A review of Nancy Mitford’s Christmas Pudding. A charmingly lighthearted tale about a Christmas house party at Compton Bobbin in 1930’s England. Book Details: ISBN - 9780241342855 Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3iVqj97

There are some Christmas traditions that have fallen out of favour in recent years and as I love a bit of Christmas history I though I would explore these long lost traditions on todays episode. The information sources that I have used for today’s episode are: my brain, The National Trust website, Wikipedia, The Huff Post and whychristmas.com

A review of Alex T. Smith’s book ‘How Winston Delivered Christmas’ - A wonderful festive book jam packed with Christmas goodness! ISBN: 9781509851522

This weeks episode is all about the giving of gifts at Christmas time. Why we started doing it, how we did it in the past and how best to prep for it nowadays. Follow the steps within this podcast and you’ll be well on your way. Sources for historical facts mentioned within the episode are: www.english-heritage.org.uk and Wikipedia.

The first weekly edition of the Christmas Prepper Book Review series. A review of Kate Young’s ( https://littlelibrarycafe.com ) ‘The Little Library Christmas’ recipe book. ISBN: 9 781838 937 461. Retail price £15 - available at all good bookshops be they brick and mortar or on the net.

The Christmas Prepper podcast is all about helping you to prepare for the most wonderful time of the year. Preparation is the key to keeping our sanity! (Sometimes)

4 Steps you can take in July to prepare for your best Christmas yet. Yes, I know it’s the middle of the Summer. No, I’m not wishing the time away. I just like to be prepared! If you have ever found yourself in the middle of December with not a single present bought and no time to think then a little bit of Christmas Prepping might be just the thing.