BBC Ideas - The 12 Words of Christmas

BBC Ideas - The 12 Words of Christmas

Xmas, Santa, mistletoe, nativity... sit down with a mulled wine and find out where 12 of our most common Christmas words come from. Video created for BBC Ideas in collaboration with Mark Grist.

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