On this day in 2024, the York Press reported that York designer, Helen Whittaker, was designing a new stained glass window ...

Mark Selby saw his hopes of claiming a third-straight major title end in the second round of the World Open in Yushan as he lost 5-2 to world No. 61 Liu Hongyu in a shock exit. But there were no ...

Albert Square was historically the centrepiece of Manchester’s Christmas Markets, faithfully watched over by a giant inflatable Father Christmas attached to the town hall. But both ‘Zippy’ and the ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

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The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, though it also encompasses Greek, Roman and pagan traditions of giving gifts and feasting around the Winter Solstice. It is a time when ...