UK Christmas World Archive

Creative Indoor Decorative Christmas Lighting Ideas

Indoor lighting has a vast scope for usage in contemporary decoration. The advent of battery powered decorative lighting has brought a new opportunity for creating elaborate lit installations without the need for carefully considered and potentially hazardous wiring.

The All Important Christmas Wish List

For many people, the most important preparation for Christmas is the Christmas wish list. It is a task that has to be done very precisely because how happy your holidays will turn out may depend on your list!

Twelve days of Christmas - Part Two

The last six days of the “The Twelve days of Christmas” are considered the most important, as the majority of them have close links with God and other important aspects of the Christian religion; they are the simplest gifts but they have the deepest meanings. For instance the phrase “My true love” refers to God and His love for His children.

The Excitement Around The Traditional Christmas Markets

What better way is there to get into a holiday mood, buying original Christmas presents and enjoying exceptional food than by going to a Christmas market. You can walk through the snow with a mug of mulled wine and one of the many edible treats from all over the world while treating yourself and others to some of the wonderful handcrafted gifts on offer. There is nothing else that embodies Christmas like a Christmas market. 

Fun Facts About Snow...

1. How is a snowflake created?
For a snowflake to be created there has to be a lot of water in the atmosphere and the temperature has to be low. There are always tiny particles of dirt and dust in the air; little water droplets freeze into tiny ice crystals and stick to the particles and it begins to fall down. On its way down, more and more drops of water freeze together and form a snowflake!

Christmas Carols – The Origins

Christmas carols have been sung for centuries in countless countries all over the world. Some of the original carols were written in Latin and were used as hymns rather than songs to be sung at Christmas, whilst others were not songs at all. There are some carols that are used today which were written with the purpose of being uses as prayers or stories.