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16 December 1944 Dear Diary, Christmas is coming up again and it is going to be as bad as the last Christmas, I just know it. Well, last Christmas was not bad exactly, I mean we did all the same things we normally do; go to church, then come back hom...

Salvation Army Divisional Commander Major Shawn Critch declared himself “optimistic” about the charity’s fund raising campaign, as hundreds queued for food and gifts at the charity’s distribution centre. “For our Christmas appeal, including the chequ...

This morning I arrived at my desk to find an airmail letter containing a Christmas Short Story entry. The entry had been sent all the way from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The writer, David Morris, said he regularly reads The Royal Gazette ...

Jason cuts the engine and rolls his Yamaha into the driveway. The cottage is in darkness, but the glow from the neighbour's nativity lights up the driveway like a late night game at BAA. He hasn't figured on this, so he quickly pulls the bike under t...

I hummed Christmas tunes as I drove on my way home from work in my tiny little car. The streets of St George's were lit up brightly with Christmas lights and the Square was fully illuminated. Christmas was here. As I was driving I noticed two figures...

Hopefully the man in your life has been listening to all the not-so-subtle clues about what you want for the holiday season. If he hasn’t, perhaps he should give this story a read. The Royal Gazette recently polled several outspoken women to ask wh...

Many of us will spend this week in a frantic rush in and out of stores looking for presents, racing to get the last can of candied yams off the supermarket shelf. Melody Micere Van Putten is taking a calmer approach to the holiday season. For the pa...

Oh yes they are! The two lucky winners who spotted Schmitty the elf are Karen Mayor and Sarah Simmons. Karen wins the iPod Nano and Sarah wins the digital camera both donated courtesy of iClick. They are the lucky second set of winners of our three-...