Fond Recollections of Yuletide Celebrations ; Tom Tit, a Precious Doll's Pram, Mince Pies Made with Paraffin, a Mention On Children's Hour, Home-Made Paper Chains and Blazing Coal Fires Are Just Some of the Fond Memories of a Lifetime of Christmases From the 1920s to the Present Day Recalled Here by Ivy Ryalls, 84, of Alvaston.

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Tom Tit, a precious doll's pram, mince pies made with paraffin, a mention on Children's Hour, home-made paper chains and blazing coal fires are just some of the fond memories of a lifetime of Christmases from the 1920s to the present day recalled here by Ivy Ryalls, 84, of Alvaston.

It was Christmas 1928 and it is the only Christmas present from my childhood that I still possess. It is almost 80 years old and has been with me since I was five.

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Fond Recollections of Yuletide Celebrations ; Tom Tit, a Precious Doll's Pram, Mince Pies Made with Paraffin, a Mention On Children's Hour, Home-Made Paper Chains and Blazing Coal Fires Are Just Some of the Fond Memories of a Lifetime of Christmases From the 1920s to the Present Day Recalled Here by Ivy Ryalls, 84, of Alvaston.

It is a book entitled The Tom Tit Story Book, published by Blackie and Son. Written on a page just inside are the words: Ivy Mary Dean, Christmas 1928.

The pages are all velvety and worn, the edges frayed and sadly some of the pages are missing because my o...

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