Ghostly 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 sicussing 'daddy being away at war.'
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The rare recordings, made on wax cylinders, have been heard for the first time in 95 years after they were copied onto a CDRead the rest on DailyMail.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008