A charming volume of old English Christmas traditions written by famed American author Washington Irving: Christmas, The Stage Coach, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, The Christmas Dinner. This book, published in 1886 and illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, chronicles the American writer Washington Irving's nostalgic recollections of Christmas traditions in 19th century England. The text first appeared in 1819 in Irving's Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which also contained such classics as "Rip van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."