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Snuggle down in a comfy chair over the holidays with Stanfords - find out where we have spent Christmas around the world and be inspired by festive destinations, plus, read top travel writers' views on the festive season in their blogs...

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Austria - Salzburg
- Author: Rachel Ricks
Picturesque and relaxed, Salzburg barely feels like a city. Narrow, pedestrianised lanes connect elegant squares, and all the time the 15th-century fortress peeks over the rooftops from her hilltop position.
Christmas around the world
- Author: Rachel Ricks
At Stanfords, we’re lucky enough to work together with people from all over the world. From burning shepherds, and carps in the bath to an ugly old woman who leaves presents, here a few of us share how we celebrate Christmas when we’re back home…
A British Christmas – returning home
- Author: Tim Cleary
Tim Cleary, from Stanfords in Covent Garden, reminisces on – and looks forward to – the traditional British Christmas. Log fires, cosy pubs and big family dinners are worth travelling back home for – however hectic the journey, he says…
A French Christmas
- Author: Violaine Sabot
Violaine Sabot, from Stanfords' Covent Garden store, describes the Christmas she’ll miss this year in France... "It’s going to be the first time I will spend Christmas away from home. I didn’t think I’d miss it that much..."
Christmas in Honduras
- Author: Jenny Savage
When I was planning my year-long round the world trip, I took a lot of time trying to decide where I should spend Christmas. Obviously I would be away from friends and family - did I want to be somewhere familiar and comforting or did I want to do something completely different? I chose the latter...
Denmark - Copenhagen
- Author: Chris Anguish
I was invited over for a party at my friend's neighbour's flat. I don't get excited about New Year's Eve, but a change is as good as a rest. Anyway I got drunk along with a bunch of charming Danes...
England - Somerset
- Author: Donna Wright
Celebrating Christmas in Somerset used to be a rowdy affair. Wassailing the apple tree was a custom that was used in parts of the West Country to bring good spirits. The word wassail is from the Anglo-Saxon word, wes hal, meaning `be whole`.