Christmas culture

Beyond waiting: Advent’s acknowledgements and expectations.

Is your nativity missing a dragon?

Alison Harpur explores the significance of Epiphany in Italian Renaissance...

From the Christmas star, humankind has been fascinated by astronomical...

Reflect on gifts given and received at Christmas, and spot the key to a...

Need a little Christmas day recuperation? Sit back, relax and listen to a...

A friends’ walk leads to a discussion on the plausibility of the virgin...

At Christmas, Graham Tomlin reflects in the Financial Times on the need to...

Three reasons why everyone should watch It’s a Wonderful Life this Christmas...

Haunting, salving, teary, side-splitting and glorious - our recommended...

John Barclay unpacks the nature of gift-giving and finds Santa’s list is...

The seasons, festivals, historians and emperors have all influenced the date...