Perhaps you were looking for the BBC Sketch show special named after this book instead?
WARNING: This book contains brief mild language.
Horrible Christmas is a Horrible Histories book about Christmas. Every year Scholastic releases a new edition, supposedly for each Christmas. (Although its the same text)
Description[]
- History with the nasty bits left in!
- Horrible Christmas tells you all the festive facts you ever wanted to find out but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask.
Want to know:
- A very rude pantomime song?
- Why making Christmas pudding used to be a crime?
- How to get rid of carol singers?
Read on for foul-but-festive food, seasonal stories to send shivers down your spine, and cruel yule disasters.
- History has never been so horrible!
Contents[]
- Introduction - 5
- Christmas Carols - 7
- Christmas History - 12
- Christmas Crackers - 15
- Christmas Kids - 17
- Daft Data - 23
- Foul Food - 25
- Savage Stories - 35
- Rotten Christmas - 39
- Christmas Board Game - 42
- Silly Santa - 44
- Christmas Characters - 51
- Christmas Entertainment - 57
- Christmas Cwiz - 63
- Christmas Cards - 67
- Christmas Pudding - 70
- Curious Christmas Customs - 77
- Christmas Firsts - 86
- The Knight Before Christmas - 90
- Christmas Future - 96
Details[]
- Paperback/Hardback
- 96 Pages
- Releases: 20th October 2000, 24th October 2005, 6th October 2008, 5th October 2009, 1st November 2010, 6th October 2011 and 4th October 2012.
- Author: Terry Deary
- Illustrator: Martin Brown
- Age Range: 8-12
- Dimensions: 26.2 x 21.4 x 0.9 CM (2012 Edition)