Since that time, the traditional smells of Christmas — sage and onion gravy, plum pudding, steaming punch — in British homes have always mingled with a faint trace of mercuric fulminate.

Christmas across the pond is a little different from the US. From Yorkshire puddings to pantomimes, these Christmas traditions might surprise you.

We’re channeling the charm of Christmas across the pond with recipes for prime rib, Brussels sprouts, steamed pudding and sausage rolls.

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

A surge in Christmas holiday spending wasn’t enough to rescue U.K. retailers from anemic growth for 2024 as a whole, with economic woes continuing to depress confidence among shoppers.

Many royal residences are getting into the holiday spirit by opening their doors to the public for a range of festive events.

Stock image of a family breaking open Christmas crackers at a dinner table. A video of a woman realizing that Americans "don't have Christmas crackers" has gone viral on TikTok. iStock / Getty ...

Christmas crackers appear to be the invention of a confectioner, Tom Smith, who first put them on the market in 1847.

Crackers To Americans, "crackers" are the crunchy, edible things on the cheese plate. What the British call "savoury biscuits." When they say "cracker," in the U.K., they're referring to a ...