For this holiday season, the Savvy Traveler's Karen Brown decided to flee the hectic life of Philadelphia for a Christmas in the English countryside. Searching for a rustic getaway, she and her husband headed north to the county of Yorkshire, just a few hours from Scotland. As we hear in this postcard, she stumbled on a scene from the last century and learned that some old world traditions are alive and well.

An English Countryside Christmas
by Karen Brown

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An English Countryside Christmas