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Courier's 12th annual gift guide to the unusual, strange and just plain wrong

Those carollers at your door and that trip to sing carols at your church have something in common – singing together inspires and unites us. It is good for us, individually and collectively.

When Paul McGillion’s mother gazed down upon her newborn child – her sixth of an eventual seven, all born in the family home in Paisley, Scotland – and considered his full head of hair, she was struck by inspiration.

Miss Sloane Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong Directed by John Madden A headstrong, sought-after Washington lobbyist takes on the toughest opponent of her career – the gun lobby – in John Madden’s sometimes pedantic but ultimately watchable dram

It's been a rough year for a multitude of reasons, but the music world has been hit especially hard via a painful series of deaths.

Stories of life, death, tragedy and humour unfold in Emergency Room: Life + Death at VGH

Deck the halls! This cranberry sauce is spiked with an unexpected treat -- Creme de Casis from East Van's own Odd Society Spirits .

This soup may be a tad time consuming, and its list of ingredients long -- but please don't let that intimidate you. It's honestly one of the most delicious bowls of comfort food we've had, and is perfect for this bleary Vancouver weather.

One of my poignant Christmas memories is, sadly enough, the murder of John Lennon on December 8, 1980. Having died violently, some say it is ironic that he once said, “when it comes to having to use violence then you are playing the system’s game.

One of the things I like about being Christian is the reminder that we are called to love. (Not saying that’s exclusive to Christianity, just that I like it about Christianity.