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The stick up on Christmas Eve

A special, snowy Christmas in New York City

Salon

The Christmas that went wrong: Why on earth was Santa wearing my uncle’s sneakers?

Even at four, I could see Father Christmas for who he really was – especially as he smelled of Old Spice

The Guardian - UK

Skiing, wool baubles, ice-cream: how Antarctic scientists celebrate Christmas

From the Flask glacier to King George Island, intrepid researchers expect good cheer, snow and DIY ice-cream

The Guardian - UK

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American Airlines flight grounding cancelled; UK’s FTSE 100 rises 0.4% as ‘Santa rally’ begins – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, on a shortened Christmas Eve trading session in London

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m obsessed’: parkrun becomes a Christmas Day ritual for some

For enthusiasts, the festive period would not be complete without doing the 5km run alongside jogging Santas

The Guardian - UK

I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose

With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must be travelling at breakneck speeds to deliver them all in one night.

The Conversation

Xbox, here are 5 things I want from you for Christmas

I love my Xbox, but like everything else, it ain't perfect. What if Santa could bring you something special for Xbox this year?

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Welcome to Britain’s Victorian Christmas, where volunteers in Santa hats fulfil the basic functions of the state

There is something inescapably bleak about a nation that relies on charity appeals to fix its social and economic problems, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Don Gilet shines as Death in Paradise’s new lead sleuth – even if his first case makes no sense

3/5 There are moments when this Christmas one-off, which tries to do too much at once, threatens to lose its footing like Santa slipping on a dodgy roof tile

The Independent UK

‘They were on an eight-mile pub crawl – hence their slight disarray’: Fiona Duncan’s best phone shot

While shopping in Yorkshire one December, the photographer came across a group of very merry Santas

The Guardian - UK

Santa and Mrs. Claus use military transports to bring Christmas to an Alaska Native village

Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by a tuckered herd of flying reindeer

The Independent UK

Vintage photos show how Londoners celebrated Christmas 100 years ago

Archive imagery a reminder of Christmas pasts in the capital

Evening Standard

Road-Raging Tennessee Man Fatally Shoots Mother, Injures Toddler Heading Home From Santa Visit: Cops

A Tennessee man is accused of fatally shooting a mother and injuring a toddler while the family was heading home from a visit with Santa.

Latin Times

How naturists celebrate Christmas (and navigate cooking dinner naked)

Naturist Karie Jane turned her ex’s holiday home into a nudist resort

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The Guardian - UK

Keep the faith with Father Christmas

Letters: Santa sceptic | Economic joke | The Piers participle | Humorous history | Newt memories

The Conversation

The 12 crimes of Christmas – the legal woes of being Santa Claus

It’s the start of the Christmas holidays and we will soon be settling down to excitedly unpacking the contents of our stockings and unwrapping the gifts under the tree. But, amid all this fun and frivolity, the lawyer in me can’t help but wonder whether Father Christmas has thought his…

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A Saturday Night Live Christmas special will have you laughing like Santa tonight, December 18

The Guardian - UK

Forget charades, I have found the worst Christmas game of all time – and I love it

While ostensibly terrible, Santa’s Speedy Quest is also addictive, hilarious, only 79p – and in its own fiendish way, exactly what we need at this time of year

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Fortune

Netflix capitalizes on anxiety-driven millennial nostalgia with Christmas movie formula that’s reviving the careers of former teen stars

Amidst socioeconomic turmoil, it’s not just the season for holiday movies—it’s the era of them.

PC Gamer

In survival game Rust, Santa Claus doesn't care if you've been good or bad or really, really bad, he still has gifts for you

Hang up a stocking in your base and it'll be filled with goodies by Saint Nick (and no coal, even if you've been naughty).

Tom’s Guide

Hulu top 10 movies — here's the 3 worth watching now

Hulu's top 10 movies are always changing, so we’ve chosen the ones worth watching right now.

The Guardian - UK

What price a wonderful Santa memory for you and your kid? Try £24: ‘ho, ho, ho’ not included

The ‘blatantly fake beard’, the ‘cheap red suit’? It must be that time of year again – the season of the great fleecing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Independent UK

MSC Cruises builds landing pad so Santa can visit during Christmas sailing

Here is how Father Christmas lands on a cruise ship without a chimney

The Independent UK

What to stream: MrBeast jumps to TV, Little Big Town's holiday special and Squid Game: Unleashed

The griping Vatican-based movie thriller “Conclave” about picking a new pope and Stephanie Hsu starring in the dark comedy series “Laid” as a woman whose former lovers keep unexpectedly dying are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK

We need to start accepting that Christmas ‘experiences’ are hell on earth and lower our expectations

COMMENT: As another Santa’s grotto leaves kids in tears and parents on the warpath, Helen Coffey wonders if we’ll ever learn our lesson: that UK attempts at festive ‘fun’ are always doomed to fail

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