABROAD
Dickens expanded his horizons and boosted his fan-base by venturing overseas - but global fame came with a cost
REVIVING THE FESTIVE SPIRIT
A Christmas Carol wasn't just a bestseller - it changed the way that Britons chose to mark the festive season
GIVING THE POOR A VOICE
From Hard Times to Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens used his pen to help illuminate the lives of the less fortunate
A JOURNEY THROUGH DICKENS'S LONDON
The works of Charles Dickens are synonymous with visions of Victorian London. We talk to Dr Lee Jackson about the author's love of the capital, and the locations that most inspired him
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Dr Lee Jackson chronicles Charles Dickens's journey from down-at-luck teenager to titan of Victorian literature
GIFTS, TREES & FEASTING
We take a journey through the photo archives to reveal how Christmas and its many traditions have been celebrated over the years - and around the world
WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
We explore the story behind an allegorical painting that celebrates the triumph of love over hate, peace over war
HELLISH NELL
Malcolm Gaskill delves into the life of Helen Duncan - the fraudulent Scottish medium whose ectoplasm-filled seances saw her ending up on the wrong side of the law
7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE
Presidential historian Dr Lindsay M Chervinsky reveals some of the most surprising facts about the world-famous US residence