A FESTIVE Christmas Eve at Geoffrey's, a "British pub" in Bangalore, was much like any other night these days.
And whether you decide to call it a braise or a stew, you'll find it's the solution for a festive winter meal.
On a festive summer evening in 1904 spent in the company of William Howard Taft, then a federal judge, later president and then chief justice.
At the end of a festive Christmas, many people reach the conclusion that a little less would have been a good idea.
But on Wednesday evening a high court judge amended the injunction evicting them to allow them to re-enter solely for the purpose of "preparation, serving and participation in a festive Christmas lunch for homeless people" on Christmas Day.
But amid all the appearances of a festive 1960's revival, the lyrics (if any) are often grim, while the beat is likely to be pumped out by a drum machine.
The bagpipes played "Auld Lange Syne" today in Manger Square as balloons of Santa Claus and the cartoon character Pikachu floated with the smell of falafel over a festive Christmas Eve procession of priests in white gowns and scouts in brown uniforms.
The filmmakers themselves almost overlooked it, though there is an early scene of Christmas-tree shopping, and at the movie's end a surfing youngster receiving a lesson from Kyle is wearing a festive Christmas cap.
Katie Horwich Who: Artist Why: Every day for six years, Katie Horwich, 27, has painted the clothes she's wearing (from her polyester Boots tabard to a festive 1950s dress) on to the Sun's topless page-three girl.
Evite also offers more types of parties than most sites: While you can plan everything from Thanksgiving to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and, if you're really looking ahead, St. Patrick's Day, Evite also gives you the option to invite friends to a pajama party or a festive winter luau.
