Globe Life - Holiday RSS feed Our favourite holiday shots Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:42 -0500 The best of the season as captured by Globe and Mail readers How to wrap a present Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:26 -0500 Our guide to your life: this week, five easy ways to gift-wrap with gusto A golfer's Christmas getaway Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:26 -0500 Pinehurst is hallowed golf ground, and the region is postcard-perfect for the season Faux donation gifts Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:55 -0500 When you don't care enough to send the very best The new Christmas party hot spot: the soup kitchen Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:27 -0500 After a tough economic year, companies are ditching holiday festivities for volunteer parties Behind the scenes of The Nutcracker Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:32 -0500 For the last 14 years, celebrities such as Steven Page and Margaret Atwood have guest starred as cannon dolls in the National Ballet's annual Christmas production Fake bakers: Honest to goodness, I made them myself Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:22 -0500 People who are too busy or inept to do their own baking are finding creative ways to cheat their way through holiday bake sales, potlucks and cookie exchanges Chef's recipe: Roast game hen with choucroute Wed, 23 Dec 2009 9:49 -0500 My sister’s best recipe: comfort food to die for Santa Claus and the kids Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:04 -0500 Send us your best photos of the big man with your kids, or old pics of you as a child with Santa, and we'll publish our favourites at globeandmail.com A Quebec country Christmas Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:19 -0500 Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache books have given rise to literary tourism in the Eastern Townships. Now, the award-winning mystery writer shares a Sutton Christmas miracle 10 ways to avoid holiday overspending Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:28 -0500 While you should avoid buying things for yourself, regifting can help you save if you do it right Pump up your pecs without bruising your budget Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:07 -0500 Getting sucked in to what seems like a good deal can be as painful as dropping a barbell on your toe A holiday story: The thought that counted Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57 -0500 Every year people complain that Christmas has become too materialistic. But life is material, tangible, tactile, as we’re reminded especially when someone is no longer here to be touched. Ian Brown reflects on the spirit and the stuff of the season in this personal, non-fiction tale A festive holiday table Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:39 -0500 Food stylist Adele Hagan shows you how to use candy canes and candles to set your holiday table Holiday shortbread Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46 -0500 Lucy Waverman shows you how to make two delicious variations