Horrible Christmas

Filled with all the festive facts every Horrible
Histories reader wants to know!
The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales of:

• the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas



• the Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded
  bullets for footballs


• plus dreadful jokes, rotten festive recipes and a Christmas quiz!

With full-colour illustrations by Martin Brown and a new cover,
this 2025 edition of Horrible Christmas is the
perfect festive gift.

Product details

• Authors: Deary Terry
• Assisted by: Martin Brown (Illustration), Brown Martin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9780702343971
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-4397-1
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 260 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Series: Horrible Histories
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