christmas
Is Love-sodding-Actually EVERYONE's favourite Christmas movie? Apparently so...
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Don't let the dreary days between Christmas and New Year's Eve get you down - instead try one of Stevie's fun/weird/diverting ideas (or ALL of them if you're really bored)...
in

Dec 27, 2012 at 2:00pm | 10 comments

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There's nothing better than a slightly drunken, aggressively competitive Boxing Day game of Monopoly with the family amiright? We asked our delightful contributors to reveal their favourite festive board games...
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Sanitary towels, safes and a German/English dictionary - WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? Here are some of the worst Christmas presents EVER.
in

Dec 26, 2012 at 11:00am | 1 comments

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I used to wonder why my parents were so bad with presents - I assumed it was because they didn't care. Knowing my parents as I do now, I realise it's because they don't care.
secret santa
You know how every year you have to do a Secret Santa in your office, and you have a ridiculous budget of £5, to buy something for someone you hardly know? Well, this year I made our writers do it it. Because I’m THAT boss.
in

Dec 24, 2012 at 2:00pm | 15 comments

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Which is the festive tune that gives you shivers and makes you well up a bit and feel all Christmassy? The xoJaneUK contributors have revealed their songs that melt their flinty hearts and you might be a little surprised by their choices... (Warning: features Boney M)
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Being Jewish in a Christian country at Christmas is a strange old thing; it’s one of the very few occasions when I feel different or other in my own country.
in

Dec 24, 2012 at 10:00am | 8 comments

boozy friday
Last week the xoJaneUK posse girded our loins and headed over to The Luggage Room to film a very special Boozy Friday...
christmas
Ho ho ho! It’s only bloody Christmas time! To celebrate, and because I have an addiction to glitter, I went and painted my nails up like Christmas, and so can you if you follow my slapdash guide! Yippee!
christmas parties
I felt bad after being a drunk idiot at my work Christmas party. Then I ready Rebecca's piece and felt a bit better. Then I asked my friends to tell me their Christmas party stories. Now I feel absolutely fine.
santa claus
It is inevitable that my kid will figure it out -- should I just tell him?
american vs british
Last week, I smugly decided to prove to our American sisters that we're not all the twee, bumbling product of British romantic comedies. Turns out, I was wrong, we're one steaming pile of cliché.
shoppables
I was working on a feature about ‘party season style’ but before I knew it, I found myself thinking about jolly, cosy jumpers adorned with jazzy patterns and festive motifs and so I decided to shelve that predictable sequin dress story and do one on Christmas knits instead.