Poor guy St Stephen.
First he gets stoned to death – one of the first Christian martyrs.
Then he gets a designated day just after Christmas so no one notices it.
Then – to add insult to injury – it’s renamed Boxing Day, so he lapses still further into obscurity. (Though in Ireland we’re still holding out to some extent.)
No longer! In the spirit of Stephen’s Green, I bring you this St Stephen’s Day / Boxing Day / Christmas song. Best to skip ahead to one minute in – he waffles a bit and has a false start.
Aah – Elvis Costello – always a pleasure.
I wonder would any reader fancy explaining about the third creature sharing the 26th of December – the wren? Maybe you have direct experience? Any wren boys out there?
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