28-11-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com

O come out ye faithful: a joyful roundup of UK culture this Christmas

Beauty and the Beast or Wolf Alice? Queen Marie Antoinette or Count Arthur Strong? Come and behold: the holiday season offers stage, film, music and art that’s worth singing aboutThe 12 Beans of Christmas
Touring to 19 DecemberLast year, character comedians Adam Riches and John Kearns joined forces for an archly silly tribute to crooners Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Now Riches is back with another leftfield celebrity riff as he gives his Game of Thrones-era Sean Bean impression (as see
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