Charles Dickens, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain / Composition by Vanessa K. Eccles

The holidays are all about long-held traditions. I recently delved into Victorian Christmas history, how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and the Victorian’s practice of telling ghost stories at Christmas helped shape the way we celebrate Christmas today.

Christmas wasn’t always as celebrated as it is now. In the early 19th century, many people and businesses didn’t consider it a holiday. According to an article by BBC, Queen Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert is primarily…