Isle of Man dogs set to take part in return of special nativity play:
"Border collies and cockapoos are preparing to take part in a special canine version of the nativity."
"A chip shop is selling battered sprouts this year, but why stop there? Our intrepid writer throws every element into the fryer, with surprising results."
"Billions of people across the globe look forward to celebrating Christmas on December 25. And for many of the celebrations, Christmas trees play a key role. Before being decorated with ornaments and lights around, and encircled with presents below, many Christmas tree traditions begin outdoors. Individuals and families flock to tree farms and national forests to choose their favorite balsams, spruces, pines, or firs. And they will contribute to the more than 25 million Christmas trees harvested in the U.S. each year."
"Christmas comes but once a year, so this week’s film quiz offers 30 festive movie questions to make your spirits bright."
"While a pantomime is the usual theatrical treat for the season, for the Stuart monarchs Christmas and especially Twelfth Night were marked with extravagant performances known as masques, which were intended to personify the values of the Jacobean and Caroline courts, but which – for their enemies – came to represent a corrupt and decadent crown."
"Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people."
"The worst thing you can do if you have left your Christmas shopping to the last minute is panic."
"The artificial tree was likely purchased from the now-defunct high street chain, Woolworths, in the 1920s."
"CBC Director Geoff LeBaron looks back on 124 years of both constancy and change, and announces a change of his own."
"A flock of hungry jackdaws has begun eating the giant Christmas straw goat erected in Gävle, Sweden, raising the prospect of it getting severely damaged even if no one manages to set fire to it."
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