People all over the world celebrate Christmas in different ways. From the enormous Yule Goat constructed of straw in Sweden, to the Pastorel...

The first holidays were religious festivals or holy days, which is of course where the word ‘holiday’ comes from.  In Britain, these were tr...

One of the things I used to associate with those quiet days after Christmas was having to write thank you letters. Before computers and smar...

As I write this blog post, Christmas lights are everywhere. The shops are blaring out the same melodies, shoppers crowd the streets and ther...

The inspiration for this blog post came from watching the recent film adaptation of Catherine, Called Birdy, American author Karen Cushman’s...

 In our final blog post before Christmas, the Time Tunnellers explore some favourite traditions. Jeannie Waudby: My Christmas tradition i...