Games and fun
The Ugly Christmas Jumper Name Generator
Eight thousand possible names for the jumper you are about to commit to. Press the button; results are binding.
Games and fun
The Big Christmas Quiz: 50 Questions and Answers
Five rounds of ten for the office party or the family table — history, world traditions, food, screens and songs, and the jumper itself. Answers included, every one sourced.
Christmas around the world
Christmas in Australia: Prawns, Cricket and 30 Degrees
The full British Christmas, run in mid-summer heat. Beach barbecues, pavlova, and Carols by Candlelight since 1938.
Christmas around the world
Las Posadas: Mexico’s Nine Nights of Knocking
A door-to-door musical about being refused a room, sung across nine nights since 1587. The party starts when one door opens.
Christmas around the world
The World’s Longest Christmas: The Philippines
Carols from the first of September, star lanterns on every street. Four months of Christmas in the ber months.
Christmas around the world
St Lucia’s Day: Sweden’s Festival of Light
Candle crowns, white robes and dawn processions on 13 December — a fight against the longest night, with saffron buns.
Christmas around the world
Krampus: Austria’s Christmas Devil
Horned masks, chains and birch switches on the night of 5 December. St Nicholas rewards the good; Krampus handles the rest.
Christmas around the world
Caga Tió: Catalonia’s Christmas Pooping Log
Children feed a smiling log for two weeks, then beat it with sticks until it excretes presents. Real, mainstream, magnificent.
Christmas around the world
La Befana: Italy’s Christmas Witch
Italian stockings are filled by a witch on a broomstick who missed her lift to Bethlehem. She has been at it longer than Santa.
Christmas around the world
The Ukrainian Christmas Spider (and Where Tinsel Comes From)
A widow, a bare tree, and cobwebs turned to silver and gold. The legend behind Ukraine’s spider ornaments — and possibly your tinsel.