Christmas

Businesses frozen in time with Christmas window displays still on show in spring are looking forward to reopening (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Shops stuck with Christmas displays ‘look forward to post-lockdown lift’

March 4, 2021

The festive season in Edinburgh has grown in recent years but was online-only last year (Jane Barlow/PA)

Public invited to have say on future of Edinburgh Christmas and Hogmanay

February 24, 2021

Around 33,000 extra workers were hired to help over the record Christmas period (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Royal Mail to keep 10,000 temporary workers after record Christmas

February 11, 2021

It was the worst year for trading in the 22-year history of the survey (Jane Barlow/PA)

Scotland records worst December sales on record – survey

January 20, 2021

Bigger plants like the alocasia amazonica sanderiana, with its arrow-shaped leaves, will fill empty rooms

Taking the decorations down? Think big… think really big plants to banish the post-Christmas blues

January 5, 2021

Eat your tree by all means but keep the baubles for next year

Pining for a festive snack? Learn how to cook your Christmas tree

December 25, 2020

Sir Paul McCartney

Story behind the Christmas Song: Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime

December 25, 2020

Aled Jones

“I never expected Walking In The Air to be part of three generations’ Christmas”: Life according to… Aled Jones

December 24, 2020

Wizzard in 1972

Story behind the Christmas song: Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

December 24, 2020

Slade in 1973

Story behind the Christmas song: Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody

December 23, 2020

Nick Nairn and Dougie Vipond in the kitchen at Fasque

Food

On my Christmas plate: Nick Nairn on his secrets to delivering a fab festive feast

December 23, 2020