LONDON Christmas News, Dec 19, 2011

Increase in Holiday Shopping Indicates Increased Confidence, Experts Say ABC News Consumers peruse the shops on Oxford Street on the penultimate Saturday before Christmas Day on December 17, 2011 in London, England. Increased holiday shopping hours, including on Thanksgiving, extended free shipping offers and more shipping days... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Wombles launch bid for Christmas No 1 at HMV Oxford Street Altsounds.com Britain's favourite eco-warriors, The Wombles celebrate the release of their new single, 'Wombling Merry Christmas', with a photocall for media at HMV's flagship Oxford Street store in London's West End on Sunday 12th November 2011. ... See all stories on this topic » Altsounds.com

No Christmas break at Richmond Row lot London Free Press The city offers two hours of free street parking downtown in December to help retailers lure Christmas shoppers. Jeff McNaughton, owner of Wallace Home Hardware on Richmond St., wants to see free parking in the lot behind his store. ... See all stories on this topic »

The ultimate Christmas party poopers Mirror.co.uk The first word that springs to mind when I think of Christmas these days is greed. I think people have lost the spiritual element ofChristmas. Only the other day I was walking down Oxford Street inLondon and there were people elbowing each other out ... See all stories on this topic » Mirror.co.uk

WE GO UNDIE-COVER WITH TOP LINGERIE TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS! Daily Star Armed with her advice, Star reporter James Moore went along with top model Charlotte McKenna, 23, to try them out at (MUST INCLUDE) Debenhams' flagshipstore on London's Oxford Street. Amazingly, according to recent figures, nearly two thirds of blokes ... See all stories on this topic »

Ultimate Christmas grumps: Sheila Hancock Mirror.co.uk by Kirsty English, Daily Mirror 19/12/2011 The first word that springs to mind when I think of Christmas these days is greed. I think people have lost the spiritual element of Christmas. Only the other day I was walking down Oxford Street inLondon and ... See all stories on this topic »

Jacqueline Gold: Vibes remain good for queen of Ann Summers The Independent Despite only opening in September, Westfield Stratford City is already a top-fivestore for Ann Summers, with the others in Dublin, Manchester's Trafford Centre, Birmingham's Bullring and London's Oxford Street. However, Ms Gold acknowledges the huge ... See all stories on this topic »

Christmas University Challenge: 'I'm going to have to hurry you...' Telegraph.co.uk Magdalen College, Oxford (from left): entrepreneur Luke Johnson, civil servant Sarah Healey, the novelist Alan Hollinghurst and Harry Mount By Lucy Jones and Harry Mount The email that arrived one morning asking me to participate in Christmas ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Diary 115: A Last Week in London Before Christmas StyleBistro The next image is taken outside of Selfridges and features Oxford Street at the moment. The 2 last images are from yesterday reading the Fall issue of ID Magazine which I will keep in its whole:) The theme for this issue is Dream Big:) Beautiful. ... See all stories on this topic » StyleBistro

Christmas events and what's on in Bristol this week Guide2Bristol ... Ice Rink in Frogmore Street. The big theatrical event this week is the opening of Coram Boy, the Bristol Old Vic's Christmas show which is being performed at the Colston Hall. The show tells the tale of two cities, Bristol and London; two fathers,... See all stories on this topic »

Meryl Streep Film and EU Debates Bring Maggie Thatcher's Moment Daily Beast Her father, Albert, left school at 14 and became the proprietor of his own grocerystore and a leading figure in local politics. “Sacrifice today for a better tomorrow” was Albert Roberts's mantra. He condemned socialism for penalizing the workers in ... See all stories on this topic »

Some stores go all out in decking the windows Houston Chronicle A holiday window display at the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City. A pedestrian walks past a Christmas window display with a sign that reads 'Is itChristmas yet?' in a store on Oxford Street, in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. ... See all stories on this topic »

Radiohead Release 'From The Basement' ClashMusic.com Available in an expansive format, Thom Yorke even took to thestreets of London to give away the band's own newspaper. Since then, Radiohead have released a string of remixes while Thom Yorke recently popped up at the Occupy London Christmas party. ... See all stories on this topic » ClashMusic.com

BRAIN STRAIN: Psychology of Christmas shopping on a budget Grand Forks Herald By: Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press An unidentified shopper on Oxford Street in central London, takes a rest from the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping on the last weekend before Christmas Day, as other shoppers hurry by Sunday Dec. 18, 2011. ... See all stories on this topic »

HMV: what the analysts say Telegraph.co.uk ... product markets which all declined in value terms over the period with music down nearly 20pc, visual down 16pc and games down 9.5pc. We expect these pronounced negative trends to have continued into H2. HMV Shop on Oxford Street , London , Britain. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Top five alternative places to do Christmas shopping in London ... If the thought of Oxford Street gives you palpitations and you're distinctly ... lead up to Christmas the stores open on Wednesday nights to offer a festive shopping... www.londonlovesbusiness.com/londons.../1261.article

A London Christmas: Family Days Out | vtravelled Blog London: Christmas Fun for Kids and Families ... However if you look beyond the crazy shoppers on Oxford Street you will find some true festive ... The world- famous department store offers a 30-minute visit through an Ice Grotto filled with... blog.vtravelled.com/things-to-do-with-kids-family-in-london-...

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