Detail from an image of December in the Da Costa Book of Hours - Morgan Library
Not a Christmas episode, but a winter one: winter in various Old English sources and winter now. Happy New Year and thanks for listening!
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Sources:
Clare, John. Major Works. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Gopnik, Adam. Winter: Five Windows on the Season. House of Anansi, 2011.
Hostetter, Aaron K. Translation of "Andreas" - https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/andreas/
Hostetter, Aaron K. Translation of "The Menologium" - https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-menologium/
McKennitt, Loreena. To Drive the Cold Winter Away. Quinlan Road, 1987.
Parker, Eleanor. Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year. Reaktion Books, 2022.