One of the stranger fronts in America's culture wars is the supposed 'War on Christmas.' In Britain, we did in fact once have a war on christmas but it was waged not by secularists but hardline Christians – namely the Puritans in the Roundhead camp during the Civil War: One of the clauses of the [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS actual Christians and cultural Christians and people who are technically neither but live in a society where they can't help but be exposed to Christmas. HAPPY WEDNESDAY everyone else! JOYFUL YULETIDE to those who participate in it! It is delightful to be at home in the UK with my genetic family again for Christmas, but as is traditional, today is a rather downplayed day. We visited my grandmother this morning, and my uncle and aunt are coming for a small vaguely-festive dinner, and then I expect there will be Toy Story and maybe Hogfather and perhaps I can ...
[IMG: christmas] Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, we wish you the happiest and most peaceful of days, a Festive Season where you can relax and recharge your batteries and the space away from the usual hustle and bustle to let you make plans for what you want to achieve next year. I make no apologies for recycling this picture from last year. Partly because Mary Reid is brilliant at making this sort of stuff and I am not and partly because I love seeing the same things at Christmas. Unpacking the box of Christmas treasures and remembering where ...
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(The full Advent calendar poem.) Angels singBells ringA star aboveLoveLittle fir treesThe holly and ivyThree Kings arrivingShepherds and flockSanta sockGold, frankincense & myrrhPresents nearly there!Carols delightBy candlelightSnowflakes fallSnow geese callXmas puddingCracker pullingSnowman buildingHappy robin singsSanta brings (presents if you're good)Yule logMistletoe snogA lowly stableA baby's cradleMerry Christmas to you all!
This account of the Christmas story (bsed on Luke 2, vv1 to 20) has been filched from an American site and slightly amended for British use. You can see the original on http://jimreiter.com/2012/12/03/joy-to-the-mall/ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from HM Treasury that all of Britain should go shopping. (And this decree was first made when George Osborne was Chancellor of the Exchequer, as his policy of expansionary fiscal contraction had caused leading economic indicators to dip to their lowest point.) And all went out to shop, each to his own centre. ...
Christmas period is about reflecting on the year that has been and looking forward to the year coming up. 2013 has been an interesting year here in Wales. There have been ups, with strong signs of the UK's economy improving and unemployment falling in the constituency. There have also been downs, with Wales falling further behind England and Scotland in both education and health standards. Next year is set to be even busier for me. I recently won a ballot to bring forward a piece of legislation of my choosing. I have chosen to introduce Minimum Nursing Levels in Welsh ...
