To Americans, "crackers" are the crunchy, edible things on the cheese plate. What the British call "savoury biscuits." When they say "cracker," in the U.K., they're referring to a "Christmas cracker." ...

Christmas crackers are an essential part of the British Christmas. They were invented by Englishman Tom Smith. Tom started work at a baker's and confectioner's in London in 1830, but soon had his ...

When I was around eight or nine, we started to incorporate British traditions, like Christmas crackers. While we appreciated the excitement of the act, nobody seemed enthused by the presents inside.

A century later, that marvellous ‘crack’ remains an essential component of our traditional festivities, one that’s been enjoyed in British households ... snow scenes and Christmas puddings for boxes ...

Christmas crackers - those little paper capsules containing crowns and corny jokes - have been around since Victorian times. For nations like Britain and Australia, they're as central to Christmas ...

You can probably list off all the traditions when you think of a British Christmas ... to something which seems very much like the Christmas crackers we have today. Image caption, There’s ...

Christmas crackers are an essential part of the British Christmas. They were invented by Englishman Tom Smith. Tom started work at a baker's and confectioner's in London in 1830, but soon had his ...