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The Christmas countdown is officially on and with just a couple of days to go, you’re probably deep in the last-minute tasks like present wrapping, buying food and cleaning your home. But don’t forget to give yourself a little last minute TLC before the big day, too, with these last two days being the perfect time to get yourself feeling pampered and relaxed ready to celebrate.

James Nesbitt is often cast as murder-solving detectives in TV dramas, but this December he’s playing a criminal with a festive twist in Sky’s film The Heist Before Christmas. The Bloodlands star is donning a Santa suit and robbing a bank in this Northern Ireland comedy - and admits that the role is a welcome break from his steady diet of dramas.

(David Schwimmer) gets his son Ben for Christmas, he decides it’s the perfect time to teach his half-Jewish child about the wonders of Hanukkah. Yet Ben is all about Christmas, especially since his mother Susan dresses up like Santa every year and Santa has reindeer that can fly.

Barack Obama, took to social media to share his favorite books of 2023. The former mandatary, also an author, divided his list of favorite things into three parts, continuing his annual tradition by releasing the books he enjoyed the most.

Since it first landed on our screens way back in 2003, Elf has become a Christmas classic.The film follows Buddy, who as an orphan baby crawled into Santa's sack on Christmas Eve and ended up back in the North Pole.There, Santa's elves decide to take him in and raise him as one of their own. Then, when he finds out that his real father, Walter Hobbs is on the naughty list, Buddy travels to New York to meet his real family and spread some Christmas spirit across the city.

a source of psychic strain and emotional damage. Still, crippling carols and all, Christmas music is an enduring piece of our national landscape. In the words of Post columnist Rich Lowry: “American tastes have drastically changed over the decades, yet our Christmas songbook has remained largely the same.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There’s a secret to having a Christmas record that is successful in the 21st century: Put it out before 1970. That’s clear from just looking at the top 10 songs each December, and knowing that Brenda Lee‘s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first two weeks of this month.

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald on the ITV soap, has been getting in the festive spirit and helping his wife Emma Gleave after her cafe suffered damage due to a storm. The couple, who got married in 2010, were faced with a devastating situation after intense winds, nicknamed Storm Pia, swept through Morley Tearooms in Cheshire. The eatery featured a number of Christmas additions, including a home-made Santa's Grotto that 49 year old Simon had proudly revealed earlier this month.

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz Marsland have opened up on their "whirlwind" two years after they moved their family life to a farm in the Peak District. Kevin, Liz and their four young children – Marnie, six, Milo, four, and 18-month-old twins Mateusz and Maximus have documented their journey on the new ITV1 show Fletcher’s Family Farm.

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Madonna continues her successful ‘Celebration’ tour. The iconic singer has been surprising fans with some special guests while performing her hit song ‘Vogue.’ This time the singer gave an incredible show in Washington, DC, inviting none other than Santa Claus to the stage.MADONNA’S BOYFRIEND JOSH POPPER JOINS HER ON STAGE IN NEW YORK CITY CONCERTMADONNA SPOTTED LOOKING STRONG AND RIDING BIKES AHEAD OF HER BARCELONA CONCERTMADONNA GETS EMOTIONAL ON STAGE TALKING ABOUT HER HEALTH SCAREThe musician was all smiles accompanied by Santa while watching the dancers and judging their dance skills.

The holidays were different when I was younger. Lacking the Internet, one would eagerly anticipate the arrival of the Sears catalog to your front door just around August or September. This particular catalog, known as the “Wish Book,” would hold in its many pages a treasure trove of toys your family could buy for the holidays.

Eva Mendes is sharing her support for Ryan Gosling. The Hollywood star shared her thoughts on her romantic partner making music again, revealing that she wants him to get back in the studio following the release of his latest EP, which features four versions of the hit song ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie.MEET RYAN GOSLING’S SPOOKY BAND ‘DEAD MAN’S BONES’EVA MENDES SHARES AN ADORABLE CHRISTMAS THROWBACKEVA MENDES LOOKS SPORTY AND COMFY WHILE OUT IN SANTA BARBARAMade in collaboration with Mark Ronson, fans of the actor are encouraging him to make another album with his band Dead Man’s Bones, as this is not the first time he has shown his musical skills.“So grateful to [Mark Ronson] for getting my man to make more music,” Eva wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip of the live performance in the studio.

seasonal classic “A Christmas Story” has its marathon on TNT and TBS. For 24 hours straight on Christmas Day, the networks will air and re-air and re-air “A Christmas Story.” The tradition has been around since 1997, a source from the network told The Post. The source said that the annual tradition “showcases the power of nostalgia.” The 1983 movie, directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd’s 1966 book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash,” follows Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley, now 52, who also appeared as one of the elves in another seasonal classic, “Elf”), a boy who wants a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas — but everyone from his mom to a department store Santa Claus warns him, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Sure enough, he does have an eye-related mishap after getting the rifle for Christmas, but as an adult, he reflects that it was the best present he ever got.Other vignettes in the movie follow his dad, or “the Old Man,” played by Darren McGavin, who died in 2006 at age 83.

Adam Driver is officially a dad of two! And we are over-the-moon happy for the guy with this great news coming in a flash!!

Jessie J cuddled up to her six month old baby son Sky as they enjoyed a sweet family day out to Lapland, just days before they will be celebrating the little one's first Christmas.The mum of one looked glowing as she held her bundle of joy in her arms, who was sweetly dressed in a red Santa outfit. Jessie opted for a cosy-yet-stylish look as she wrapped up in a blue and yellow checked jacket and wore her hair in a scraped-back bun. The mother-son duo were also joined by her boyfriend and Sky's dad, Chanan Safir Colman, who was also seen grinning from ear to ear as they posed as a family for some memorable Christmas snaps.

