Here are 18 British Christmas traditions that might surprise you. Pantomimes, or "pantos," are plays performed around Christmastime in the UK. Pantos are humorous, slapstick entertainment for the ...

It's where we come from, as a country. But the way they keep Christmas in the U.K. is different, in key respects, from the way we keep it here. "The British celebration starts Christmas day ...

(Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP) LONDON — Country Living magazine’s U.K. edition marked this festive season with an article offering “22 British Christmas traditions and their meanings.” ...

But as a historian of Great Britain and its empire, I can appreciate the Christmas pudding for its rich global history. After all, it is a legacy of the British Empire with ingredients from around the ...

There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday ...

magazine, said in an interview with ... The service was recorded Dec. 6 and aired by British broadcaster ITV on Christmas Eve. Nicholl, reflecting on the significance of Kate’s concert, said ...