A Christmas tree could be for life, not to be dumped after one festive season.
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Which objects would you choose to tell the story of your life?
Q: If you were to kill a conversational goose, what vegetable would she allude to? A: Ah-spare-a-goose! Gettit?
Jesus wasn’t the only son of a god in ancient times. And, as you’d expect, divine offspring tended to be high achievers.
There are whispers of crisis around the 53-year-old series.
But they haven’t been without controversy.
Christmas tends to assume a strong sense of its own significance in times of protracted conflict.
Healthy eating can still be delicious! Limit dietary blowout by going into the Christmas and holiday period with a plan.
MPs and rock songs may seem like odd bedfellows, but the charity single marks a longstanding shift in how music mobilises the masses.
Party poppers, candles and wood fires will get you feeling festive – and breathing pollution.
Forget about the expensive gifts, for young children, it’s all about the paper and the packaging this Christmas.
Kids as young as seven have a good enough sense of logic to work out the truth and why it can be better to lie.
What’s so wrong about not wanting your child to believe in Santa?
Counterfeit goods could be the Christmas bargains that cost you dearly.
Christmas foods are evolving. Purists may sniff but what are traditional foods other than past trends that have stuck?
An object lesson in seasonal geopolitics.
Welcome to no-gender December, where parents (and Santa) are being encouraged to give children gender-neutral Christmas presents.
Good Christian Men, Rejoice dates from the 14th century; O Come, All Ye Faithful may contain covert Jacobite symbolism and Silent Night is now UNESCO recognised.
At least say thanks.
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