hostly voices from a family celebrating Christmas together during the First World War have been heard for the first time in nearly a century.

The recordings provide a fascinating insight into an English family living at a tumultuous time in world history.

Eight phonograph cyclinders, made of beeswax and soap, feature the Smith family from Salisbury in Wiltshire singing carols and discussing 'daddy being away at war.'

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Thnx RiverOfLight

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