From Love Actually to Christmas On The Farm: how rom-coms became a festive season staple (#ChristmasInJuly curated article)

(courtesy IMP Awards) This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. It is a visual language with which we are almost all familiar. It’s cold and snowing outside, but inside, next to a crackling fire, it’s warm and cosy. The tree is Continue Reading

#ChristmasInJuly festive music review redux: When Christmas Comes Around … by Kelly Clarkson

Coming back around for a second go at creating a warm-and-huggable Christmas vibe – her first festive record Wrapped in Red (2013) made quite the seasonal impression when it landed, anchored by that powerfully emotive voice and a gift for somehow sounding traditional and original all at once – powerhouse Continue Reading