The Mari Lwyd makes a welcome appearance in Chepstow. Jessica Gwynne/Alamy December 27, 2023 Horse skulls and harmony singing – two winter customs which bring people in Wales together Sioned Davies, Cardiff University The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
BBC One’s Xmas ident. BBC December 21, 2016 How TV channels are selling themselves this Christmas Iain Macdonald, Edinburgh Napier University From that gay kiss to dragon slaying, festive TV adverts speak volumes about the broadcasters.
‘On yer bike, Ebeneezer.’ Wikimedia December 24, 2015 Five dark literary Christmases that don’t involve Ebeneezer Scrooge Claire Nally, Northumbria University, Newcastle Dicken’s great anti-hero has monopolised festive literature for too long. Here are the alternative takes on the season of goodwill that you have been missing.