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Stirling’s festive season 2024 officially kicks off this weekend with the Christmas lights switch on.

Nation Of Language have shared a cover of Darlene Love’s festive classic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ – check it out below.The Brooklyn indie synthpop trio – made up of Ian Devaney, Aidan Noell and Alex MacKay – have put a distinctive spin on the 1963 track that was famously part of Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift For You compilation.Nation Of Language join the likes of U2, Cher, Mariah Carey and Death Cab For Cutie in covering the song, which Spector also wrote alongside Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. In this version, the band infuse the track with eerie, spacious production and slower pacing, eking out the song’s bittersweet emotional inner life.Listen here:It is just the latest new Christmas-themed release in recent weeks: Laufey shared a cover of ‘Santa Baby’, complete with a video starring Bill Murray, Charlie Puth has put out a Wham!-inspired new single ‘December 25th’, while BTS’ V has teamed up with the Bing Crosby estate for a new version of ‘White Christmas’.Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick has also given a heavier festive option with ‘All I Want For Christmas…Is Christmas!’, alongside The Cult’s Billy Duffy and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, while NFL star Jason Kelce is about to release an entire Christmas album, including collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Boyz II Men and his brother Travis.The single is the first new music from Nation Of Language since the release of their third studio album ‘Strange Disciple’ in September 2023.

Getting children to help out with age-appropriate chores around the home can be a source of contention for a lot of parents. This is especially more stressful during school holidays when there are a lot more people in the house for more than just a few hours before bedtime and on the weekends.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Red One,” a Christmas-themed release in which Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays Santa’s head of security, didn’t have too big a bounty to unwrap in its international box office debut. The film collected just $26.6 million from 25,195 screens across 75 overseas markets over the weekend. By comparison, “Venom: The Last Dance” added $33 million from 66 overseas markets over the same three day frame while in its third weekend of release.

A mum has found an unusual way to save money this Christmas. Self-described 'tight mum' Catherine Lofthouse has said that she will save hundreds of pounds through her gifting policy.

Parents will understand the desire to make Christmas as magical as possible for their little ones, whether that's leaving Santa's footsteps from the chimney or arranging presents around the tree ready for the 5am wake-up call. With costs quickly mounting for the big day, one mum on a low income starts prepping for the festivities as early as January, spreading the costs across months while also using some of her benefit money. Elesia Hayes is a doting mum to her two children, Jaxon, five and Olivia, three.

A mum has hit back at "nasty people" after facing a barrage of online trolling for her Christmas tree decoration efforts. Joanne Rayworth dedicated six hours to adorning her tree, only to be met with harsh criticism on her Facebook post.

The Hallmark Channel has set the Season 12 premiere date for the popular When Calls the Heart Sunday as Jan. 5 at 9/8c.

EXCLUSIVE: Terrifier franchise backer Cineverse is lining up another Christmas treat for genre fans in the shape of a reimagining of cult horror Silent Night, Deadly Night, we can reveal.

The countdown to Christmas is underway with lights scheduled to be switched on at events across South Lanarkshire.

Hollywood legend Billy Bob Thornton caused quite the stir with his appearance on The One Show, leaving viewers gobsmacked as they barely recognised the star. On Thursday's episode of the BBC chat show, Billy Bob Thornton joined alongside Jon Hamm to talk about their exciting new TV venture, Landman, where they're set to dazzle audiences in a gripping series set against the backdrop of West Texas' oil boom.

M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park is looking to recruit a number of Santas for their spectacular Destination Christmas experience.

Mariah Carey is getting festive!

Jamie Lang Hangtime International Pictures have unveiled “The Other Brother: A Christmas Story,” a new live-action Christmas comedy feature project currently in development with Rain4est. “The Other Brother” is the story of Santa’s lesser-known southern hemisphere-based twin brother. Inspired by Leonidas McNeill’s popular picture book “Tayta Noel: La Historia de la Otra Navidad,” the film follows Betty, a young girl who is displaced from her wintery home in New York to sunny Peru for the Christmas holiday.

Add another new title to the list of holiday films to check out this winter.

A Rutherglen school is inviting local families and businesses to come along and visit its biggest ever Christmas fayre this month.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and what better way to get in the seasonal spirit than by entering our fabulous competition for a chance to win one of five exciting prizes of Mattel toys? First up in Santa's sack is the spooktacular Monster High® Haunted High School™ featuring 7 play areas and 2 secret passageways. Second is an iconic bundle of Barbie® goodies including the Barbie® Ultimate Stable™ Playset, The Great Horse Chase™ Dance and Show™ Horse with 2 riding dolls and 2 Barbie® Fashionista dolls.The third prize features the new Thomas & Friends™ My First Range, including My First Table and 5 Thomas & Friends engines, paired with the Talking Bulstrode & Which-Way Bridge playset, which comes with a drawbridge and lots of railway action! The fourth prize is the unmissable Imaginext® STAR WARS™ Darth Vader™ Bot with a pop-out disc launcher and extendable Lightsabre.

The latest in an ongoing trend of action-packed Christmas movies, J.K. Simmons takes on the white beard from Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson and David Harbour in Red One, a $200 million Amazon MGM Studios streaming-turned-theatrical production that blends genres for some family-friendly holiday fun with a generous dose of self-aware absurdity.

East Kilbride will be full of festive cheer this month as the town gathers for the Christmas lights switch-on.

Shoppers are hunting for a £5.99 product at The Range and Wilko which they're 'desperate' to get their hands on for Christmas.

The Rockettes will launch their annual multi-month Radio City Spectacular residency at the famed Midtown venue.Based on our findings, the precision dance company has 198 (!) shows booked at Radio City from Nov. 8 though Jan.