Christmas – Raven News

Raven’s Top Christmas Films

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 by Adam Perry

With Christmas around the corner, Raven has been voting on our top Christmas films to watch over this holiday season. Debbie Isitt, writer and director of Nativity!, spoke to BBC Three about the message of Christmas films, saying: “All...Read More

Greenwich’s Advent Windows brings more “Christmassy” feeling

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Mio Matsui

The Advent Windows event in Greenwich has become an annual Christmas tradition for locals and in its 14th year it has returned to light up the streets during the pandemic. The event run by St. Alfege Church sees schools, shops,...Read More

Christmas tree sales soar as public hungers for a traditional Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Mio Matsui

UK Christmas tree growers report a booming trade this year, compared to Christmases past. UK farmers usually sell between six and eight million real Christmas trees every year, according to the British Christmas Tree Growers Association(BCTGA). But this year, they...Read More

Grocery Sales in November hit record numbers, says market research firm

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by Mohamed Hassan

The effect of the second lockdown has adversely affected many sectors of the UK economy. But it has on the other hand been nothing but a boost to the grocery sector which saw a substantial increase in its sales recently....Read More

Gingebread cookies arranged on a red tablecloth with holly and cinnamon sticks

The Highest Quality Quality Street: Confirmed

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by Matilda Davies

Christmas is a time for many things: spending time with family, giving gifts, decorating the tree. But secretly, we all know that the best part of Christmas is the food. There are many controversies surrounding Christmas food traditions. Is turkey...Read More

A Gregg's festive bake sat on the paper bag it came in. It is placed on a grey stone bench with the river Thames and an overcast sky in the background

The Ultimate Christmas Sandwich Guide 2020

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 by Lauren Hurrell

Christmas is looking a bit weird isn’t it? But while your annual family-ruining Monopoly game might have to happen over Zoom this year, there’s one thing that not even Covid can stop – the release of the Christmas sandwiches. So,...Read More

Holidays are coming … and so are the adverts

Posted on Nov 27, 2020Nov 30, 2020 by Anna-Maria Pego Pineiro

The Christmas adverts are finally here and are set to lift the spirits of the nation who is ready for what may be a very different holiday and the end to a testing year. Here at Raven, we have picked...Read More

Category: Christmas