I spent 8 hours listening to Christmas songs in a car and I have some questions

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122. Figgy pudding is pudding with figs in it

"pudding" here being the British steamed kind made with flour and suet, and for special occasions, dried fruits including raisins, figs, and other types. I've never had a British suet pudding, but it's occasionally presented as a challenge on the Great British Bake-off. Apparently, you grate the suet, mix it with the other ingredients to form a dough, wrap the whole thing up in a towel and either put it into boiling water or steam it for hours. The carolers in the song seem to like it, as they won't leave until they get some.

Sugarplums are a confection of some sort - I always think of them as something like gumdrops but they seem to be some sort of roundish hard candy. In the mid 19th century, when a lot of these traditions originated, candy was an occasional luxury on special occasions.

You either hang the presents from the branches, or you tie them on. Back in the old days presents were simpler and not as numerous - and usually smaller. What I want to know is how people back then kept lighted candles on their trees without burning down their houses!