Images

The Jovial Christmas Polka sheet music cover by Alfred Concanen. Published in the 19th century.

A Byzantine wall mosaic from Ravenna showing the three Wise Men or Magi (aka the Three Kings) who visited the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The three figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar, although they...

A 1917 French New Year's card showing two Christmas party-goers kissing under the mistletoe. Design by Xavier Sager.

A detail of a 19th/early-20th century Christmas card showing a lady gathering mistletoe in the snow. (Welcome Collection Gallery)

A mid-19th century illustration by John Leech of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843).

A 19th century Christmas card. c. 1880.

An 1891 painting of a Christmas scene, 'Silent Night' by Viggo Johansen. (Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen)

Three traditional dishes eaten during a British Christmas holiday. Left: Roast turkey Top Right: Christmas pudding Bottom right: Christmas cake (the cake and pudding were made by Ruth Cartwright)

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb central interior oil paint on wood panel from the Ghent Altarpiece by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). An inscription on the reverse also credits Hubert van Eyck (d. 1426...

A detail of a jewel and robe from an upper interior panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, aka The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Credited to the Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE) and made in 1432. An inscription on the reverse also...