Christmas pudding

Why now is the perfect time for a booze run to France – and how much you can save

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Tracey Davies in the Carrefour supermarket in Calais – Julian Simmonds/The Daily Telegraph It wasn’t opening the Advent calendar, stirring the Christmas pudding or hanging the mistletoe that marked the start of the holidays in my home. No. Christmas always started with the family drinking trip to France. The British tradition of taking a day … Read more

The French do the Christmas holidays better than the British

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The fairytale Christmas lights in the old town of Colmar, Alsace – serts/iStockphoto The British Christmas and its trappings are wonderful. They are to be embraced with enthusiasm: baubles, high definition knitwear, unexpected cousins, trees, children, carols, Baileys at 10am, turkey forever, mince pies and an essential meeting with the monarch. I won’t hear a … Read more