The spirit of Aberdeen's Christmas past includes riots, murders and ghosts
Updated: 21/12/2020, 7:06 am The twinkling Christmas lights of Union Street in 1981. Christmas in Aberdeen is a time for… schoolboy riots, murder and blood sacrifice. These are just some of the astonishing incidents that have happened in the north-east around Yuletide, set to be revealed in a festive talk by local historian Dr Fiona-Jane Brown, of Hidden Aberdeen Tours. The fascinating stories, ranging from how Santa Claus, well St Nicholas, became Aberdeen’s patron saint, to the Christmas ...
Source: eveningexpress.co.uk