Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the flat
Not a creature was stirring, not even a cat.
The black bags were hung outside by the lifts,
In the hope that old Santa would drop off some...

When I post my SHANTA CLAUS story every year, I like to update some of the references. I wrote the first draft more than two decades ago, and the world has changed a lot during that time. While...

Christmas is almost upon us, and as many of you will no doubt be shutting up shop for the holidays and putting your technology aside so that you can exclusively focus on the special people in your...

As I've mentioned a few times already this month, I've been listening a lot to the Christmas FM radio station since December 1st. Based in Ireland, but broadcasting worldwide on the internet, it...

HEATHER made this amazing Cirque Du Freak tent cake for her best friend's birthday last year, and wants to create some just as Shantastically special this year -- BUT she's coming up a bit short on...

I've shared lots of photos of the Shan clan's summer holiday to London. We're almost at the end of their run, but here are four more harking back to warmer, drier days.

The first was taken on July...