December 15, 2023

The Box of Delights echoes in Deep England John Masefield conjured a doorway to the distant past

Alexander Poots

11.12

Has John Lewis killed the Christmas ad? 'Sadvertising' taps into our deepest fears

Sam Delaney

06.12

How the Krampus stole Christmas Christian associations are fading into darkness

Mary Harrington

24.12

How political was Jesus? His historical life has never been transparent

David Lloyd Dusenbury

24.12

Britain is haunted by Dickensian ghosts Loneliness stalks the Christmas season

Darran Anderson

23.12

Have yourself a countercultural Christmas Let's recover the Nativity's true egalitarianism

Terry Eagleton

20.12

Claire Keegan’s faithless Christmas Carol Her fable's success says much about secular society

Boyd Tonkin

09.01

It’s time for Boris to go He has served his purpose — and taken us all for fools

Giles Fraser

25.12

Why we cling on to Christmas Even the Godless need to be guided by ritual

Paul Kingsnorth

25.12

The myth of ‘pagan’ Christmas Why does the idea that this Christian festival was stolen from heathen tradition persist?

Tom Holland

24.12

There’s nothing wrong with a festive fight It's possible to navigate arguments at Christmas

Giles Fraser

24.12

Dickens hated Oliver Twist The Victorians virtue-signalled their way out of caring about poverty

Will Lloyd