Ruslan Kalnitsky/Shutterstock December 20, 2020 The borrowed customs and traditions of Christmas celebrations Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Auckland University of Technology The Christmas we celebrate today around the world, whether in northern winter or southern summer, has its roots in many cultures and traditions.
RPBaiao / Shutterstock.com December 21, 2016 Scandinavian winters of old were less hygge, more Nordic Noir Hannah Burrows, University of Aberdeen When it’s dark all the time you never know who might want to come to the Christmas party.
‘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.