Re: It's a sad sign of the times.
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Originally Posted by susie123
Yes that's true Dianne. Mind you the holidays don't last long- when I worked in the States in 1973/4 it was back to work on Boxing Day!
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I wonder if they actually call it Boxing day over there? Here it's always just called "Santo Stefano" -love that hymn - Good King Wenceslas...
Was always told it was Boxing day because people threw out the boxes from their presents -is this true?
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