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So picture this. It’s the 20th of December, just 5 days before Christmas. The foyer of the Birmingham Odeon is a throng of people. Awash of denim jackets plastered in various rock and metal bands badges. Having come in from … Continue readingMe and Slade
To be honest I can’t remember if it was Blue Peter and/or Multi-coloured Swap Shop. But as a youngster in the 70’s. Delia Smith, from memory, seemed to be on every BBC kids programme. And a lifetime of fanhood has … Continue readingAll Hail Queen Delia
When we put together a list of Christmas Number Ones it wasn’t that easy. Those that were almost a Christmas Number One, second is sometimes best. There are far more Christmasy or Christmas related songs that made it to Number Two. We … Continue readingAlmost Christmas Number One
We thought it would be easy to put together a list of Christmas Number Ones. Surprisingly not many of them are that Christmasy or Christmas related.Anyway we have put to together our Top 5 Christmas Number Ones. 5. Cliff Richard … Continue readingChristmas Number Ones
Ever wanted to know what toys your parents, even grandparents may have found under the Christmas tree on Christmas Day morning? Then this may answer your curiosity. … Continue readingChristmas Toys Through The Ages
A 6.5 hour Sunday morning transit in December at Helsinki airport, with a 6 year old, does take some doing. But it is possible even with the limited shopping and eating facilities. Helsinki airport is not large, but thankfully they … Continue readingJust Love Christmas’ Trip to Lapland to Visit Father Christmas
One of the great traditions of the festive season is the ‘advent calendar’. Traditionally it is a piece of card with either a Nativity scene or a winter theme. Dotted on the card, are 24 windows numbered 1 to 24. … Continue readingTop 10 Advent Calendar Images
The Yule Log traditionally was a large wooden log burnt at Christmas, often over the Twelve Days of Christmas. The word Yule comes from the Norse for ‘Yul’ or ‘Jul’. The origins of the Yule log could possibly come from … Continue readingHistory of the Christmas Yule Log
The Twelve Nights of Christmas run from Christmas Day until the evening of 5th January, The Twelfth Night. This traditionally marks the eve of the Magi, the wise men’s arrival. It makes the end of Christmastide and is the eve … Continue readingHistory of The Twelfth Night
The date of the Nativity is unclear. Many scholars believe the date was influenced more by the Romans Winter Solstice celebrations, when Pope Julius I chose the date of December 25th. Clues from the New Testament put the birth of Jesus in the spring, shepherds were staying out in the fields overnight when Jesus was born (Luke 2:8), as winter would have been to cold for them to do this. … Continue readingHistory of the Nativity
