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Design
Celebrate with a bang: our top ten luxury Christmas Crackers, 2019
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The popular event for Friends fanatics is coming back with a special holiday edition this Christmas
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Theatre
Drunken chaos is abound in this improvised take on A Christmas Carol under the influence
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Kids
Step into the magic of Christmas at Hogwarts: explore the Great Hall, Gryffindor Common Room, and Hogwarts model castle transformed for the festive season
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Kids
London's first rooftop ice rink returns this November
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TV
In this new Ghost Story for Christmas, The Dead Room follows a veteran radio actor (Simon Callow) who hears phantom bumps in a soundless studio
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TV
The Dead Room, a new chilling ghost story from Mark Gatiss, is a spooky highlight in the Christmas TV listings. We talk to Gatiss and the cast
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Themes
Founder and Editor of Culture Whisper, Eleonore Dresch, shares the luxury brands and innovative services on her Christmas wish list
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Kids
The sweetest, silliest panto in town gets an all-female update as a trio of comics attempt to play 40 different parts
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Kids
Get your skates on: the new Television Centre ice rink is the latest place to glide in London
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Classical Music
The Glory of Christmas is back to spread the classical Christmas cheer at the Barbican Hall – featuring the likes of Handel, Schubert, and David Willcocks
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Shopping
From fashionable to funny, these are the best Christmas jumpers to rock this festive season.
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Themes
Plan yourself a merry little Christmas. From a splendid Scrooge to the funniest pantomine: London Theatre shows to book now
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Best of
This December, Netflix is awash with movies from both sides of the cinematic spectrum. From Andy Serkis's Mowgli to Alfonso Cuaron's ROMA, here are our top picks
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Beauty
Here’s our lowdown of the luxury beauty advent calendars, (including all the goodies you get inside), landing Christmas 2018
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Lifestyle
From choosing a theme to changing up your aperitif, here’s our guide to throwing a quirky dinner party
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Classical Music
Christmas music for every time of day, two minutes from your shopping in Sloane Square. Top artists, rising stars and ensembles large and small celebrate the season
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Design
Diane von Furstenberg's Claridge's Christmas Tree draws inspiration from ancient astrological traditions and celebrates love and life
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Kids
The pop-up Christmas market at the Geffrye Museum offers a gleaming assortment of handmade morsels you won't want to miss
Tried and Tested
TV
Sure, it's a good song, but Elton John better be ready for some company this year. From VISA to Burberry, Heathrow and Sainsburys, every Christmas advert worth watching in 2018
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Classical Music
From 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' to Handel's 'Messiah', this week of seasonal music has something for everyone
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TV
Elton John performs Your Song in this year's John Lewis Christmas advert, and moves through the key moments of his life
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Lifestyle
Singles and romantics alike, the city has plenty going on to impress you this season. It's time to organise a winter date in London
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Best of
From the ultimate festive ballet to the finest winter treats, your guide to the most indulgent (but not always expensive) things to do at Christmas in London
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Kids
The Grinch from Illumination and Universal is one of the biggest children's films of the year – and it won't disappoint those big or small with a huge heart
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Festival
Rooftop East returns with a new theme: 'Curl Runnings', celebrating the 25th anniversary of cult hit Cool Runnings
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Theatre
Buddy Thomas's play The Crumple Zone returns to London's King's Head Theatre in Islington, providing a laughing start to Christmas 2018
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Design
The acclaimed Winter Olympia Art & Antiques Fair returns to West London this autumn
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Shopping
We round up 2018’s industry-shaking, game-changing gadgets for men and women
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Kids
It’s as if Christmas came early! Poet John Masefield’s much-loved tale The Box of Delights becomes a festive holiday show at Wilton’s Music Hall this winter
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Beauty
FYI: It’s the stuff of Christmas beauty dreams
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Musicals
From the makers of The Gruffalo comes Tall Stories' Room on the Broom, the best-loved children's book now adapted for stage