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The best Christmas Eve traditions are the ones you can repeat every year without stress. For UK families, the easiest wins are a Christmas lights walk, new pyjamas, a festive film night, a simple ...

Holiday traditions don't all come with matching sweaters and cookie recipes — some are stranger, funnier, and deeply personal. We asked our listeners to share their unconventional holiday traditions.

Christmas, at its core, is a season brimming with customs that, upon reflection, can appear quite peculiar – from bringing evergreens indoors and adorning them with vibrant baubles, to the divisive ...