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...As the Christmas spirit flows, so do squabbles over Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit. Eco-conscious households have another source of febrile, festive debates....
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...Along its empty streets, Shanghai’s celebrated international spirit, let alone a Christmas one, was difficult to detect. A year later, Christmas has returned, and with interest....
...In the true spirit of Christmas, a bunch of people are losing their minds over a matter of quite staggering inconsequentiality....
...All the same, it’s an intriguing blend of old and new — and a low-cost and zero-calorie way of channelling the Christmas spirit to boot. franklin.nelson@ft.com...
...who visited in 2022 (reflecting the greater mobility of modern times) most were day-trippers, so the strategy is to extend stays: a ticket for more attractions than can be seen in one day; a multi-day Christmas...
...Outside Macy’s, paying for rapid delivery helped many gifts to arrive on time for Christmas this year....
...As Christmas approaches, there are no shortage of bullish predictions for 2024 around the crypto market....
...The title track shifts gears into gospel with a tribute to the bounteous spirit of his deceased mother and the “turkey, greens, cornbread and candied yams” that she used to cook for Christmas Day....
...Witch balls were used in the 17th and 18th centuries to ward off evil spirits and spells....
...Grant is not only the face of Christmas, he’s something of its spirit, too....
...Heavy drinking and inappropriate behaviour tended to damp spirits, the paper continued....
...“A Christmas Pudding” narrates a series of Christmas Eve visions — so far, so Scrooge-like — but, in this instance, the spirits represent various economic positions, and the man with the visions, Mr Oldknow...
...It’s November, the mulled wine has begun to flow and Brooks is charged with holiday spirit as she stands in the doorway of her new west London pop-up....
...Limited to just 371 bottles, it’s sure to blow their Christmas socks off. @alicelascelles...
...Although demand tends to slump in the summer, it peaks in the lead up to Christmas as consumers begin buying presents for friends and family....
...To bring them all together this season we’ve created our own spin-the-bottle game – a cut-out-and-keep roulette wheel of starry spirits – so whenever you get stuck for ideas as to what to tipple over Christmas...
...Southwest Airlines is still paying off expenses from Christmas 2022....
...Holkham Hall by Candlelight, Norfolk Wander through staterooms lit by candlelight and festooned with decorations – mince pies and prosecco are provided to elevate festive spirits....
...But Woolway’s personality and, damn, I’m going to say it, his “journey”, endow the place with something more: an abiding spirit of integrity, and that is vanishingly rare....
...Police in Serbia have in recent days arrested at least 38 people, including those detained when a large protest near Belgrade city hall on Christmas Day turned violent....
...Four watering holes, actually: there are those who like the “hearth room”, which is the bar’s entrance; others prefer the main bar, with its backlit spirits wall and sumptuous leather stools; still others...
...“In short, we appeal to common sense and ask for the same resilient spirit that people demonstrated during the pandemic,” she said....
...May I direct you, for example, to the HTSI-created spin-the-bottle game – a cut-out-and-keep roulette wheel of starry spirits....
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