Part of this includes opening presents on Christmas Eve, a tradition that has been ... by royal expert Robert Jobson to date back to the Victorian era, when it was instituted by Queen Victoria ...

The sweets were replaced by small gifts and paper hats in the late Victorian period, and remain in this form as an essential part of a modern Christmas. Decorating the home at Christmas also ...

The stores is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas day ... Coblentz Chocolates is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The Victorian House Museum celebrates the elegance of Christmas past mansion ...