Christmas

Fireworks exploded over Edinburgh Castle as the city's Hogmanay festival returned. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Hogmanay chiefs warn alcohol curbs will inflict “substantial damage" on culture

More than 2.4 million attendees are said to have attended Edinburgh's most recent Christmas festival. Picture: Robin Mair

Risk fears raised over calls for council takeover of Christmas festival

People traditionally take down Christmas decor on the 5th or 6th of January depending on which Christian calendar they follow.

When to take down Christmas Decorations: Exact date to take down Xmas tree

Organisers say Edinburgh's revived Christmas festival attracted 2.4 million visitors. Picture: Robin Mair

Edinburgh’s Christmas festival attracts 2.4m visitors after eleventh-hour rescue

Edinburgh's traditional torchlight procession was dropped from this year's Hogmanay programme due to a lack of funding and the economic climate. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Council chief calls for return of torchlight procession and Loony Dook

The Pet Shop Boys headlined Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival as the event returned for the first time since 2019.

Police say Hogmanay event was successfully staged ‘without serious incident’

Fireworks exploded over Edinburgh Castle as the city's Hogmanay festival returned. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Thousands flood into Edinburgh as Pet Shop Boys light up Hogmanay festival

Sophie Ellis-Bextor opened Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival with a headline gig in Princes Street Gardens.

Hogmanay organisers vow to expand event for 30th anniversary

Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival is returning for the first time since 2019.

Hogmanay organisers urge ticketless revellers to make alternative plans

Some women may be forced to seek safety from a violent partner in a refuge over the festive period (Picture: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

Christmas a time of joy? For some, it's a time of divorce, alcohol and violence

The turkey must be fully defrosted before cooking (Picture: Shutterstock)

This is how to defrost your Christmas turkey and how long it takes

The essential Christmas message is one of hope for the future through faith in Jesus Christ (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Christians or not, we can all take hope from the Christmas message