Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without the familiar seasonal reports of local authority killjoys trying to ‘ban’ it. And like the Christmas displays in the shops, which the laws of commerce now require to be in place before the first leaves fall from the trees, the reports of the bans start earlier every year. This

Here is the information from the Council about disposing of your Christmas tree for recycling: Residents are being asked to place their Christmas tree beside their on-street bins for collection on one of the following days: January South - 9, 16 or 23 January. Other options for Christmas tree recycling • Residents are also being advised that they can recycle Christmas trees at any one of Edin...

As we approach the Christmas holidays, the focus for many families throughout Northern Ireland will be on Christmas presents, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, Christmas decorations, family get-togethers and Christmas carols.

Quick post, just to apologise for our lack of blogging. With Christmas coming up, things are a bit hectic. I assume I speak for Ben, as well as myself, when I say that things will improve after the 25th. Although we probably wont be back on top form until early Jan, sadly University essays have to take precedence. So, in case no more posting takes place before Christmas day, let me take this oppor...

With the holiday period drawn to a close, it falls to us here at As A Dodo to announce the results of our Christmas Poll. Having asked you, our readers, to pick the obituary you'd most like to see in 2008, the "winners" (if that's the right term) were, in reverse order ... 4th Place Facebook addiction 3rd Place The Skinny Jean 2nd Place Reality TV 1st Place "News" about Diana, Princess of Wales. S...

Damn that left wing media Gah! They've gorn and done it again. Another year, another made up nonsense story about axing Christmas when it hasn't been axed hits the papers. This year's wheeze involves a Council having a winter festival some time around Christmas that isn't called Christmas and doesn't actually replace Christmas - and a paper screaming that Christmas has been axed. The villian

This year I found myself celebrating Christmas in Moscow with my friends and sadly not at home with family, however if you are now preparing yourself for a sob story post you need not bother Christmas this year was amazing and without a doubt one of the best experiences I have had here in Moscow. I kicked Christmas off by watching a Russian copy of the ‘Grinch who stole Christmas’ and ...

The government wants you to let your hair down and spend freely this Christmas. The recovery hinges on it. They would like you to follow their way of doing things. The following are twelve possible steps for a politically correct Christmas: 1. On the first day of Christmas

Here is a sobering thought for those of us who save our pennies in order to give our kids a good Christmas, even more sobering for those who buy Christmas on credit cards: As of last Thursday we are nearer next Christmas than we are to last Christmas. I set up this blog to comment on the last Assembly election, in fits and starts it has kept on going. Incredibly we are now nearer the next Assembly...

That would seem a pretty far-fetched demand. But what else to make of the complaints from Labour councillor and Methodist Rev Paul Flowers? Bradford Council has been involved in organising and/or publicising a large number of events this year which feature Christmas, as shown by these examples: German Christmas Market Christmas Light Switch On Events Victorian Christmas Market Bradford Christmas