Christmas
The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
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The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
![Anthony Lexa](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/P36.jpeg?w=768)
Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
![Christmas tree being decorated](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1594_Care-at-Christmas_Sophia-Hall-scaled.jpg?w=768)
200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
'We can't stay here forever': What's it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
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'We can't stay here forever': What's it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
'Poverty is killing children': How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas
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'Poverty is killing children': How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker
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Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
![Christmas albums 2023: Johnny Mathis, Cher, Hannah Waddingham, RuPaul and Wheatus](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christmas-albums-hero.jpg?w=768)
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and 'happy days'
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Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and 'happy days'
Food bank appeals for donations with 'joyous' remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas
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Food bank appeals for donations with 'joyous' remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas
Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day
![Louis Theroux on homelessness](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SWS_Shelter_Dear_Santa_7575.jpg?w=768)
Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
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Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue's Christmas Kids Cover Competition: 'We're all artists'
![Previous winners of the kids cover competition](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1587_Kids-cover-comp_hero.jpg?w=768)
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue's Christmas Kids Cover Competition: 'We're all artists'
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
![Montage of stars of Love actually](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1591-Film.jpg?w=768)
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What's next for the Christmas number one single race?
![Ladbaby promoting their bid for Christmas number one in London](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LadBaby.jpg?w=768)
The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What's next for the Christmas number one single race?
The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs
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The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
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How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
![Big Issue Winter Support Kit launch at Christmas](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/bi_xmas23_hr-001_1mb.jpg?w=766)
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
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Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
Big Issue's festive Christmas Kids Cover Competition is back for 2023
![Previous winners of the kids cover competition](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1587_Kids-cover-comp_hero.jpg?w=768)