Imagine the aroma of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts filling the crisp, winter air as you wander down cobbled streets ...

Like many European Christmas traditions, the burning of the Yule Log is based on ancient pagan rituals – in this case, the celebration of the Winter Solstice just a few days before Christmas.

Such main meals around Christmas time are almost always accompanied by something called French salad, which is usually frozen mixed vegetables, cooked and then drowned in either mayo or mayo and ...