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Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales. Holiday events, Christmas markets and seasonal festivities throughout the United Kingdom.
Handel's Messiah - An English Christmas Tradition
Handel's Messiah is a Holiday Season Tradition for English Choirs, Choruses and Chorals. Find out where to hear Top English Choirs sing Handel's Messiah.
The Best Christmas Markets in the UK
As November and December nights draw in, Christmas Markets spring up all over the UK. There is nothing better to lift winter spirits than flickering candlelight, the smell of evergreens, the aroma of holiday goodies and the glow of market booths and stalls filled to bursting with tempting, exotic goods. Here's where to find some of the best.
Christmas Carol Services - Christmas at King's College Chapel Cambridge
Christmas Eve Carols at King's College Chapel in Cambridge is one of the world's most famous Christmas Eve services, broadcast live by the BBC. Find out how you can attend.
Christmas Customs in the UK - What's Cooking for Christmas?
Christmas is a time for delicious, traditional foods and treats. These are some of the special dishes that make Christmas in the United Kingdom a tasty and festive time of year.
A Shakespearean Christmas
Christmas with Shakespeare. Find out about planned celebrations and holiday offers at the Shakespeare Houses, Stratford-upon-Avon. Read about what's happening in December at Shakespeare's Birthplace, Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Mary Arden's House.
Christmas Carols in English Cathedrals
Find Christmas Carols in English Cathedrals. How to find the best English Cathedral Choirs and choirboys performing Christmas Carols in historic English Cathedrals.
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
Winchester Cathedral Christmas market. Winchester Cathedral's European Christmas Market in the inner close of a 7th century cathedral.
Christmas Events at National Trust Properties Around the UK
All about Christmas at National Trust Properties around England. Christmas Celebrations and events at the National Trusts Stately Homes and Properties around the UK
Christmas Decorations at Waddesdon Manor 2007
Christmas Decorations 2007 at Waddesdon Manor, the "French" Chateau created the Ferdinand de Rothschild outside of London, were inspired by Hans Christian Anderson stories.
Frankfurt Christmas Market in Birmingham - The Biggest and Longest in
Christmas market in Birmingham. Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market is the longest and biggest German Christmas Market outside of Germany.
Lincoln Christmas Market - The UK's First and Best Christmas Market
Lincoln Christmas Market is one of the UK's oldest and biggest Christmas Markets. More than 350 stallholders from all over Europe sell unique gifts, crafts, food and more. And there's also a Big Wheel and a funfair.
Christmas at Waddesdon Manor, A Top Stately Home to Visit
Christmas at Waddesdon Manor, a National Trust Stately Home, includes Rothschild wine tastings, food fairs, entertainments and special decorations. Find out what's happening for Christmas at Waddesdon Manor this year.
Christmas Markets in Manchester - Five European-Style Holiday Markets
Manchester Christmas Markets - Manchester hosts a huge Christmas Market, nearly one month long and in five, separate city center locations. It includes all kinds of festive goods, a beer tent and German-style chalet stalls.
Christmas Market in Bath - Festive Market in Bath's Historic Center
Christmas Market in Bath. More than 120 stall holders selling traditional festive goods in the heart of the Bath World Heritage Site, near Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths.
Yuletide York - Round-up of Christmas Markets and Festivities in York
Christmas Markets and Events in York England. York England goes all out for Christmas with several traditional Christmas Markets, Christmas Concerts and Events, all clustered in the Medieval Center of York for Yuletide York.
York Christmas Markets - The York Christmas Farmers' Market
York's Christmas Markets include an abundant farmers' market in the center of the city.
Yorkshire Christmas Market - Made in Yorkshire Christmas Crafts Fair
The Made in Yorkshire Christmas Crafts Fair features ceramics, jewelry, furniture, paintings and more - all made by local artisands and craftspeople of Yorkshire.
Christmas Markets in a Medieval Setting - The Barley Hall Christmas Fa
Christmas Markets in York. The Barley Hall, York's unique medieval townhouse is the setting for atmospheric Christmas markets.
York Christmas Markets - German Christkindlesmarkt in York, England
Christmas Markets in York - in 2007, York adds a traditional German Christmas Market - a Christkindlesmarkt - to its annual Christmas festivities.
York Christmas Markets - Children's Christmas Fayre
York's Children's Christmas Fayre is the first Christmas Market of the the Yuletide York season. Just outside Marks & Spencer - so handy for grownups holiday shopping too. Activities include a special, kid priced toy market.
St. Nicholas Fayre Medieval Market at the Barley Hall
York's Medieval Christmas Market - Costumed traders and historic crafts add to the atmophere of this jewel of a Christmas Market in a restored, Medieval York Townhouse
St. Nicholas Fayre Market - Festive Shopping in Yuletide York
St. Nicholas Fayre Market is York's traditional Christmas market. This big,bustling market is full of open air stalls selling food, crafts,gifts, mulled wine and goodies, just in time to kick off the holiday season.
Christmas in London - Top Ten Things to Do at Christmas in London
A round up of Christmas celebrations all over London from About.com's resident London expert Laura Porter.
Cardiff Winter Wonderland
An Ice Rink, an ice cafe, twinkly lights and a ferris wheel. The center of the Welsh capital lights up from November 15, for 52 days of skating and festivities. Skating tickets are available onlinen

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