Christmas message to the Church of England: strip off finery and kneel in penitence and adoration

Alongside traditional Christmas worship, cathedrals are offering beer and carols, Christmas tree avenues, buildings bathed in light and music from Handel to Michael Bublé

British Muslims have adopted some Christmas traditions such as shared family meals, celebrating generosity rather than the birth of Jesus as God made man, which is forbidden

England and Wales's new cardinal, Timothy Radcliffe, says new open dialogue is needed for polarised post-Western world

The little known story behind the carol 'O Holy Night', a message of sin, slavery and a redeemer challenging the establishment

Christmas services in support of lifeboat volunteers are led by dozens of volunteer chaplains, some of whom serve on the boats themselves