Christmas Day Links #25

 
"A Briton celebrates and reflects on Christmas in the United Kingdom."

"The octopus found a wrapped and bow-tied gift in her tank."

"On the patio of a gay dive bar in the California desert, surrounded by palm trees, neon lights and cheap cocktails, Ron Oliver has penned the world’s syrupiest and snowiest Christmas films."

"In 1998, Michael Chubb’s team at Birmingham city council came up with ‘Winterval’ – and the backlash is still being felt today."

"A woman who is preparing to run an ultramarathon on Christmas Day dressed in festive fancy dress has said she wants to "spread positivity"."

"Most TV shows tackle the holiday season in one way or another."

"Welcome to the Solitary Christmas Photo project! If you’re spending Christmas alone in the UK this year, we’d like to invite you to be part of something."

"It started last November with a single string of Christmas lights on a Baltimore County street."

"When I was in my first year of senior school, my English teacher asked our class to write a poem about grief."

"This was the first painting by Friedrich, one of the principal figures of German Romantic art, to enter a British public collection when it was purchased by the National Gallery in 1987."

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