The Christmas cracker was invented by an English baker, Tom Smith in 1847. Since then the invention - traditionally filled with a paper crown, joke and novelty toy - has graced Christmas dinner ...

IG Design Group, the UK’s largest gift wrap and Christmas cracker designer, said it expects revenue to have dropped 10 per cent in 2024 due to an under-performing Americas division and ...

This easy-to-make saltine cracker toffee candy recipe is a delightful combination of buttery toffee, rich chocolate, and the ...

A British TikToker convinced her American husband to take part in an elaborate festive ritual, insisting it was something she'd done back home for years. But it was totally made up. Millie Hart ...

And can you help unleash the magic of Christmas by pulling one of Santa’s Christmas Crackers? Join Father Christmas and friends for a fun, festive, musical adventure to discover the wonder of ...

Shops are gearing up for a frantic last-minute spending spree by millions of Britons determined to have a Christmas to remember ... for the Confederation of British Industry.

When I was around eight or nine, we started to incorporate British traditions, like Christmas crackers. While we appreciated the excitement of the act, nobody seemed enthused by the presents inside.

You can probably list off all the traditions when you think of a British Christmas ... s the man seen by many as the inventor of the Christmas cracker. In 1847 he was based in London in the ...

Another commercial Christmas industry was borne by Victorians in 1848 when a British confectioner ... he came up with the idea of the Christmas cracker: a simple package filled with sweets ...

Emmerdale Christmas Crackers is a special with the cast of soap opera Emmerdale discussing what it's like to film Christmas scenes as early as October in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.

But the reaction of the public and religious leaders across the city tells its own story: Please don’t banish the great British Christmas tradition! Isn’t it all a little bit over the top?

In this tinseltastic one-off we celebrate the great eccentrics for whom Christmas means a whole lot more than just December 25th. Meet a whole cast of Christmas crazies including the man who ...