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10 of the saddest Christmas songs to soundtrack your blues

We've made a list and checked it twice.

Official Grinch book sequel announced for September release

We know what happened when the Grinch stole Christmas, but on 5 September, one of Dr. Seuss’ most famous characters gets a sequel, with How The Grinch Lost Christmas! coming to shelves.

7 TV shows you might have missed in December 2022

Gary Oldman and David Tennant lead the pack in fantastic telly aired last month. Here are the TV shows you might have missed in December.

Happy Valley complements the festive season which is meant to be fearful

Happy Valley is one of the least cheerful places on Earth, but it's also great to watch at the turn of the year.

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Krampus

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. Released in 2015, Krampus has become a modern horror classic. 

London in the snow | Deep Focus

We might not get a white Christmas, but we got a white mid-December instead. In the latest of our Deep Focus series, where we look closely at a seemingly simple photograph, we compare London in the snow to Breugel's 1565 classic, The Hunters in the Snow.

Actually, Gremlins are the good guys

Gremlins is undoubtedly one of the biggest Christmas cult classics and as Rory Doherty argues here, they’re the good guys in the story. 

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Silent Night, Deadly Night

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. We’re looking at a controversial slasher classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night. 

The story of Christmas ghosts | Why does Britain love festive terror?

Why, at the cheeriest time of year, do we like to spook ourselves out of our skins? From Charles Dickens to M.R. James, we investigate a Christmas tradition like no other: ghosts.

14 Days of Christmas Horror | The Gingerbread Man

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. We salute the crappy, unwatchable and downright terrible films with The Gingerbread Man. 

An essay on farts and 7 other deleted scenes from Love Actually

From Sam being a gymnastics star to the cut lesbian lovers, Ada McVean looks at what could have been part Love Actually, a Christmas classic.

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Silent Night

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. We have more murderous Santas for you as we take a look at Silent Night.