Welcome to the rewind of the series from 2018 which features not only the food and traditions of Christmas but also some special guests who it would be lovely to share Christmas dinner with in person. In the series my guests shared their best Christmas gift ever…and there will be food drink and of course music and to get you into the spirit of the season..

It is the Eleventh Day of Christmas according to my blog calendar and a wonderful way to get in the mood for Christmas tomorrow is Jingle Bells as you have never heard before… Andrea Bocelli joins up with The Muppets.. brilliant thanks to Andrea Bocelli

You can buy Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas Album: Amazon US

My memories of our Spanish Christmas celebrations

We lived in the mountains to the north of Madrid for seventeen years except for breaks for me to look after my mother for six years, at first part time and then full time.

Our Christmas celebrations in Spain with our friends were fabulous, going to each other’s houses and enjoying the wonderful blend of traditions of a very eclectic group from Spain, Italy, Ireland, England and South America. There was no early to bed, as we rarely got started on the Cava and Tapas before 9 p.m and usually sat down an hour later. Dancing would begin at midnight and rarely were we in bed before 2 or 3 in the morning.

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