Sound Recordings, Somerset
Description
[Collector announcement: informant collector's mother]; E. M. Mitchell, of Bath, talks about present-day Christmas traditions - shopping, cards, present buying, house decorations; Christmas Eve traditions - stocking, food/drink for Father Christmas; religious aspect; food preparation - Christmas puddings, turkey; describes Christmas Day routine; taking down decorations; New Year celebrations. Recorded December 1978. [Tr. 7] [Collector announcement: informant, born 1888, collector's grandfather]; Froude Hawkins, of Saltford, recalls Christmases of the early 1900s - stocking, Sunday School march to church, Christmas dinner, Sunday School, followed by church; games (football, cricket); Christmas tea; house decorations. Recorded January 1979. [Tr. 8]
Metadata
| Identifier | cxpn51jn |
| IRN | 414092 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A042 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/cxpn51jn |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Mitchell, Sarah L G |
| Date | 1978-1979 |
| Size and Medium | 1 audiocassette., Duration: 24' 41". |