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Letham residents enjoyed a Christmas moment round their community tree last week.

Kylie Jenner has been getting ready for Christmas over the past couple of weeks. In Instagram stories and posts, Jenner has been sharing a look at her Christmas decorations and the presents that she has laying under her tree.

Arnold Schwarzenegger likes to give back over the holiday season. The beloved actor, icon and politician recently shared a video of his work with the Hollenbeck Youth Center, which provives aid to kids and youths in need.

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Steven Wilson has shared a surprise Christmas single called ‘December Skies’ after being challenged by a friend.The Porcupine Tree frontman uploaded the track on December 14, where he shared the story of the unusually festive track.On YouTube, Wilson shared he was “challenged by a friend last week on why I’d never done a Christmas song.”“I protested it wasn’t really me, and besides I didn’t think I had it in me to write suitably Christmassy lyrics,” he continued. The friend suggested they use Chat GPT to write the song instead, where they instructed the AI to “generate Christmas lyrics in the style of Steven Wilson.”“I was shocked at how instantaneous and easy it was to guide it”, Wilson said.

Elsa Pataky and her kids are ready for Christmas. The Spanish actress shared some photos alongside her kids, Tristan, Sasha, and India, as they all pitched in to put their Christmas tree up with all of its decorations.Elsa Pataky goes trick-or-treating with a simple but terrifying Halloween costumeElsa Pataky reunites with her Spanish actor friendsA post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapataky)Photos show Pataky and her kids working hard on their Christmas tree, with all wearing their pajamas.

Broadband is one of many services where household bills are on the rise, with higher prices for slower speeds and mid-contract hikes creeping into users' plans. There's no doubt consumers are on the lookout for a balance between cheaper deals and a strong reliable connection, something that's vital this Christmas season.

The peak of the festive season is fast-approaching and while households up and down the land put up Christmas trees and decorations to give their home a seasonal facelift, it’s important to keep in mind the running costs for lighting up the cold winter nights.

With only two weeks until the big day of December 25, most people have everything ticked off their list - but not Peter Andre, it seems.The singer recently revealed to OK! that he's in charge of the Christmas decorations this year but as we reach the third week in December, the tree isn't even decorated yet. In his exclusive column, Peter laughed: "I can’t believe we’re in the third week of December – where has the time gone? At the time of writing my column, my Christmas tree isn’t even up! "I promised Emily that I’d take care of it this year – I think she would have put it up in November if she had her way – so that’s on my to-do list now." The new co-host of GB news continued: "I’ll definitely have some Christmas songs on in the background.

A mum spent eight hours painstakingly hand-making 350 decorations for her Christmas tree - and said she saved herself thousands.

Several singers and songwriters have tried to claim the title of “Queen of Christmas” over the years. Depending on your age, you probably have a favorite, ranging from Darlene Love to Dolly Parton.

Mariah Carey is celebrating Brenda Lee‘s Christmas victory!

Fred Siriex may have been the third celebrity to leave the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! this week, but he didn't seem too disheartened as he was happily reunited with his beloved fiancé Fruitcake.The 51-year-old TV personality was snapped with his arms wrapped around Fruitcake, whom he proposed to in 2020, planting a kiss on her as they beamed for pictures together. And chatting following his departure from the jungle, Fred revealed that he is on a mission to find campmate Josie Gibson the 'perfect man' - despite the pair having disagreements on the show.

A woman decorating her home for Christmas has shared a video on social media that the ultimate hack to keeping your festive decorations in place.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It’s hard to quite think of someone who was as big a veritable child star as Brenda Lee was in the late ’50s and early ’60s a “late bloomer.” Nor can “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” really be considered an underdog song, after its accrual of quintuple-platinum sales over the decades. And yet it’s spent the last several years peaking at No. 2 each December, after spending most of its lifetime not annually charting at all.

Reality TV star Gaz Beadle took to Instagram to show off his family's Christmas decorations, two months after announcing his split from wife Emma McVey. Gaz, who rose to fame on Geordie Shore in 2011, put up an Instagram reel with his two children, Chester, five, and Primrose, three, as they got into the festive spirit and decorated their tree, captioning it: ‘It’s not perfect but they did it’.The family were in their pyjamas as they took it in turns putting baubles on the branches of their tree in the spacious living room. It hasn’t been an easy time for Gaz, 35, and ex-model Emma, 31, who decided to separate in October, after two years of marriage.

Stacey Solomon took to Instagram on Saturday to share an adorable video of herself and her family buying a huge Christmas tree.The influencer and television personality, 34, is married to Joe Swash and shares Rex, three, Rose, one, and baby Belle, nine months with him. She also has sons Zachary, 14, and Leighton, 11, from previous relationships. In her new video, the whole family went to a Christmas tree farm together to pick out one for their home, Pickle Cottage.They all wrapped up for the day out and were seen walking through a massive array of Christmas trees.

Coleen Rooney has marked the start of December by sharing some of her favourite family Christmas photos. The 37 year old TV personality, who is married to ex Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney, took to Instagram to post a picture of her, her husband and their four boys all wearing matching reindeer pyjamas as the festive period got underway. She also shared another cute snap of the family in more matching Christmas nightwear - along with a separate picture of her on the doorstep of their festively-decorated home, posing with sons Kai, 13, Klay, 10, Kit, seven, and Cass, five.

Decorating your home for Christmas is always an exciting time, but if you've decided to opt for a real tree this year, you may be concerned about the amount of mess they create.

Coronation Street’s resident DJ Ryan Connor could be set to leave the cobbles behind in the coming weeks as he makes a life-changing decision. In recent weeks, Ryan Connor and Daisy Midgeley’s affair has started to be exposed, and next week Daisy’s fiancee, Daniel Osbourne, finds out what went on. However, Daniel decides to keep it to himself, saying that Daisy has chosen him and that he wants to forget about what happened.That mentality comes because Ryan had the chance to move to Scotland with his partner Crystal.