Derek Raishbrook News Today

From a shrimp tree to soup in a stocking: readers’ unusual Christmas traditions Guardian readers A Christmas catchphrase My mum has a habit of telling us which bits of dinner she could have done better and one Christmas, almost 20 years ago, she said: “I overcooked the broccoli a bit.” I replied, with dramatic gestures of devastation: “You’ve spoiled Christmas for everyone!” Now, every year, whenever something minor goes wrong, we repeat those words with a big smile ...

One family plays the same 30-year-old quiz every year, another sleeps under the tree on Christmas Eve – 15 quirky rituals from readers