{"product_id":"hark-the-biography-of-christmas-paperback","title":"Hark!: The Biography of Christmas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Kerensa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid Cromwell help shape the mince pie? Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door? Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave? And did King Herod really have a wife called Doris?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you mull on wine or enjoy the biggest turkey, the biggest tree or the biggest credit card bill, unwrap your story through our twelve dates of Christmas past. From Roman revelry to singing Bing, via Santa, Scrooge and a snoozing saviour, this timeless tale is perfect trivia fodder for the Christmas dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kerensa ============ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kerensa is an award-winning writer of TV, radio, books and his own stand-up comedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author of the kids' books \u003ci\u003eNoah's Car Park Ark \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoses and the Exodus Express \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003ePlanet Protectors\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by SPCK. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHark! The Biography of Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e -- an enlightening sleigh ride through festive history published by Lion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul is a regular speaker at Spring Harvest, has toured with the Bible Society and often does gigs at local churches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul is part of the British Comedy award-winning writing team for BBC's Miranda and the Rose d-Or Award-winning writing team for BBC1's Not Going Out. He's written for cult shows like C4's TFI Friday and BBC Radio 4's The Now Show and Dead Ringers, as well as mainstream hits like BBC's Top Gear, Buble at the BBC and the BBC Music Awards.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376586285135,"sku":"9780745980171","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/hxCocadhqe9780745980171.webp?v=1780167197","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/hark-the-biography-of-christmas-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}