However, to call it a down year for shoegaze would require strenuous amounts of cynicism and incuriosity. Every week, I felt like I stumbled into at least one new song that reinforced my belief that ...

There are Christmas classics, and then there are the twists and plays on old tropes and plots that arrive to add to the holiday’s expanding catalog every year. Netflix has a new Christmas-themed ...

When it comes to Christmas movies, contemporary flicks like Elf and Love Actually may immediately spring to mind. But, if you really want to embody holiday cheer, nothing beats an old-school ...

Here’s our guide to the best Christmas movies – and, naturally, how to get hold of them. Yes, watching Christmas movies is one of the many guilt-free pleasures this time of year provides, and those of ...

After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

And the ones you maybe shouldn't... It’s not long to go now until Christmas Day, and if you’re still scratching your head for gift ideas or need a couple more to pop under the tree ...

A time for family, friends, festivities and an undeniable sense of childhood nostalgia, the Christmas season brings with it so many sentiments. We’ve chosen a selection of our favourite Christmas ...

If holiday films were a drop in the ocean then you’d be drowning from all of the cheesy Christmas movies on Amazon Prime Video. There’s apparently a Christmas film for every occasion ...

Photograph: Courtesy Disney Enterprises Inc. One of the few movies that plays equally well at Christmas and Halloween, Tim Burton’s stop-motion classic is certainly a wee bit spooky-looking ...