36 minutes ago Call the Midwife Christmas special air date, cast and trailer as it's split into two episodes

Call the Midwife’s Christmas special is being split into two parts for the first time in the show's 12-year history.

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1 hour ago AP PHOTOS: Girls will be part of St. Paul's Cathedral choir on Christmas Day for first time

For the first time in its 900-year history, girls will form part of the choir performing at the Christmas Day service on Wednesday at London’s majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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1 hour ago IMDb reveals the top 10 Christmas films of all time and you may be shocked

Christmas is the perfect time to binge-watch all your favourite festive films and now film rating website IMDb has given us a definitive list of the top 10 Christmas films of all time

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2 hours ago From bacon baubles to glitter gravy: a guide to this year’s must(n’t) try Christmas trends | Rich Pelley

Back away from the celeb endorsements and viral posts. As my gift to you, dear readers, I tried this stuff – so you don’t have toChristmas is all about traditions: repeating the same thing over and over, however silly it might be, because that’s just what you do at Christmas. But every time-honoured tradition has to start somewhere. In order to sell us tat we don’t need, and keep the PR industry ticking over, the holiday season has also become the time for all manner of daft fads, and celebs promising to give our favourite festive foods, games and pressies “a twist”. Not wanting to miss the (gravy) boat, I embarked on a spirited mission to try them all.This year’s hotly touted Christmas trends include “burr baskets” – a care package of cosy items such as blankets and socks given as a pre-Christmas gift, which sounds like an unnecessary extra faff. Then there’s a lot of talk about “Thriftmas”: re-gifting and buying secondhand gifts from charity shops, which my friend and I havebeen d...

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2 hours ago Home cook shares Christmas dinner vegetable trick so you'll have more time to relax

Christmas dinner might still be two days off, but preparing in advance can really take the heat off the big day – so if you're the designated chef, try making your life easier with this trick

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5 hours ago BBC Doctor Who's Christmas special: Start time, cast and trailer as Ncuti Gatwa returns with Bridgerton star

Doctor Who's Christmas special, Joy To The World, is set to be a festive treat for viewers, filled with outrageous adventures and famous guest stars.

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5 hours ago Doctor Who Christmas special start time, cast list and trailer as Ncuti Gatwa returns

Doctor Who is gearing up for its first festive episode with Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa leading the way as the iconic Time Lord

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6 hours ago Bruce Willis embraces daughter in ultra rare family video after dementia diagnosis

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, was seen in a sweet video embracing his daughter, Scout

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6 hours ago Christmas and Boxing day supermarket opening times 2024 for Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and others

All of the UK’s major supermarket chains will be operating with different opening times during the festive period

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