{"date":"December 24","id":"12-24","intro":["Before the Reformation in England almost every third day was a holy day. But the Puritans abolished all the holy days, even Christmas."],"minutes":11,"readings":[{"author":"Raphael Holinshed","end":270,"start":266,"volume":35,"work":"Chronicles"}],"slug":"december-24","status":"proofread","title":"Christmas Made a Dull Day","url":"/harvard-classics/december-24/","words":2270}