What does the first day of Christmas look like for you? Maybe it's spending the afternoon baking on Stir-up Sunday. Opening the first day on your Advent calendar or choosing a tree. For some, it's unpacking the decorations, every box full of memories. Even grown-up families like to watch a favourite festive film together, while others prefer more solitary starts - perhaps reading a Christmas book, carols on the radio or a walk to forage greenery from the woods. It may not truly begin for you until you're sat, drink in hand, surveying a pile of wrapped presents under the tree. However your Yuletide begins, we all have a set-piece of traditions, rituals and customs that we may add to or adjust over the years, but they certainly aren't just…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022