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Merry Christmas 2012!

December 25, 2012 by 1 Comment

Merry Christmas, if you celebrate it!  A Happy New Year too! Many thanks for reading and for all the comments, Twitter chats and general banter. The photo, by me, is of the Christmas tree in Milan's Piazza Duomo - the spectacular cathedral of Milan is in the background.  It was a lovely … [Read more...]

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Italian Christmas Song Babbo Baby Sung by Mad Italian Djs and Irene Grandi

December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RadioDeejay People

Radio DJs, regardless of nationality, seem to be an extrovert, if generally invisible bunch. This loopy bunch of Italian DJs from the appropriately named RadioDeeJay station got together to record what could turn out to be sleeper Christmas hit in Italy - Babbo Baby.  There's also the … [Read more...]

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I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas – Sung in Italian

December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Christmas classic I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas has been covered by a few Italian singers over the years. While some Italian artists have stuck with the English version a few others, such as Irene Grandi have translated the lyrics into Italian for their fans. Bing Crosby's version is … [Read more...]

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Discover the Christmas Cake of Abruzzo – Parrozzo

November 30, 2012 by 4 Comments
Parrozzo-christmas

Italy's cuisine never ceases to amaze me!  Christmas, as you will know and if you celebrate it, is coming.  This means that out come all the Christmas favorites, and in Italy just about every single one of Italy's twenty regions has its favorites. Take, for example, Abruzzo which has its very … [Read more...]

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More Splendid Christmas Lights In Rome

December 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
Xmas Lights in Rome

After my Splendid Christmas lights in Rome post, another hotel in Rome, Hotel Kent, tweeted me more Christmas photos.  I liked their photos too, so I tweeted the Hotel Kent a request for permission to publish them.  Luckily, they said yes. It seems that Rome's hoteliers are out and about this … [Read more...]

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Splendid Christmas Lights in Rome

December 21, 2011 by 3 Comments
A Rome Christmas Tree

Via a Tweet from hotel in Rome Autohotel, I shuffled off, virtually, to Facebook to see some photographs of Rome's Christmas lights. I liked the festive photos of Rome so much, I asked if I could pop a few of them here.  The Autohotel people said yes, which was nice of them, so here they … [Read more...]

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Christmas Songs in Italian

December 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
Christmas in Italy

Test your comprehension of Italian with these Christmas songs sung in Italian by children.  If you can understand the words, your Italian is coming along fine! Here are some familiar Christmas songs sung in Italian - I'm sure you'll recognize them! I've no doubt my 8 year old son will be … [Read more...]

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Italians Cut Back on Christmas Spending in Italy 2011

December 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A Christmas Market in Milan, Italy

While Christmas is not, perhaps, the best of economic indicators, spending at this time of year does say a lot about the mood of countries in which Christmas is celebrated.  Healthy Christmas spending indicates optimism.  A fall in spending during the festive season invariably indicates … [Read more...]

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New Year’s Traditions in Italy

December 31, 2010 by 3 Comments
Seafood Soup for the New Year in Italy

Christmas and New Year in Italy are a huge excuse for Italians to push the boat out and eat lots of food and sample plenty of drink too. But gastronomic delights are only part of the story. There will also be fireworks, lots of them.  It usually sounds as if world war three has erupted in Milan … [Read more...]

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Facts on 2010 Christmas Spending in Italy

December 22, 2010 by 1 Comment
Christmas in Italy

It's interesting to hear what people are spending on their Christmas celebrations, and some might use such facts as an indicator of the economic and social well-being of a country and its population. With that in mind, here are a few Christmas 201o spending facts from Italy. Is the global … [Read more...]

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