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Still Panicking: How to Get Involved in Christmas Around the World
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Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season.
From Krampus to the Crapping Log, journey with us around the world in Christmas traditions. Let Stevie and Tessa offer a canapé board of traditions you can incorporate this year IF YOU WISH. Or just launch these out as facts at the dinner table.
Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.
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