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Christmas

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Christmas - Latest news, articles and photos

Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning
Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning

Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning

If you can drag yourself out of bed early on Christmas Day, there’s a chance to see Father Christmas heading home after delivering his presents — or more accurately, the International Space Station flying over London.

Dec
15
2023
London’s museum Christmas opening hours
London’s museum Christmas opening hours

London’s museum Christmas opening hours

During the Christmas to New Year interregnum, when many of us will be off work and many tourists will be back at home, it's a good time to visit those museums and galleries you never quite get around to visiting.

Dec
13
2023
Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree is on its way to London
Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree is on its way to London

Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree is on its way to London

The annual gift from the people of Oslo in Norway to London of a Christmas Tree has continued, as the tree was cut down yesterday (Fri 24th Nov) morning in woods in the northern part of Oslo.

Nov
25
2023
The full guide to London’s museum memberships as Christmas presents
The full guide to London’s museum memberships as Christmas presents

The full guide to London’s museum memberships as Christmas presents

If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership to a museum or gallery they love.

Nov
24
2023
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues

Christmas jumpers from London’s venues

Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.

Nov
08
2023
St Pancras station’s Christmas tree is a spiralling tower of books
St Pancras station’s Christmas tree is a spiralling tower of books

St Pancras station’s Christmas tree is a spiralling tower of books

Hatchards, London’s oldest bookshop, has provided the annual crafted Christmas tree for St. Pancras International Station, in the style of a ziggurat tower of books.

Nov
07
2023
London’s Christmas tree recycling collections 2022/23
London’s Christmas tree recycling collections 2022/23

London’s Christmas tree recycling collections 2022/23

It might seem a bit Scrooge to be talking about getting rid of the Christmas tree before the event is over, but it can help to know what to do before 12th night comes along.

Dec
19
2022
What to do in London on Christmas Day 2022
What to do in London on Christmas Day 2022

What to do in London on Christmas Day 2022

It’s 10 days until the dread day, when most of London shuts down — for Christmas Day, but a few hardy venues will open for the visitors stuck in the centre of town and with nothing else to do.

Dec
16
2022
Watch “Father Christmas” fly over London on Christmas morning
Watch “Father Christmas” fly over London on Christmas morning

Watch “Father Christmas” fly over London on Christmas morning

Father Christmas — in the guise of the International Space Station — will be flying over London early on Christmas morning.

Dec
16
2022
London’s museum & galleries Christmas 2022 opening dates
London’s museum & galleries Christmas 2022 opening dates

London’s museum & galleries Christmas 2022 opening dates

Lots of museums are open over the Christmas period, but often with opening hours as erratic as Aunt Norra on her 3rd sherry of the day – so here is a list of known opening hours.

Dec
08
2022
Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre
Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre

Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre

Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.

Dec
05
2022
Ride in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day
Ride in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day

Ride in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day

On the day when tubes, trains, buses and even cable cars go to sleep, there will be one bus company offering a very special Christmas Day service.

Dec
05
2022
Rail disruptions over the Christmas break
Rail disruptions over the Christmas break

Rail disruptions over the Christmas break

Network Rail and TfL have outlined the planned disruptions that will take place over Christmas, with quite a few changes in the London area.

Nov
30
2022
The City Christmas Fair – in aid of Wellbeing in Women
The City Christmas Fair – in aid of Wellbeing in Women

The City Christmas Fair – in aid of Wellbeing in Women

The magnificent Drapers' Hall in the City of London will be open to the public next month for an annual charity  Christmas fair.

Nov
14
2022
Callipygian Christmas tree decorations from the National Gallery
Callipygian Christmas tree decorations from the National Gallery

Callipygian Christmas tree decorations from the National Gallery

The National Gallery would like you to hang some naked bodies from your Christmas tree this year. Yes, really!

Nov
03
2022
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues

Christmas jumpers from London’s venues

Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.

Oct
13
2022
London museum and galleries Christmas opening dates
London museum and galleries Christmas opening dates

London museum and galleries Christmas opening dates

Lots of museums are open over the Christmas period, but often with opening hours as erratic as Aunt Norra on her 3rd sherry of the day – so here is a list of known opening hours.

Dec
17
2021
London Christmas tree recycling collections 2021/22
London Christmas tree recycling collections 2021/22

London Christmas tree recycling collections 2021/22

It might seem a bit Scrooge to be talking about getting rid of the Christmas tree before the event is over, but it can help to know what to do before 12th night comes along.

Dec
16
2021
Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning
Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning

Watch the Space Station fly over London on Christmas morning

If you can drag yourself out of bed early on Christmas Day, there's a chance to see Father Christmas heading home after delivering his presents -- or more accurately, the International Space Station flying over London.

Dec
15
2021
See the homes of Christmas Past at the Museum of the Home
See the homes of Christmas Past at the Museum of the Home

See the homes of Christmas Past at the Museum of the Home

A tradition has returned as the Museum of the Home in East London puts on a display of homes decorated for Christmas as they would have been in the past.

Dec
15
2021
Take a trip in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day
Take a trip in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day

Take a trip in a 1950s vintage bus on Christmas Day

On Christmas Day, a vintage bus hire company will be offering a free vintage bus service on Route 430 between Roehampton and Putney Bridge.

Dec
14
2021
The Christmas Cracker memorial in Finsbury Square
The Christmas Cracker memorial in Finsbury Square

The Christmas Cracker memorial in Finsbury Square

What looks like a typically grand Victorian drinking fountain in the City of London is in fact a memorial to the family that invented the Christmas Cracker, well, sort of.

Dec
08
2021
Architectural Christmas wrapping paper
Architectural Christmas wrapping paper

Architectural Christmas wrapping paper

If you're having difficulty finding the right wrapping paper for an architecture fan, then try these for size.

Dec
06
2021
Give the gift of Museum Membership at Christmas
Give the gift of Museum Membership at Christmas

Give the gift of Museum Membership at Christmas

If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them a membership pack for a museum they like to visit.

Nov
10
2021