Today you might only know the phrase “the 12 days of Christmas” from the popular carol. Few people still observe all 12 days, ...

Christmas decorations are typically put up on Advent Sunday (Image: Getty Images) According to Wedgewood, the putting up of Christmas decorations traditionally starts on Advent Sunday, the fourth ...

Back when "The 12 Days of Christmas" were more formally observed, today would be the third day.

The West Country's forgotten villages are ripe for discovery, particularly during the festive season. These remnants of some of the earliest settlements in our region are scattered across the South ...

If you’re looking to blow away the post-Christmas cobwebs you can find these four National Trust walks in Kent.

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For every rosy, black-and-white cottage, there was, historically, a hovel made of wood bits, the inhabitants gathered around a smoky fire of scavenged sticks; the phrase ‘by hook or by crook’ refers ...

On the way up, the views were "spectacular", while the descent through untouched snow was sublime. The next day, I eased my ...

The days and weeks following Christmas are meant for much more than turkey leftovers. Throughout the ages churches have ...

King Henry appointed Thomas a Becket as archbishop of Canterbury, but Thomas switched his allegiance from king to God and ...