There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday canon is chockablock with classic and contemporary books and movies that ...

I was late to the pudding party, so I stirred up my pudding the following week. Still, I made some wishes, because in a year like 2020, we need all the good vibes we can get.

“Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” So mutters Scrooge — who didn't keep it at all. But he wasn't wrong. We don't all keep Christmas the same way. Britain is where ...

As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas pudding was something of a shock. I had ...

It has been called a "gastronomic paradox" – the most British of all dishes largely made from non-British ingredients. Today, Christmas pudding, the dense, fruit-packed confection that is boiled ...

Figgy pudding is a pudding in the British sense of the word, which means it is a steamed cakelike dessert. This particular Christmas version is traditionally made with suet (which is raw beef or ...

The meatier, more savory “pudding” still bore little resemblance to what is enjoyed around Christmas dinner tables today. Until the 18th century, sugar was an expensive luxury in the UK.

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

There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday ...

As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas pudding was something of a shock. I had expected figs or plums, as in the “ We Wish You a Merry Christmas” carol, but ...