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12 of the most unusual Christmas traditions around the world

Here are some of the weird and wonderful ways that countries around the world celebrate the festive season

The Independent UK

"We couldn't find real Lapland - so we built our own"

The Battles have built up a £17m-turnover Christmas world which attracts celebrities including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Idris Elba, the Beckhams, Andy Murray, and the Royal Family

Evening Standard

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash take children to LaplandUK

The television stars took their three youngest children to the Christmas attraction

Evening Standard

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Santa Claus Faces Eviction From Christmas Grotto In Planning Dispute

Council rejects planning permission due to lack of public transport, threatening beloved community tradition

Zenger

Unwrap the perfect Christmas with gifts for everyone on your list

Take a look at our round up of the ultimate gifts this festive season

The Independent UK

Santa’s Grotto Frome Escapes Eviction After Council Planning Row

Santa Claus wins planning battle to save Christmas Grotto from eviction

Zenger

Christmas Cruising with Susan Calman 2023: release date, interview and everything we know

Christmas Cruising with Susan Calman 2023 sees the comedian set off on a festive adventure to Lapland.

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Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out at the Theatre Royal Haymarket review: a Christmas treat for tinies

The anthropomorphic pig and her friends cram a lot in to 24 hours for her 11th all-singing, all-dancing, West End Christmas season

Evening Standard

Twinkle towns: eight great places in the UK for a festive getaway

From Scotland to the South Downs, we celebrate top spots for a sparkling last minute pre-Christmas break – or fun-filled day trip

The Guardian - UK

The White House Christmas decor is up – this is what experts think of Jill and Joe Biden's magical and joyful theme

Jill and Joe Biden have decorated the White House for Christmas. The 'Magic, Wonder,& Joy' theme aims to capture the way that children experience the holidays.

Homes & Gardens

The best children's shows to book this Christmas: from The Snow Queen to Bluey

Here are the best festive shows for kids that London has to offer in 2023

Evening Standard

Nigella is ditching Christmas pud – here are six other traditions we should lose

Inspired by Nigella’s anti-Christmas pudding stance, the biggest scrooges of The Independent’s culture and lifestyle desk have grabbed their packets of mince pies and sexy Mrs Claus onesies and thrown them into a bag and set it alight. Ban these festive traditions now!

The Independent UK

A stock trader and his wife quit their day jobs to set up the UK's biggest Christmas grotto. This year the business will earn almost $30 million

Mike and Alison Battle, the founders of Lapland UK, say anyone can change their life if they’re willing to take a risk.

Fortune

When do Christmas markets open in London in 2023?

There is a lot to look forward to this year

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

10 of the best Christmas markets in the world

Where to go for instant immersion in festive cheer

Liverpool Echo

Christmas 2023 events you can now book in Liverpool and beyond

Some events sell out within days of going on sale

Daily Record

Man abandoned in cardboard box as baby on Christmas finds family 62 years later

Harvey Shackell was taken in by Vera Woods but plagued by unanswered questions about his family for more than six decades.

Evening Standard

Eurovision fans stunned as Peppa Pig makes chaotic appearance

Host Rylan Clark revealed that the cartoon character had taken over his dressing room

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Liverpool Echo

Lapland UK 2023: ticket prices, address and what's included

Thousands have joined the booking queue already

Daily Mirror

Lapland UK tickets go on sale today with prices from £59 for the Christmas day out

Lapland UK is a festive Christmas experience in Ascot, Berkshire which transports young and old into a land of cosy wooden cabins and pine trees topped with snow

Wales Online

'The only place with the real Father Christmas': The generations of Howells memories from those who worked and shopped there

From meeting Father Christmas to buying wedding outfits, our readers have fond memories of Howells

Manchester Evening News

All the places Manchester Christmas Markets 2023 could - and should - go amid big change

Manchester Christmas Markets is set to have a NEW hub for the 2023 return - so where should it be? The M.E.N's Dianne Bourne assesses all of the options

Daily Mirror

Helen Skelton's first single Christmas - emotional post and party 'with ex-husband'

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton enjoyed the best of the season as she dove into her first Christmas as a single mum following her split from Richie Myler

Daily Mirror

Girl, 7, writes heartbreaking letter to Santa after dad is shot dead before Christmas

Ex-marine Joshua Mitchell was shot and killed on the driveway outside his home in Douglasville, Georgia, US, before Christmas as detectives continue investigations into his death

Manchester Evening News

Helen Skelton shares 'magical' Christmas moment with sons as she reunites with BBC Strictly co-star

The TV star took her sons out for a special afternoon ahead of their little sister's first birthday

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