Christmas

It was a green christmas for most of the UK, with no snow falling in major cities.

In his christmas message First Minister Alex Salmond says that our sense of the "common weel" is one of Scotland's greatest assets, and pays tribute to those in the Emergency Services and

Visitors to Holyrood Park in Edinburgh will be able to enjoy a safe, traffic-free environment during four days of road closures over the festive season.

Rossini’s little known opera The Silken Ladder had just twelve performances in 1812 and was quietly dropped.

Someone asked, can you write something positive and supportive about the Council, as it would look so much better?  Well we have tried to think of something but this is harder than it looks, p

Everyone loves a good panto, and it doesn’t get any better than the traditional Edinburgh panto at the King’s Theatre.

The Children’s Christmas Swingalong incorporated music spanning 200 years, played swing-style and with a lot of know-how by the fabulous RSNO Big Band, accompanied by hosts Olly and Owen on p

Stuart Paterson’s Beauty and the Beast masterfully spins the threads of dark fantasy, pantomime slapstick and a romantic ‘happily ever after’ ending to create a production that su

FRIDAY FIX - XMAS PARTY featuring Bruce Morton, Michael Redmond, Jay Lafferty, Pearse James, Elaine Devlin.

A favourite event of the winter season, the Scottish Ensemble’s annual concert by candlelight comes to the beautiful surroundings of Greyfriars Kirk, giving Edinburgh audiences the chance to

A beautiful setting in which to showcase the best in local design and making! Prints, textiles, jewellery and more- all quality, local and handmade.

Join us for some festive fun at the Sick Kids Carol Service at the historic Church of St. Cuthbert’s.

Enjoy a Christmas that won’t cost the earth.

The Real Scottish Christmas Fair brings together Scottish makers, designers & traders from across the country.

Christmas With the Choral is the perfect way to spend a wintry evening - with a selection of carols and festive music, sung by Edinburgh Royal Choral Union and edinburgh youth choir.

Santa run, walk, stroll or toddle for CHILDREN 1ST. Get that fuzzy festive feeling and sign up for a sponsored run, walk, stroll or toddle for CHILDREN 1ST.

It can't be nearly christmas already? Oh, yes it is! EdinburghGuide.com previews this year's pantomime and Christmas shows (reviews of all the main Christmas shows coming later).

Christmas, or Xmas for non-believers, used to be a quiet period in Edinburgh. It's less so now, although (Edinburgh's Hogmanay aside) it's still not quite as mad as the hurlyburly of the Edinburgh Festival in August.

Following on from Edinburgh's Christmas Light Night on the Mound, St Giles is the scene of this festive Christmas Carol Service marking Scotland&r

Edinburgh's Christmas 2011 season gets going today at 10am, with the turning of the large ferris wheel known as the Edinburgh Wheel, and the traditional  switching on of Christmas lights this evening. The lighting-up ceremony is centred on the iconic Norwegian Christmas tree on The Mound (one of a number of Edinburgh Christmas Light Nights around town).