- 25 Dec 2012 14:08 - Sapa-AFP
- Famously generous mining mogul Clive Palmer has thrown a Christmas party Tuesday at his five-star resort at Coolum, Queensland.
- 25 Dec 2012 11:15 - Sapa-AP
- Volunteers at a US Air Force base monitoring Father Christmas's progress around the world have answered a record number of Christmas calls.
- 24 Dec 2012 16:54 - Sapa-AFP
- An airlift from Khartoum of sick, elderly and other "extremely vulnerable" South Sudanese has re-started on Christmas Eve.
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- 24 Dec 2012 12:02 - Sapa-AFP
- North Korea has slammed a display of Christmas lights staged by a South Korean church group near the border as an "unacceptable provocation".
- 24 Dec 2012 10:40 - Sapa-AFP
- Thousands of Palestinians and tourists have been flocking to Bethlehem to mark Christmas at the site Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.
- 23 Dec 2012 07:28 - Sapa-AFP
- South Koreans have lit a Christmas tree-shaped tower near the tense border with North Korea for the first time in two years.
- 22 Dec 2012 10:17 - Sarah DiLorenzo, Sapa-AP,
- Europeans are cutting down on Christmas shopping and pinching their pennies this festive season due to austerity measures.
- 21 Dec 2012 17:53 - Sapa-AP
- The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree may soon become a great deal easier: just pick a nice clone.
- 21 Dec 2012 00:00 - Thalia Holmes
- As malls straddling religious divides turn it down, shoppers don't miss the agony that is Boney M, writes Thalia Holmes.
- 14 Dec 2012 11:03 - Lisa Steyn
- Figures released by Statistics South Africa this week revealed a mixed bag for the South African economy.
- 14 Dec 2012 00:00 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
- December 25 was also traditionally the birthday of the Persian god Mithra, known as the Sun of Righteousness and Lord of Light.
- 24 Oct 2012 14:08 - Guardian Reporter
- A fresh version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas has sparked a censorship row.
- 25 Dec 2011 12:29 - Felix Onuah
- A bomb has exploded in a Catholic church on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, with a shortage in ambulances hampering the evacuation process.
- 25 Dec 2011 07:31 - Philip Pullella
- Pope Benedict has ushered in Christmas, urging people to see through the commercialism of the season and rediscover the significance of the day.
- 24 Dec 2011 11:47 - Shatha Yaish
- Christians have begun flocking to Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas following a tumultuous year of political upheaval and change across the Arab world.
- 17 Dec 2011 13:24 - Jon West
- With hopes of qualifying for the Champions League again high, Tottenham's manager Harry Redknapp is keen to keep his players' minds on the task ahead.
- 15 Dec 2011 20:13 - Meera Selva
- A church group has unveiled a poster to remind people of the religious aspect of Christmas -- while making a statement about modern-day extravagance.
- 21 Dec 2011 00:00 - Sarah Ditum
- There's nothing consumerist about revelling in the giving of gifts -- in fact, it's the very essence of human civilisation.
