What could possibly be the connection Victorians saw  between dead birds and Christmas?!

Please comment! Come back before Dec 19 to see my tie-in!

“It is an illustration of the song/nursery rhyme, ‘Who killed Cock Robin?’ Not very christmassy, I agree.”

“It also might have something to do with the Wren King parades in the UK that happen around Dec 26. They used to parade with a real dead bird, but I believe they use a fake bird now. Maybe some connection…