Many of the Christmas traditions we celebrate today across the U.K. stem from a wide variety of sources. Some would more truly be said to be winter celebrations as they pre-date the Christian era.
The Druids (Celtic priests) would cut the mistletoe that grew on the oak tree and give it as a blessing. Oaks were seen as sacred and the winter fruit of the mistletoe was a symbol of life in the dark winter months.
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