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From impulse buys to rising debt, buy-now-pay-later is now woven into many people’s Christmas budgets.
The pressure to be joyful can make Christmas feel isolating. A psychologist explains how you can find connection on your own terms.
Christmas disrupts sleep more than any other time of year. Here are 12 hidden culprits and how to beat them.
A microbiologist explains why Christmas food is riskier than we realise, and how to keep your holiday both joyful and safe.
It is likely that Austen met one of her earliest romantic interests at a Christmas party.
Decorations brighten winter, but certain lights can be overwhelming and headache inducing.
From teamwork and laughter to mild chaos, Christmas games shape how families feel together.
There are opportunities to build classroom activities that genuinely reflect and embrace every learner in our vibrant pluralistic communities.
Why solitary animals congregate during the winter months.
Yes, it’s calorie heavy, but the right festive foods can deliver flavour, tradition and surprising nutritional benefits.
My study shows people can recall more detailed childhood memories if they ‘reinhabit’ the body they had as a child.
Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the Christmas canon.
There are actually two North Poles. One has been wandering over northern Canada and north of there for years. An earth scientist explains why and what it means for holiday travel.
Why not wrap up in a warm blanket, grab a mulled wine and settle down to consider the end of everything this Christmas?
According to advertisers, at least, as soon as Halloween is over, the spirit of the bauble-decorated trees takes hold and overwhelms us with the urge to spend money.
Most Christmas trees are imported from other states, which drives up costs.
The Andersen tales to read this Christmas, according to the Danish experts who know him best.
From broad cheekbones and a flexible back to a small prefrontal cortex, here’s everything an anatomist thinks makes the Grinch so one-of-a-kind.
Christmas holidays are peak time for bushfires. Here’s how you can understand the predicted fire conditions, develop a fire plan and have a safe break.
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