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Friday, December 05, 2025

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The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions
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The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions

ward 07/01/2025

Happy Christmas and New Year! If you don’t celebrate either of them, then I hope you have had a good January so far. The New Year always marks a time … Read More

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Happy Saturnalia Yule Xmas Winter Festival!
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Happy Saturnalia Yule Xmas Winter Festival!

ward 20/12/2022

Ahh, Saturnalia, my favourite Roman pagan holiday! As an atheist, I respect (but don’t believe) in all the religious aspects like worshipping the god Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture … Read More

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Happy Festivus! A Festivus for the rest of us!
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Happy Festivus! A Festivus for the rest of us!

ward 27/12/2021

Happy Festivus! It is time to celebrate, drink, go to church, or air your grievances! Whatever floats your boat, I hope you are having fun. All of us at the … Read More

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Happy Christmas Eve, Day, Boxing Day and week

ward 24/12/2019

Happy Christmas dear readers from all of us here at Word of Ward Towers! I, I mean, er, we, hope you have a joyous one and if your faith allows … Read More

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Happy robot Christmas and New Year

ward 26/12/2018

Happy Christmas from all of us here at The Word of Ward! I hope you have a good and downright merry one. This year’s Xmas theme is robots.

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Happy Christmas one and all!

ward 25/12/2017

Happy Christmas! Go be merry!

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Happy Winter Festival or Christmas

ward 25/12/2016

Whatever your culture or religion (and feel free to keep that to yourself), it is likely that you will be celebrating something today. So from all of us here at the shining Word of Ward publishing towers, Happy Winter Festival and/or Christmas and/or Sunday!

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Merry Christmas

ward 26/12/2015

Merry Christmas from all of us here at the Word of Ward! (i.e. me.)

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Star Wars Christmas Lights

ward 22/12/2014

Some crazed fan of Christmas, Star Wars, John Williams, and Christmas Lights has gone all out. If you want better Star Wars Christmas lights, you have a lot of work ahead of you.

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Happy Christmas!

ward 25/12/2013

Happy Christmas from the Word of Ward! And from Mrs Word of Ward! If you don’t celebrate Christmas but have a festival – then Happy Festival! If you don’t have … Read More

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It’s Almost Christmas!

ward 30/07/2011

Apparently we are already in the run up to Christmas. At least we are according to Harrods and Selfridges, who started selling Christmas tat on July 28th this year. I know … Read More

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