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What Christmas looked like in the middle ages for one grieving family – from carols to charity and chess

The experience of a Christmas in many countries today owes a great deal to the modern era. The Christmas tree, Christmas cards and the image of Santa Claus as a portly bearded gentleman in a red suit with white trimming all date to the 1800s and 1900s. However, there are…

The Conversation

The rise of Mother Christmas: why has Santa Claus suddenly been sidelined?

Mrs Claus is replacing Santa in many UK grottos this year. Is this another sign of the dreaded ‘wokification’ of the holiday – or just a fun modern update?

The Guardian - UK

16 best Christmas films of all time from Love Actually to Home Alone

Whether it’s ‘The Snowman’, ‘Die Hard’ or ‘Home Alone’, you can stream them all

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Pennsylvania's Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive

Moravian missionaries named the Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem after the biblical birthplace of Jesus on Christmas Eve in 1741

The Independent UK

Protester scales Trafalgar Square tree dressed as Santa

A man dressed as Santa Claus was seen climbing the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square brandishing a poster of prime minister Keir Starmer with the slogan, ‘Put the father back into Xmas,’ written underneath.

The Independent UK

WH is creating a drone conspiracy crisis

The White House should speak plainly about what is in plain sight to avoid panic

Salon

A chance encounter with Santa in Spain

Brief letters: Claus in the costas | Rewearing your clothes | Squid sacrifice | The voice of the eft | Come back, Ken

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'Shockingly real' AI Santa is free to use, will put Mall Santas everywhere out of jobs

There is a seasonal new interactive site where you can chat to AI Santa, tell him what you want for Christmas, and spread some cheer.

Tom’s Hardware

Thousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon bar crawls

Santa Clauses are coming to town

The Independent UK

5 best Christmas movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Our guide on the five best Christmas movies to stream right now, and they all have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

Tom’s Guide

This is the most underrated Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 18.2

iOS 18.2 adds a Describe Your Change feature to Writing Tools that really improves the ability of Apple Intelligence to change the tone of your writing.

Tom’s Guide

ChatGPT's new Projects feature can organize your AI clutter

OpenAI adds Projects feature to ChatGPT.

TechRadar

Argument over a barking dog after a trip to see Santa ends with man dead, another in handcuffs

A man in Arizona is facing charges of second-degree murder, disorderly conduct with a firearm and discharging a firearm in city limits

The Independent UK

Santa, maybe? Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas

Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh.

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Santa Claus was inspired by a real figure who fought against miscarriages of justice

Santa Claus is based on the real historical figure of St Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop born in present-day Turkey. Because of the extraordinary legends and miracles attributed to him he became one of the most popular saints in Europe.

The Conversation

Claus for concern: why we should be worried about Santa’s health

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yes, it’s that time of year when preparations begin for the arrival of that favourite festive visitor: Santa Claus.

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Rovaniemi Faces Challenges Of Booming Winter Tourism

Discover the challenges faced by Rovaniemi, Finland, as it balances thriving tourism with over-tourism concerns in the hometown of Santa Claus.

Tom’s Guide

3 best free Christmas movies on the Roku Channel right now

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The Independent UK

Santa Claus village faces threat of overtourism

Rovaniemi is seeing similar problems to Barcelona, Amsterdam, Malaga and Florence

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Snoop Dogg 'becomes Santa Claus' at Christmas

Snoop Dogg "becomes Santa Claus" at Christmas for his family.

International Business Times

Pro-Putin Anti-Corruption Boss Urges Russia To Designate Santa Claus A 'Foreign Agent'

A pro-Kremlin activist has urged Russia to label Santa Claus a "foreign agent," claiming his popularity undermines traditional Russian values.

Latin Times

Pro-Putin Anti-Corruption Boss Urges Russia to Designate Santa Claus a 'Foreign Agent'

A pro-Kremlin activist has urged Russia to label Santa Claus a "foreign agent," claiming his popularity undermines traditional Russian values.

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Macaulay Culkin has told his kids that he is working for Santa Claus in the North Pole

Macaulay Culkin has told his children that he is working for Santa Claus in the North Pole.

TechRadar

12 Days of OpenAI – Live updates from Day 7 including ChatGPT, Sora, o1 and more

Live coverage from OpenAI's "12 days of OpenAI" event covering all the new updates to ChatGPT, Sora, and more.

Tom’s Guide

Netflix's new Christmas movie just hit the top 10 list — but you should stream these 3 instead

"That Christmas" is proving to be a popular Netflix Christmas movie, but we believe there are better holiday movies to be found on the streaming service.

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