Christmas lights event set to transform Prestwick this weekend

Lana Del Rey put her own spin on ‘Unchained Melody’ for NBC’s new Christmas at Graceland special.The holiday special marks the first occasion that a live musical Christmas event has been broadcast from Elvis Presley‘s Memphis estate to celebrate the legacy of the late artist. Other a artists to grace the line-up include Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Alanis Morissette and John Legend.While ‘Unchained Melody’, which Del Rey covered, was most famously performed by The Righteous Brothers and is particularly famous for appearing in the film Ghost, it does have a link with Presley.

Christmas is just around the corner, and which household with children of a certain age doesn't have a letter to Santa with one (or both) of these famous and fun toys listed? In partnership with Mattel, we've launched a special competition, giving five lucky readers the chance to win the ultimate Christmas present bundle. The bundle - worth over £450 - will include two of the must haves this Christmas from two of Mattel’s iconic brands, Hot Wheels & Barbie.The Hot Wheels City Ultimate Garage has four levels of racing, stunting and storytelling for kids to explore! Each level inspires track-play adventures – for example, the ground floor features cool track-play details like moveable hoses, a car wash with a foam roller, diverters and connectors to connect to other Hot Wheels sets (sold separately).

Livingston FC are gifting 2000 free tickets to the local community for their final home clash before Christmas.

There’s more than the usual buzz of excitement in Greater Manchester surrounding the festive season.

Over the next four years, Liverpool BID Company is investing £480k in lights across the city centre, from Lime Street and the Commercial District to the retail heart in Church Street and Lord Street, up Hardman Street and into Hope Street.

As the saying goes, ‘The joy of Christmas is family’ – and cleaning guru Mrs Hinch couldn’t agree more. When OK ! exclusively catch up with the social media sensation in the lead up to the holiday season, the 33-year-old declares quality family time, sentimental gifts and laying out a mince pie and carrot for Santa and Rudolph as the top of her festive wishlist. But she also lets us in on another little secret.

FICTIONCrook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday), $29Ex-fence Ray Carney has sworn off a life of crime — until he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter. Two-time Pulitzer winner Whitehead presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1970s Harlem as Carney plunges into New York City’s seedy underbelly.The Exchange by John Grisham (Doubleday), $29.95In this sequel to the 1991 blockbuster “The Firm,” Grisham explores what became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they blew the whistle on the corruption and murder at the Memphis law firm that Mitch signed on to after law school.

Sarah Brightman, is taking her legendary pipes to venues all over North America as part of her ‘A Christmas Symphony Tour.’That includes a pair of gigs in the Garden State. First up, she’ll perform at Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, Nov.

You can't visit a store or supermarket right now without being bombarded with all things Christmas.

The Beatles have launched an official Christmas jumper ahead of the festive season.The sweater pays homage to the band’s infamous ‘Abbey Road’ album cover, with the Fab Four wearing red Santa hats as they stride across the iconic crossing.As described in a press release, the top is also “set in a winter wonderland surrounded by a snowscape scene and traditional Fair Isle Christmas motifs with The Beatles logo above” and the “subtle and stylish grey knit is finished with red sleeves and hems for a festive touch”.Social enterprise and Christmas Jumper pioneers notjust clothing and Earth Merch have teamed up with Apple Corps Ltd. to launch the new ethically made jumper to celebrate the release of The Beatles’ Number One hit ‘Now And Then’.

150+ Rockettes Christmas Spectacular shows at Radio City Music Hall.The long-standing tradition, which began in 1933 (!), is already back in Midtown and will run all the way until Jan. 1, 2024.And if you’ve been dreaming of catching the Rockettes and Santa live on stage this year, it isn’t too late to grab your last-minute tickets.As of now, there are still seats for all upcoming performances.Based on our findings, prices for some shows start as low as $65 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Want to find the Christmas Spectacular that makes the most sense for your schedule?Keep scrolling.We’ve got all the details you’re looking for and more about the Rockettes’ 2023 Radio City Christmas Spectacular below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.From now all the way until the new year, there will be multiple shows every single day at Radio City Music Hall.After scouring the schedule, it appears most high-kicking 90-minute performances (featuring more than 140 performers and an original score to boot) will take place at either 2 p.m., 5 p.m.

Kerry Katona excitedly showed off her Christmas makeover at her £2million Cheshire home, as she got into the festive spirit.The 43 year old former Atomic Kitten star took to Instagram to share a video of her house as she drove down the drive in her £200k green Lamborghini. As the house came into sight, it looked like Santa's grotto, with twinkling lights adorning it.

Wheatus have shared a holiday version of their 2000 hit ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ titled ‘Christmas Dirtbag’ from their holiday EP – Check it out below.The track revamps the original song by swapping out the lyrics: “Her name is Noelle / I have a dream about her / She rings my bell / I got gym class in half an hour / Oh, how she rocks / In Keds and tube socks / But she doesn’t know who I am / And she doesn’t give a damn about me”.With more of a holiday spirit, it continues: “First night of Noel / Asleep with the fire burning / Jingling bells / And sugarplum fairies turning / But I don’t see / Any presents for me / Does Santa Claus know who I am? / Does Santa Claus even care about me?”The song’s iconic chorus also got the holiday treatment going from “‘Cause I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby / Yeah, I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby / Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me, ooh” to “‘Cos I’m just a Christmas dirtbag, baby / Yeah I’m just a Christmas dirtbag, baby / Santa forgot all about me, baby / Tonight, ooh.”Directed by Jaime Restrepo of production studio Dreambear, the track’s accompanying video finds Buddy the Wheatus Dog, who’s featured on the cover of the band’s EP ‘Just a Dirtbag Christmas’, struggling for attention during the merriest time of the year.Speaking about the video in a press release, frontman Brendan B Brown said: “I wanted to honour our beloved band dog Buddy, who left us this past summer, just before we started our UK & Irish tour.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In “Dashing Through the Snow,” Lil Rel Howery has the off-the-cuff funk energy of a hustler who’s so quick that you believe his spiel before you’ve had the chance to outthink it. The whole issue of believing is key to the movie, since Howery plays Santa Claus — or, perhaps, a petty criminal who’s pretending to be Santa Claus. The character calls himself Nick, and he’s dressed as a variation on the old-school Victorian Santa: half-frame glasses, a coat festooned with gold buttons and paramilitary shoulder flaps, a vest of gold finery, along with a few token bits of street cool (pearl earring, two-tone beard, fingerless leather gloves).

She’s found fame as one of the most popular cash-saving Instagram influencers and Gemma Bird – aka Money Mum – says there are plenty of ways we can feel festive for less. Instead of putting herself under pressure to dish up a lavish spread, Gemma – who lives in Essex with husband Adam and children Brody, 11, and Bronte, four – avoids the temptation to go crazy. “I view the meal as a Sunday dinner,” she explains.

Council chiefs insist Ayr will be open for business this Christmas despite the ongoing chaos at the top of the town caused by the fire-ravaged Station Hotel.

This winter, join Manchester’s symphony orchestra, the Hallé, for a cracker of a Christmas - with concerts to suit all ages at The Bridgewater Hall.

A cosy underground Christmas grotto for adults has opened in the city centre - and it features candy cane cocktails, mulled wine and a comforting fireplace to unwind.

All of the following businesses have paid to feature in this listicle: Waterside Arts, The Hallé, Storyhouse, Cockfields Farm, Octagon Theatre, Clonter Opera Theatre.

Mariah Carey is officially on tour for her Merry Christmas One And All! shows and the first show looks like it was a hit!