Christmas Words with Mark Forsyth

Posted on 2012/12/12 , tagged as

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Christmas is swiftly approaching and to celebrate, here’s a video of Mark Forsyth explaining the origins of common Christmas words – tangerine, walnut, turkey, and what exactly a Yule hole is…

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