Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759. Each year his life and poetry is celebrated on Burns Night. The celebrations, which began at the end of the 18th century, include the traditional Scottish dish and drink – Haggis and Scotch Whiskey – and recitations of Burns’s poetry. Robert Burns often went to Edinburgh where he established a platonic relationship with Mrs Agnes Maclehose. … More Burns Night
Back in 2014 Geoff Kirkwood and Charles Alder spotted a lack of acknowledgement, appreciation and gratitude. Customers in restaurants failed to acknowledge staff attending to them, cashiers failed to say thank you to customers and recipients of charities failed to say thank you. Across the board they heard, “That is so true”, “My boss never says Thank … More International Thank You Day
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Why do we eat turkey on Christmas Day? Approximately 10 million turkeys are eaten in the UK every year with 87 per cent of people choosing to serve traditional roast turkey at Christmas. Turkeys were first introduced to Britain from America over 500 years ago. Henry VIII was the first British King to enjoy turkey in the 16th … More Who’d be a turkey at Christmas?
https://youtu.be/ox_mhvwIV2I Festive songs and images courtesy of Youtube. Copyright retained by video producers. The first known Christmas hymns may be traced to fourth century Rome. In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Christmas “Sequence” or “Prose” was introduced in Northern European monasteries and in the twelfth century the Parisian monk Adam of St. Victor began … More History of Carols
Plot via Amazon: Fresh from her divorce, Jenny agrees to spend the holiday season in San Francisco with her ex-husband George getting to know their son’s new fiancée. Seeing George, as handsome and charming as ever, Jenny realizes that while he has moved on, she has not. It is at best a Christmas to be … More Meadow Taylor’s Christmas in……
Come and explore the National Portrait Gallery with a festive treasure hunt called The 12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt. Organised by Treasure Hunts in London, this adventure is based on Christmas carols. … More Festive Treasure Hunts
It’s a Wonderful Life Plot per Amazon: “Driving home for Christmas, Beth has everything she wants. The kids and the house, the career and the husband. So why is it that when the New Year comes, she can’t stop thinking about her old college boyfriend? Her husband Daniel is tasked with bringing a struggling school … More The new Christmas romance from Julia Williams
Don Daily’s The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats was first published in 1998. It transforms the traditional twelve days of Christmas poem into illustrations of cats. Each spread features one of twelve cats playfully ringing in the Christmas cheer.
Festive songs courtesy of Youtube. Copyright retained by video producers. Help Santa Baby to find the perfect gift for the City Adventurer in your life The number one book for the City Adventurer. Give the book where Indiana Jones meets Miss Marple meets Einstein. What Are We Going To Do Next is the perfect book for … More Santa Baby