"A COUNCIL which has axed all but one Christmas tree in the community it covers has been branded “Grinches”."
"There might be even more lore about the Star Wars Holiday Special than about the Star Wars universe itself. Aired once in November 1978 on CBS and then locked away beyond the reach of legitimate viewing, it sends Chewbacca back to his home planet to visit his family: his wife, Malla; his father, Itchy; and his son, Lumpy. (Yes. Lumpy.)"
"A Christmas grotto threatened with closure has been spared after councillors voted for it to stay open."
"Shops have reported record sales ahead of Christmas, with top prices paid for turkeys until late in the day. Elsewhere, there was busy trading generally with toy spending up 6% (mainly mechanical and educational toys) and the commercial success of the season being men's cosmetics."
"Half of Shakespeare’s plays would have been lost without it – and it is now among the most valuable books in the world."
"An end-of-Empire chiller, Lot No. 249 stars Kit Harington, Freddie Fox, Colin Ryan, John Heffernan, James Swanton, Jonathan Rigby and Andrew Horton."
"From how we shopped to festive celebrations."
“I think they heard a rumour.”
" A Christmas beer made from green peas and marinated red cabbage has become a festive hit in Iceland. Made by a small Reykjavik brewery, the recipe is inspired by Iceland's Christmas dinner."
Once upon a time, Tiffany commissioned Andy Warhol to illustrate a series of colourful greeting cards. Capturing the joy and whimsy of Christmas, these were offered each December from 1957 until 1962, the year Warhol debuted his iconic Campbell’s Soup Cans.
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