5 Weekend Reads... 24 December 2023

Radium for Christmas? A fatal carolling incident? And a package of tar?

Welcome to your Sunday links roundup. Given the date, I thought I’d do something a bit different this week and furnish you with five links to Christmas history articles we’ve published on Londonist.com over the years. Enjoy!

Tom Smith’s crackers, as displayed in the old Museum of Childhood. Image Matt Brown

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS: Did you know that the Christ…