Tagged in CHRISTMAS

Santa's Lap: 1930s Modernist London Homes China

Quick, quick, quick: it's last posting day for the UK so last chance to mail order your Christmas gifts. Get your arse in gear and order some of this awesome china for any Londonophile with an appreciation of modernist architecture and beautiful design.

Banjo or Freakout Releases Free Christmas Album

If hearing Shakin' Stevens, Band Aid and Mariah Carey bleating happily about Christmas every five minutes is driving you mad, then we may have a bit of a solution for you.

Christmas Shopping At The Science Museum

Christmas shopping becomes a pleasure at the Science Museum's shop, with everything from robots to kinetic artwork to choose from. Perfect for unusual stocking fillers.

Sponsored Post: Christmas at McDonald’s Piccadilly Circus

The McDonald's sign amid the iconic lights at Piccadilly Circus has gone festively interactive. Watch this video to see what's going on.

The Oubliette Move Into Limelight

The Oubliette Collective have moved into Interim Base 7 on Shaftesbury Avenue at Cambridge Circus, in the building formerly home to the Limelight nightclub and until last year, a Walkabout.

Santa's Lap: Cross Stitch London Eye

London's Biggest Gingerbread House @ The Langham

Forget Shard, Heron and Strata, The Langham has just unveiled London’s biggest ever Gingerbread House.

Santa’s Lap: I Love London Lunchbox

Be the austere envy of the office fridge.

Preview: Hot Tap Festive Fridays

Hot Tap Theatre, New Cross, get festive on the two Fridays left before Christmas.

Christmas Shopping At London Transport Museum

London Transport Museum's gift shop is quite possibly the best place in London to pick up unusual Christmas presents. We've rounded up some of our favourites.

Tweets Of Snow: Model Village Covered By Twitter Snowfall

A splendid model Spitalfields and a Twitter hashtag combine in this fun snow-based idea.

Music Choice: 13-19 December

Santa’s Lap: The London Painting Trail Moleskine Notebook

The National Gallery have teamed up with Moleskine to produce a notebook for London art-lovers, covering seven of the city's finest art institutions.

Preview: Peter And The Wolf @ Southbank Centre

Featuring Jarvis Cocker, children's classic Peter and The Wolf is returning later this month to the Southbank Centre as part of its Christmas season.

The Twelve Drinks of Christmas at the Waldorf Hilton

Arts Ahead: What's On In London 7 – 13 December

In the next seven days you can explore all kinds of exciting arty things in London. There's Chinese robes, a Cinderella set in the Blitz, photos of the Clash, and Antony and Cleopatra at the Roundhouse. Stars taking to the stage include Derek Jacobi, Mark Gatiss, Catherine Tate and Anita Dobson. You can see modern pantos and learn about ancient frost fairs. And everyone's favourite pink cat takes to the stage...

Santa's Lap: Soho Board Game From Smoke

Smoke magazine launches the most alluring board game since Strip Cluedo. 'Soho!' sends players around a stylised version of that neighbourhood, searching in the pubs for tardy journalists.

London Uncorked: Vagabond

Our search for London's best wine experiences takes us to Fulham, where the help-yourself sampling machines make choosing wine simple and fun.

Christmas Pub Quizzes For Geeks

Try your hand at a couple of Christmassy science 'pub quizzes' at the British Library and the Book Club.

Santa's Lap: Dot To Date Dot To Dot Calendar

Santa's Lap: Arty Globe's London Illustrated Stuff

Christmas Volunteering Around London

Christmas is the season for giving and if you fancy giving some of your time to help out your fellow man, woman or astronaut, there are plenty of opportunities to do so around London.

Review: Carving Masterclass @ Simpson's-In-The-Strand

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town…In A Transit Van

The London Borough of Sutton will shortly experience the timeless magic of Santa Claus...as he drives through Cheam in a Transit Van.