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James May and James O’Brien mock ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ over complaint about M&S Christmas advert

Katharine Birbalsingh accuses retailer of putting ‘two fingers up’ to traditional Christmas values with its campaign starring Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Hannah Waddingham and ‘Queer Eye’ presenter Tan France

The Independent UK

James May and James O’Brien mock ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ over complaint about M&S Christmas advert

The Independent UK

James May leads mockery of ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ over complaint about M&S Christmas advert

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The Story Behind Steve Martin And Martin Short’s SNL Christmas Story Sketch (AKA That Time Mikey Day Could Only Get His Head ‘Kicked Off’ Once)

Steve Martin and Martin Story talked their insane SNL Christmas Carol Sketch, and why Mikey Day could only have his head kicked off just once.

Cinemablend

Glasgow to host Disney's the Muppet Christmas Carol with live orchestra this winter

The UK-wide tour will kick off in Glasgow with a special show at the SEC Armadillo just ahead of Christmas with the music score performed live alongside the film.

Glasgow Live

Edinburgh to get Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol event with live orchestra this winter

The UK-wide tour will head to the capital in November with a special show at the Usher Hall just ahead of Christmas with the music score performed live alongside the film.

Edinburgh Live

Alan Kohler: The undemocratic independent Reserve Bank

Politicians refer so often to the “independent” Reserve Bank that its initials should change to the IRBA, writes Alan Kohler.

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Mark Gatiss: ‘Christmas is the perfect time for ghosts’

Glad tidings of comfort and joy? Not if Mark Gatiss has anything to do with it. David Barnett meets the man who haunts Christmas

The Independent UK

Things to do before, on and after Christmas Day

Sick of carols, stuffed to the gills or simply wanting to get out of the house? Here are some suggestions.

The Canberra Times

Five things to do in Canberra this Christmas

Our pick of what's happening in Canberra this festive weekend.

The Canberra Times

Dickens by Candlelight, A Christmas Carol review: A reimagining of a classic festive tale in a historic setting

Alderman Fenwick's House played host to a superb retelling of Dicken's most celebrated work

Chronicle Live

12 ways to get into the Christmas spirit (Canberra style)

The countdown is on to December 25. Here's how to get into the spirit before Christmas.

The Canberra Times

Spirited versus Violent Night: Two very different takes on the Christmas spirit

With 550 Christmas movies to stream over the festive season, it's choice galore! These two will have you hooked for very different reasons.

The New Daily

Kermit and Fozzie: ‘I’d like to try The Great British Bake Off – especially if it was custard pies’

The Muppets’ top entertainers answer your questions about festive traditions, Miss Piggy and working with their good friend Michael Caine

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A Christmas Carol review – glorious musical version of Dickens’s festive treat

Charles Dickens takes to the stage and Ebenezer Scrooge is a woman with a moving backstory in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s adaptation

The Guardian - AU

Your ultimate Melbourne events guide: the best things to do this weekend and what’s on through December

Summer in the City is Guardian Australia’s ultimate guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals happening around the country. Here, we’ve picked out some highlights for Melbourne in December

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Manual Cinema Christmas Carol’ adds layers to the Dickens story with light, puppets and people

Seeing the multimedia artists work their magic enhances first live staging of the troupe’s streaming hit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Christmas movie quiz: Which of these plots is real?

Some of the holiday story lines here are authentic, and some are as fake as snow in July. Can you spot the fakes?

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Salon

What to watch on Netflix in December

From a Christmas classic to an American persistently in Paris, here are some shows and films to close out the year

Chicago Sun-Times

Goodman’s ‘Christmas Carol’ and its longtime Scrooge wows a first-time viewer

Larry Yando portrays the miser’s transformation with admirable aplomb in a production of depth and spectacle.

Evening Standard

Christmas theatre 2022: the best shows to book in London this festive period

With Christmas around the corner, what better than to celebrate with a festive show. We round up the best that London has to offer

The Guardian - UK

A Sherlock Carol review – the detective takes on Dickens in a fresh festive mashup

There’s only one sleuth in Victorian London who can get to the bottom of the suspicious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, in this winning crossover mystery

Daily Record

Plenty of festive pantoland fun for families in East Kilbride this Christmas

Lanarkshire Live has all the information you need about what's on in East Kilbride theatres this festive season

The Guardian - AU

A Christmas Carol review – David Wenham is a superb Scrooge for the ages

Comedy Theatre, MelbourneThis adaptation from London’s Old Vic is a night of pure theatrical warmth, with a performance of incredible clarity and generosity at its centre

Los Angeles Times

Behind the scenes of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell's chaotic 'Spirited' tap dance

The most over-the-top sequence of "Spirited" wasn't supposed to happen. It was just a throwaway joke in the initial script.

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