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Kids competition: design The Big Issue Christmas cover

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The Big Issue has launched its annual kids’ competition to design the front cover for its Christmas edition. Designs can take any form – from drawings to paintings to digital art. Ready, steady, create…

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Contributing Writer 23rd November 2018
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Merry Christmas. Seasons Greetings. Happy Holidays – to all our readers

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We’re delighted to have readers from all around the world. To those of you who celebrate Christmas, we wish you a very merry one. To those who don’t, we’d like to wish you Seasons Greetings, or Happy Holidays…

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Annie Ridout 25th December 2017
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How to make this Christmas Day the best one ever

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On Christmas Day, there are well-known traditions: sitting down together for a turkey lunch, stockings for the kids, hitting the booze early. But we’ve compiled some brilliant tips from our readers for making the day extra special this year…

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Annie Ridout 24th December 2017
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My Green Christmas: Annie Ridout, writer and editor

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While reflecting on the amount of waste children create, The Early Hour editor Annie Ridout decided that it’s time her family had a greener Christmas. Second-hand presents, a locally-sourced Christmas tree and handmade decorations…

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Annie Ridout 19th December 2017
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This creative mum is taking Elf on the Shelf to new heights

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Elf on the Shelf, a popular Christmas tradition, relies on parents finding new places to hide the elf each evening – for a whopping 24 nights. If you’re stuck for ideas, Kerry Surman has set up some incredible scenes that are sure to inspire you…

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Annie Ridout 9th December 2017
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My Green Christmas: Penny Wincer, photographer

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Christmas can be magical and exciting for young kids, but the environmental impact isn’t so good. Photographer Penny Wincer favours a green Christmas – and her traditions sound just lovely…

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Contributing Writer 1st December 2017
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I’m dreaming of a green Christmas: where it really is the thought that matters

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This Christmas, The Early Hour is going GREEN. And we your need your help. Because rather than publish gift lists that encourage people to go out and spend money, we will be publishing our readers’ suggestions for thoughtful secondhand presents, instead…

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Annie Ridout 30th September 2017
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Bedtime Reading: The Night Before Christmas

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In case the kids aren’t already beside themselves with excitement about Santa’s visit, we recommend gathering in a big bed, snuggling up and reading The Night Before Christmas before they go to bed tonight…

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Annie Ridout 24th December 2016
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How to enjoy (or just survive) Christmas Day with family

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We’ve asked a handful of The Early Hour’s past contributors and interviewees for three Christmas Day survival tips. Some are elaborate, some are simple – all will get you in to the festive spirit…

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The Early Hour 21st December 2016
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We’ve got your Christmas music, covered

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With the Big Day less than 48 hours away, journalist Emma Barlow shares six contemporary takes on Christmas classics. From The Maccabees’ Walking in the Air to Zooey Deschanel’s Christmas Day, we’ve got your Christmas music, covered…

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Emma Barlow 24th December 2015

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