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| Who colour-coded Christmas? | Who colour-coded Christmas? |
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| Santa's crimson and fur-lined coat? Shiny holly leaves and berries? Colourful poisonous, hallucinogenic mushrooms? Or medieval paintings in East Anglian churches? Just how did red, green and white become the conventional colours of Christmas? | Santa's crimson and fur-lined coat? Shiny holly leaves and berries? Colourful poisonous, hallucinogenic mushrooms? Or medieval paintings in East Anglian churches? Just how did red, green and white become the conventional colours of Christmas? |
| Dr Spike Bucklow from Cambridge University's Hamilton Kerr Institute is questioning the common belief that the traditional festive shades are a legacy of the Victorians. For the past three years, he has researched the art history of medieval wooden rood screens in churches across Norfolk and Suffolk. | Dr Spike Bucklow from Cambridge University's Hamilton Kerr Institute is questioning the common belief that the traditional festive shades are a legacy of the Victorians. For the past three years, he has researched the art history of medieval wooden rood screens in churches across Norfolk and Suffolk. |
| Here - from the bright rainbow palette of the 21st Century Christmas - he travels back in time to present a theory on who might have colour-coded Christmas. | |
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| Dr Spike Bucklow's research is supported by The Leverhulme Trust. | Dr Spike Bucklow's research is supported by The Leverhulme Trust. |
| Images courtesy PA, Getty Images, Science Photo Library, Spike Bucklow, Lucy Wrapson and Coca-Cola. | Images courtesy PA, Getty Images, Science Photo Library, Spike Bucklow, Lucy Wrapson and Coca-Cola. |
| Music by St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Bach Choir, Elton John and KPM Music. | Music by St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Bach Choir, Elton John and KPM Music. |
| Audio slideshow produced by Paul Kerley. Publication date 16 December. | Audio slideshow produced by Paul Kerley. Publication date 16 December. |
| Related: | Related: |
| Spike Bucklow and the Alchemy of Paint | Spike Bucklow and the Alchemy of Paint |
| Cambridge University | Cambridge University |
| Churches of East Anglia | Churches of East Anglia |
| The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. | The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
| More audio slideshows: | More audio slideshows: |
| How have history lessons changed? | How have history lessons changed? |
| The Middle Ages in colour | The Middle Ages in colour |
| Exploring Hogarth's House | Exploring Hogarth's House |
| Colourful remembrances of lost birds | Colourful remembrances of lost birds |
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