A CHILD’S belief in Santa Claus is a beautiful, magical thing that is fragile, tender and finite. There are only so many years you get where your kids really, truly believe in the wonder of St. Nick himself. As such, it is your duty as a parent to get your kids whatever they want for Christmas,… Read more »
HOME Alone tells the high-jinx filled story of the McCallister family, who accidentally go on holidays without their 8-year-old son Kevin, who has to fend off a pair of burglars until his folks land home for an emotional reunion on Christmas Day. Watching Home Alone nearly 30 years after its release, it’s hard to imagine how… Read more »
IT’S the most wonderful time of the year; when content aggregation sites can create articles based on practically anything to do with Christmas, stir up some contention, get all of our staff to retweet it on their own accounts with comments such as ‘no way, this can’t be right!’ and ‘OMG, are they serious?!’, thus… Read more »
NEW research into the beliefs and behaviours of under-10s has shown that in order to buy into the complicated rituals and logistics surrounding the myth of Santa Claus, kids must be fairly fucking stupid or at least seriously gullible, WWN can report. The findings show that in order for any right-minded human to believe that… Read more »
FOR THE 35th year in a row, a couch based Waterford father has made a half-hearted offer of helping with the Christmas dinner this year, despite having no intention of following through on his words, WWN can confirm. Richard Follan, 63, will continue to drops hints in the coming days that if needed by his… Read more »
CHRISTMAS is without doubt THE time to propose to the love of your life, with marriage experts concluding that anyone who has gotten engaged outside of the festive season are a bunch of losers. The merriment of the season, combined with the love you feel for the one form a potent mix of undeniable joy,… Read more »
UK residents have reacted in fury at a number of Brexit clauses included in the deal that prevented a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, most notably the condition that Boxing Day must be known as St. Stephen’s Day from now on. The revelation, which was buried in the small print of a… Read more »
WITH the amount of shopping days left until Christmas ticking down, down, down, many people may be getting the sinking feeling that they haven’t fulfilled their duties as good consumers yet. Have you been keeping a tally of how much you’ve spent so far? Are your presents expensive enough to let your loved ones know… Read more »
THE halls of Leinster House are today ringing with festive cheers ahead of the Christmas break, and the 158 members of the current Dáil are gearing themselves up for a nice month off after a solid year of fruitful labour. TDs from both sides of the house put aside their squabbles and their arguments to… Read more »
IN the face of a 380 euro purchase of what appear to be paint brushes from a DIY store, parents across the country are readying themselves to flat out ruin their kids’ Christmas rather than pay out for Kylie Jenner’s new line of make-up brushes. Touted as this year’s must-have Christmas gift for young ladies… Read more »