If you love Christmas and history, then it is fun to learn how they used to celebrate the festive season in times past. We have lost so many of the traditions that are associated with Christmas, but we do still celebrate some of them today. You may be surprised by the origins of many of the traditions that are still part of our Christmas celebrations today. We take many of them for granted, for example the Christmas tree in our homes, the wreath that we hang on our front door