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The festive season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains.
When it’s dark all the time you never know who might want to come to the Christmas party.
From turkeys to salmon and brussels sprouts, modern living is putting mounting pressure on the festive feast.
We usually consume about three times the necessary daily calories over the Christmas period.
Christmas foods are evolving. Purists may sniff but what are traditional foods other than past trends that have stuck?
The traditional TV schedule is still more important than we might think.
You might not like Christmas, but you probably don’t have a choice in the matter.
An object lesson in seasonal geopolitics.
Welcome to no-gender December, where parents (and Santa) are being encouraged to give children gender-neutral Christmas presents.
Good Christian Men, Rejoice dates from the 14th century; O Come, All Ye Faithful may contain covert Jacobite symbolism and Silent Night is now UNESCO recognised.
At least say thanks.
The expensive things we buy say a lot about our identity, the way we think, and how we feel.
Before Christmas became child-centred, Father Christmas was the personification of a mid-winter feast of merrymaking for adults – and he brought no presents.
Back in 1663, it was all about staff getting the day off, now it’s all about boosting the coffers of the major stores.
Sorry kids, these gift ideas are closer to home.
Stores are engaged in an arms race to make online shopping less of an impersonal chore.
As the film descends into intoxication, viewers are likely to be sobered by glimpses of a badly damaged America.
The science of making us watch … and then spend.
The famous story of a group of schoolboys trapped on an island is more than a little reminiscent of the real world right now.
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