It's very merry episode of Fragments - The Lincoln Crying Christmas Ceremony 1564

It’s December 1564, the place Lincoln – and as today where there’s a little ceremony to switch on the Christmas lights, or open a Christmas Fair, lo the Common Council of Lincoln had a similar event to mark the beginning of Christmas

The Crying Christmas text is mostly extant, with just a few edges lost in places - we’ve left the gaps in place, reimagining the event in the present day with a knackered PA that cuts the speakers off.

So, sit back and enjoy the speeches of the three senators performed by Alex Scott Fairley, Emma Kemp, and Liza Graham.

Hosted and produced by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects from www.zapsplat.com



Our patrons received this episode in November 2024 - well not very early but it is Christmas.

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