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 lights of Union Street, will be told online on Monday. br Christmas Lights at the Northern Co-op o...
Source: eveningexpress.co.uk