Yorkshire on Thursday 24 December 2026
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 24 December 1777: Christmas Eve at Wuthering Heights, as told by housekeeper Nelly Dean
- 24 December 1849: Turner writes from Chelsea to the son of his patron Walter Fawkes – dead for 24 years – thanking him for the annual goose pie from Farnley Hall
- 24 December 1938: The Christmas Eve dream of Douglas Holmes, 10, in Seacroft Hospital, Leeds
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:15-15:46, zenith 12:00
- Moon: set 09:15 rise 15:52, full moon
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:20-15:50, zenith 12:05
- Moon: set 09:20 rise 15:56, full moon
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:24-15:44, zenith 12:04
- Moon: set 09:26 rise 15:48, full moon
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:18-15:52, zenith 12:05
- Moon: set 09:17 rise 15:59, full moon
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 08:19-15:47, zenith 12:03
- Moon: set 09:20 rise 15:53, full moon
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Christmas Eve. Customs: Richmond Poor Old Hoss. Proverbs: The Christ-child who to earth the Father gave,/ From maze of darkness human souls to save,/ Speaks to mankind this hour,/ From every belfry tower,/ His voice the vibrant power/ Of Christmas bells (Godfrey 1933/12/23).
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