January 2014

It maybe just over a week since the tree, lights and decorations came down but the team behind the scenes here at UK Christmas World start all over again in selecting new and exciting products for Christmas 2014.The start of January sees the big annual trade show at the International Exhibition Centre in Harrogate. All the main suppliers have spent over a week setting up wonderful displays, ready to showcase their range to the retail buyers from across the country.Both retailers, wholesalers, i

We're all familiar with the '12 days of Christmas' traditionally beginning on Christmas day, a celebration of Christmas is carried out for 12 days. However there are underwhelming amount of people who have not heard of the history behind what is called the 'Twelfth Night' or the conclusion of the 12 days of Christmas. The actual definition in the dictionary for the "Twelfth Night" is "the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the las