At this time of year many towns and villages around the world are lit up at night by festive arrays of lights to mark the Christmas and New Year season. These displays are obvious targets for photographers, and with a little care it is possible to get some striking compositions that show familiar places in unfamiliar ways.

Shortbread, stuffing, and potatoes with gravy: this might be a recipe for a delicious Christmas dinner, but it can also be a recipe for blood sugar chaos. Whatever the holiday, you can enjoy yourself and manage your blood sugar.

Christmas greeting card quotes and sayings are a wonderful way to add a little something special to a holiday card. Whether purchasing ready-made cards or making homemade cards, Christmas card quotes allows a card to become more personalized.

These German Christmas cookies are made according to an easy, flourless recipe. Containing little more than ground almonds and egg whites, flavored with cinnamon and brushed with a sweet glaze, they are an unusual alternative to regular holiday cookies.

Matthew Bourne, artistic director of New Adventures Dance Theatre Company, is known for his ground-breaking shows in the world of interpretive dance, be it his sexy '60s romp Play Without Words, the dancing male swan ensemble in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, or his timely adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray. After a world tour through the US and Australia, Edward Scissorhands is returning to its home stage at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre for those who want to see it again just in time for the holidays.