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Christmas Countdown Day 6: Graham Tomlin tells us the origin story of Santa Clause
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Christmas Countdown Day 11: Beauty’s extraordinary masterpiece
07:09|Day 11: Nick Jones - Senior Editor of Seen & Unseen - chooses his top pick of S&U articles from 2024Christmas Countdown Day 10: Sharing food is antidote to despair
06:13|Day 10: Ian Frisby is struck by a Foodbank trolley in his local supermarket and its call to sharing joy through sharing foodChristmas Countdown Day 9: Considering who wears the crown at Christmas
08:15|Day 9: Re-enchanting's Justin Brierley shares his standout cultural moment from 2024 and we dig deeper into the theme in Jamie Mulvaney's article Consider the crown and who wears itChristmas Countdown Day 8: In the Bleak Midwinter
13:02|On Day 8 of the Christmas Countdown, JS Averill looks beneath the tinsel and finds that in a world of devastation, you can share honest feelings of hopelessness - yet not be overcome.Christmas Countdown Day 7: 5 Christmas Movies to curl up with
08:51|Christmas Countdown Day 7: Yaroslav Walker reviews his top 5 Christmas Movies.Christmas Countdown Day 5: Christmas cards - art ancient and modern
09:31|Christmas Countdown Day 5: Jonathan Evens talks us through the art that comes tumbling through our letterbox this time of year and explores the historic and contemporary art of Christmas.Christmas Countdown Day 4: Binge Watching
04:41|Day 4 of the Christmas Countdown brings us Belle Tindall with her plans for Christmas binge watchingChristmas Countdown Day 3: Is your Nativity missing a dragon?
05:55|Christmas Countdown Day 3: continuing yesterday's theme, today we consider how this Christmas, we might be closer than ever to the Nativity story's origins. Terror. Surveillance. Poverty. Genocide. Julie Canlis asks whether perhaps it's time to add a dragon to tame Christmas crib scenes.