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  • Barry has designs on you this Christmas

    Run out of wrapping paper? No problem…

  • A right royal sing along

    A Christmas carol concert is the nearest most of us are going to get to a religious experience this Christmas. If you are going to make the effort to leave the pub and sing a few tunes about the babe in a manager, it’s a good idea to make sure you are singing Silent Night in the most uplifting surroundings possible…

  • Regent Street lights with the Golden Gnome

    Now, it’s fair to say the Christmas lights on Regent Street have never really been as big as those on Oxford Street. But it seems the people in charge this year are certainly going to give it go.

  • Andy and Mark look into Santa’s sack and
    pull out the best boys toys

    What is ‘boy stuff’? If it involves cars, racing, spaceships, and swords, Hamley’s certainly isn’t short of it. After an adventure in one the world’s best toy stores, Mark & Andy review their top six toys for boys this Christmas.

  • Matthew Brown gives us food for
    thought this Christmas

    Matthew Brown sets out to find exactly what makes a perfect Christmas from a gastronomic perceptive. What people held in high esteem, and what they could happily leave out of their Christmas spread.

  • Be wary this Christmas…

    As ever there is someone ready to take advantage of you and your hard earned cash. And the season of good will is no different.

  • The ale trail with Chris, Vish,
    Tom and Stephen

    On the 26th of November 2008 four men and a golden gnome embarked on a mission that was to put fear into the very hearts of the strongest most honourable people that have ever lived.

  • Electric December

    As a roving online gnome, I often come across a number of cool websites.

  • Pedestrians are VIPs for the day

    This Saturday, Oxford Street and Regent Street will become traffic-free for the day. Pedestrians will truly take over.

  • Silent Disco! Carnaby Street
    Christmas lights 2008

    “Silent night, holiest night…”

    So the carol goes, but whilst there were no choirs in sight for this event, it did go someway to following the tradition.