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Medieval Christmas (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

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Boy Bishops, That's a Sweet Job

For the liturgy on St. Nicholas's Day, you choose a boy bishop. The boy bishops are usually chosen from the choir boys. They kind of then preside over the cathedral at services between 27 and 28 December. Eventually the practice is brought to an end by Henry VIII - one of our least-fun kings. But I love the idea of a small boy suddenly being given a really serious job. It feels like the plot of a Hallmark Christmas movie.

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