Puzzle have been challenged to solve this Christmas brainteaser featuring dogs dressed up in Santa hats.

Madonna’s dancers during the pop icon’s show in Washington, DC this week (December 19) – check out the video below.During the singer’s latest show as part of her huge ‘Celebration’ greatest hits tour, Santa took to the stage to be the night’s guest judge for the dancers’ performance of ‘Vogue’.In the video, Santa takes his seat and brandishes a ‘10’ sign, before posing with a series of dancers. However, one dancer in particular opts to straddle Santa’s lap, and the two of them lose their balance and fall to the floor.

Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy have once again sparked reconciliation rumours as they appeared to enjoy a festive date night in Glasgow.

Madonna got in some quality time with Santa Claus before the busiest night of his year.

Jessie J is showing off her “Masterpiece” of a family and marking a special anniversary with her partner Chanan Safir Colman.

Margot Robbie’s Barbie exposed all of his “blond fragility” on the big screen in the summer blockbuster that brought the iconic Mattel doll to life, it’s “the man behind the tan” — as memorably Kenoughed by Ryan Gosling — who is having the last laugh in 2023.“I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)” — a new holiday rendition of his signature number in Greta Gerwig’s box-office smash — dropped from the hunky heavens on Wednesday.The Yuletide twist arrives just five days before Santa will be delivering Barbies and Kens to little girls and boys all around the (snow) globe.The “Kristmas” makeover of “I’m Just Ken” puts a sweeping, Phil Spector-esque spin on the song that was written by “Barbie” music supervisors Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. And the string-laden setting decks the ditty in seasonal splendor as Gosling ever-so-earnestly sings lines such as “Am I not hot when I’m in my feelings?”Clearly still hopelessly devoted to his dream doll — who leaves him behind for the real world at the end of the film — Gosling ends with, “Merry Kristmas, Barbie / Wherever you are.”The “I’m Just Ken” revamp comes ringing in with a video of the song featuring Ronson and Wyatt.

Todd Gilchrist editor Great Christmas songs, and great versions of great Christmas songs, are as plentiful as letters to Santa Claus. It’s the holiday for which various-artists compilations were seemingly created (and why the two-disc set “Now That’s What I Call Christmas” was certified 6x platinum just three years after its 2001 release).

Sir Rod Stewart is known for his blonde barnet, love for Scotland and his wacky wardrobe and his most recent social media post definitely combines all three.

Helen Skelton was left telling her 'co-star' to 'calm down' as she returned to our TV screens. The former Blue Peter star was back with a new live episode of On The Farm on Tuesday night (December 19).

Fans have been left sharing the same response to Stacey Solomon's latest post as she offered a sweet update on her youngest child. The Loose Women star is a doting mum to her two elder sons Zachary and Leighton as well as younger kids Rex, Rose and Belle, who she shares with her husband Joe Swash.

Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas from Night Court. The NBC revival series will return with “A Night Court Before Christmas”, a special stand-alone holiday episode set to air December 23 at 8:30 pm, its first new episode to air post-strikes. Additionally, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins in a guest-starring role.

Mark Labbett has left fans stunned with his epic weight-loss transformation in recent years.

Prince Archie isn’t going to have all his wishes come true this Christmas!

Laura Anderson and her ex-partner Gary Lucy reunited to make special memories with their daughter with a trip to see Santa.

Meghan Markle is providing a sneak peek at Prince Archie‘s Christmas list for Santa!

Laura Anderson has sparked rumours that she is back together with her ex-boyfriend and baby daddy, Gary Lucy. The pair split around February - the same time as Laura, 34, announced her pregnancy, and for a time, the relationship appeared rocky, as Laura admitted that the pair were "not on good terms". But they've since straightened things out and committed to co-parenting their daughter, Bonnie, who was born in September, with ex-EastEnders actor Gary, 42, by Laura's side.The family have been spending time together recently, with former Love Island star Laura documenting it on her Instagram stories.

Everyone has a favourite Christmas film but at the top for a lot of people's list is the classic tale Elf. The film, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Zooey Deschanel, follows the naïve, oversized elf Buddy, a human raised by elves in the North Pole, as he journeys to New York City to find his long-lost biological father.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Leonine Studios, one of Germany’s leading film and TV companies, has set up Leonine Animation Studios together with Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris, the managing directors of Toon2Tango. The three partners will each contribute their shares in Toon2Tango to the new division on Jan.

Boyband favourite Ben Adams has announced he's expecting his second child with wife Sara Skjoldnes. The 90s singer, 42, who is best known being a member of bands A1 and Subwoolfer, shared the happy news on social media on Sunday, 17 December, alongside a photo of himself with holding an ultrasound scan picture. Ben, who already shares daughter Skylar, two, with wife Sara, wrote on Instagram: "We decided we’ve had too much sleep this year…….And Skylar seems pleased to welcome a ‘dinosaur’ into the family." Sara posted a photo of her showcasing her blossoming baby bump with a similar message, writing: "We've got a busy year ahead it seems.

Mrs Hinch has shared a sweet video of her son Ronnie, as she reveals that she can get somewhat emotional when he's happy and dancing. Posting to Instagram, the social media influencer, whose real name is Sophie Hinchcliffe, shared a video of the youngster dancing to some Christmas music. Adding text to the clip, the mum-of-two, 33, wrote: "When Ron laughs and dances like this I literally cry.