WE all love a good Christmas film and are blessed with the knowledge that plenty of festive classics have been created over the years. It’s also true that the same ones tend to top the best ever festi

If your house is more The Nightmare Before Christmas than The Holiday during the festive season, you might prefer to give Christmas movies a wide berth. When the kids are on the verge of killing each

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CAROLS are playing softly, their melodies floating into the kitchen where Miranda is standing at the hob, gently stirring mulled wine. From the bubbling pot, the smell of cinnamon and clove wafts thro

By Agatha Christie. Harper Estates, HB, £14.99 When the Christmas prep is finally done, curl up and lose yourself in a classic mystery from the queen of crime, Agatha Christie. In a snowbound house on

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