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Pecan Shortbread Fingers

You can still have treats for Christmas when they are healthy like my Pecan Shortbread Fingers. Delicious melt in your mouth shortbread with extra flavour by adding, roasted pecans and topping them with a drizzling of dark chocolate.

The Great Christmas Awakening – The Greatest Revival of All Time

By: Graham McDonald

How could there be such a reduction in problem drinking? Boxing Day 1903 saw 40,000 people in Wales, mainly miners go to Cardiff for a big celebration and many of them ended up all the worse for their drinking as was quite common.

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Tis' the Season He's the Reason

By: Sabrina Peters

I love the festive season! The lights, the decorations, the tree, the family gatherings and endless supply of Christmas day leftovers. But why do we celebrate?

Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Review

Above: Mackenzie Foy as Clara. Image credit – Walt Disney Pictures

By: Rachel Murphy

Rated: PG (Would not recommend for children under 8 years old)

For me, just the word ‘Nutcracker’ evokes images of a magical world full of impossible things becoming possible. It conjures scenes of beautiful glittering trees, perfectly crafted vintage toys and the scary Mouse King through my mind.

Luda’s Operation Christmas Child Shoebox was a Life-Changing Experience

Above: Luda, an Operation Christmas Child ambassador.

By: Clare Bruce

For a little girl called Luda, growing up in Ukraine in the 1990s wasn’t easy. The Soviet Union had collapsed and many nations in the region sunk into poverty.

School Holidays the Perfect Time to Pack Your Christmas Shoebox for a Child Overseas

By: Hope Media

It’s that time of year again: time to take a special shopping trip, pack a shoebox of Christmas gifts for a child in a developing nation, in preparation for Operation Christmas Child.

Gingerbread Cookies with White Chocolate Icing

By: Susan Joy | The JOYful Table

Serves: 30 | Prep Time: 00:30 | Cooking Time: 00:15

Gingerbread cookies are a traditional Christmas treat. This healthy paleo version of gingerbread has a slightly soft and chewy centre and is topped with homemade white chocolate icing. The icing dresses the cookies up for Christmas but best of all it makes them taste so good!