Was Christmas better in the past?
Beth and Neil talk about a strange emotion we can feel at Christmas called nostalgia.
6 Minute English · BBC Radio
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Show Notes
It's Christmas time in the UK. And like with celebrations around the world, people have lots of traditions that they do every year, and memories about Christmas from their childhood. But were the Christmases of the past as magical as we remember? Neil and Beth discuss a strange emotion we can feel at Christmas called nostalgia.
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