Advent Calendar: Emptying The Sack

There’s been a lot of role reversals going on lately. Jordan has been taking after dinner walks to admire the beauty of mother nature, while William is swapping his chintz era for a barbecue flavoured one. The boys are also on hand to help with dilemmas involving working with you ...  Show more

Justin Bieber isn’t the only one who’s been going through the archives looking at old videos on YouTube; we’ve also found a gold mine of content from Jordan to laugh/cry/cringe at (don’t worry, William doesn’t escape his past either). The boys also have plenty to comment on regar ...  Show more

The religious observation of Advent has shifted and changed through the years. But how did we get to a point where an Advent calendar is also a non-religious Christmas countdown with chocolates or other treats?

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Anney and Samantha chat about their holidays, and the stress of decorating. Anney shares a harrowing tale of Christmas tree transport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Here's an episode all about special days and celebrations in the British calendar. You'll hear cultural information about holidays and customs, and some pronunciation work on how to say dates and the months of the year. Transcript and videos here <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5Hr ...  Show more

It's Christmas in July! Start drafting those letters to Santa — that's just how John Duval Gluck would have wanted it. He scammed the wealthy of New York society into doing good for poor kids, sending the kids gifts from Santa himself. Until one man asked to see the receipts.See ...  Show more