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Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson presents a selection of readings from her book Christmas Days, a collection of festive fictions, family recipes and memories of Yuletides past.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Mrs Winterson's Mince Pies
Jeanette Winterson begins a week of festive stories with two family recipes.
22 Dec 2025,14 mins
O'Brien's First Christmas
Faced with another Christmas alone, O'Brien befriends the department store Santa.
23 Dec 2025,14 mins
Spirit of Christmas
Late on Christmas Eve, a couple encounter a child who claims to be the Spirit of Christmas
24 Dec 2025,14 mins
Christmas Light
'The spirit of Christmas can’t be bought.' A new essay on the mystery of Christmas.
25 Dec 2025,14 mins
Christmas in New York
A lonely New Yorker comes home one day to find a Christmas tree set up in his apartment.
26 Dec 2025,14 mins