Songs that are popular in Britain during Christmas Time

There are several season songs that, although not necessarily religious, certainly mean it is Christmas Time to the people of Britain.

Here are a selection of them:-

Roy Wood's Wizard, with I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day.

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

Paul McCartney A Wonderful Christmas Time

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Dean Martin - Let it Snow!

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine

Merry Christmas, everyone from all of us at That's Christmas!

Arrange some neat accessible trips out this Christmas season

This Christmas season, you will be able to find plenty to entertain you and your family. And that are accessible, too.

There are some fantastic days out available, with ideas for indoor venues all over the UK from The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain: Family Days Out.

The Family Days Out microsite is a compilation of the best accessible outings from all over the UK, that are rated as being family friendly.

It also has helpful reviews of family-friendly attractions like The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

There's the Imperial War Museum location at Duxford near Cambridge. Explore a stunning collection of aircraft from World War I right up to the present day.

Belfast has the W5 Science Museum and Discovery Centre, with in excess of 250 interactive exhibits for adults and children alike.

The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain and the Family Days Out microsite have been developed with Motability Operations, the company that operates the Motability Car Scheme for disabled people. These online reviews contain all the must-have accessibility information needed to enjoy a great day out.

For more information, please visit   http://www.accessibleguide.co.uk/family-days-out.html, follow www.twitter.com/accessibleguide or ‘like’ www.facebook.com/accessibleguide.
 

More from Nairns

We have already written about Nairns Oat Cakes, but perhaps we might have inadvertently mislead you. Whilst it is true that cheeses do cry out for Nairns Oat Cakes, Nairns are not just for cheese.

Nairns are so deliciously light that they can be eaten by themselves without any topping.

But they'll be at home with cheeses (of course!) and with pate, both meat and vegetarian, with smoked salmon, (perhaps served on a bed of cream cheese? Delicious!)  and with chutneys, jams, preserves, marmalades and with cold cuts of turkey, pheasant, duck, beef, lamb or pork.

It really is up to you. And don't forget that the type of Oats used by the masterbakers at Nairns have something of a reputation as being a super food. They provide slow release energy (no nasty sugar rush!) and the biscuits themselves contain 40% less sugar than your average biscuits!

And this really brings us to another point. If you can have Nairns Biscuits, why would you settle for anything that is merely "average"?

So! Raise your Nairns, take a dram of Scotch and give a toast of thanks for Nairns!

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Take time out for Costa coffee, this Christmas season

Everyone knows about the delicious range of coffees at Costa.

But, perhaps not so widely known about are the special seasonal items that Costa places on their menu every Christmas.

Not only are there special drinks there are some other, equally special and equally delicious seasonal food items, too.

For example you can try one of the following items from the Costa menu:-

Starting with the drinks, there's a somewhat bewildering choice of: Gingerbread & Cream Latte (EDITOR: This is my favourite!), Brownie Hot Chocolate , Orange Hot Chocolate, Sticky Toffee Latte, Praline Cappucino, White Hot Chocolate, Black Forest Hot Chocolate. All delicious and a delightful pick me up when out battling your Christmas shopping!

And, as I mentioned, there's the special foods, too. Turkey and the Trimmings, Cheese and Cranberry Topped Toastie and the Brie, Bacon and Cranberry Panini.

And for a neat sweat dessert treat, there's Gingerbread Muffin, Cherry and Almond Muffin, Mince Tart, Christmas Cornflake Crunch,   Mini Chocolate Cake,  Salted Caramel Yule Log, and Festive Teacake.

Looking for a lighter bite? Stollen Bites, Chocolate and Cherry Mini Tartlet,  Orange and Cranberry Mini Tartlet,  Caramel Hazelnut Mini Tartlet, and Hot Spiced apple. (EDITOR: Stollen bites? Served with a Ginergerbread and Cream Latte? Wow! Now I am in Heaven!)

And to keep the little ones happy and content (whilst allowing them to get into the festive spirit by being creative, too!)  Costa has 'ice your own' Ginerbread biscuits. What a super idea!

(EDITOR: It's also good to see that people like my wife who is gluten intolerant are catered for by Costa. There are Gluten Free Turkey, Bacon and Cranberry Wraps and some Gluten Free Christmas cake, too! And vegetarians don't need to feel left out, as the special Christmas sandwich range has a Cheeseboard Panini with Festive Chutney specially for you!)

Looking for a suitable Christmas gift for the Costa lover? Then you can buy them some festive ceramic mugs that are sold in store for £7.95 and come in four cute Christmas characters - Santa, Reindeer, Elf and Snowman.

You can also buy them Costa gift cards, too!

To learn more please visit http://www.costa.co.uk.
You can also enjoy some Costa products at home. Please visit http://www.costa.co.uk/menu/costa-at-home/ to learn more.

Letter from Paris, a new novel

Buying a Christmas present for someone who is keen on romantic novels? Then you need look no further, as Letter From Paris will be the right choice for them.

It is written by Therese, and is a continuation of the story of India Butler. (You may have met India in the novel India's Summer, if not, you could well buy that for your friend, too).

India is 40 and sort of still single.

She has always had a longing for something that may well be, at least in part, somewhat unattainable.

She desires to be French, she desires je ne sais quoi, to speak better French, to act and live like a Frenchwoman.

And what better place to pursue this dream than the capital of France, Paris?

But there are problems in her life, those little things that niggle away at us. She doesn't entirely trust the long-distance love of her life, Adam. But should she be more trusting of him? Or not?

Her life seems to be spread over several continents, and the life of her and her friends are chaotic and made so by their own flawed decisions and the flawed or arguably bad decisions of other people.

There's LA, there's London, there's Paris and Las Vegas and raw human emotions of love, lust, betrayal and redemptions, that are interwoven by novelist Therese to create a story that is compelling, romantic, realistic and refreshingly honest.

It's published by The Story Plant. The cover price is $13.95, the ISBN is 978-1-61188-141-7.

It is available from good book retailers and also online from the Amazon Book store (£8.76, paperback) at http://thatsbooks.blogspot.co.uk.

More Frozen Fun this Christmas

Frozen is another of those Disney cartoons that have apparently taken the world by storm with children and their parents singing the songs and children hoping for Frozen products in their Christmas stocking this year.

One such product is a delightful SuperColor Frozen Glitter Puzzle from Clementoni.

It's designed with a serious purpose in mind, to assist your child in developing their manual dexterity, their use of logical thinking and their observational skills.

However, the main reason that you will be buying this puzzle is because you know that your child or children will love to complete it as it is based on and around the storyline of Frozen and the characters that they know and love so well.

Perhaps mums and dads and grandparents will join in the fun on Christmas morning as the puzzle is completed? Perhaps even humming along to the tunes from Frozen that they will demand are played?

You can learn more at http://www.clementoni.com/en.

The game is available from good toy retailers and also from online retailers such as www.amazon.co.uk.

It should cost around £10.00.