Christmas and New Year in Shetland

Christmas and New Year in Shetland

Christmas in Shetland is something I’m asked about time and time again. What does Christmas in Shetland look like? What traditions do you have? What do you eat, and so on. And, to be honest – it looks a lot like Christmas all over the world, and certainly throughout the UK. We have the John Lewis advert, Wham, Buble and the great hunking turkey on the day.

We’ve lost so many of our Christmas traditions over the years, and I’ve pondered how to sugar coat this and make it sound less like an accusation. The truth is, it’s modernisation, and it happens the world over. Small island communities may feel it more acutely because so many of our traditions are still bound up within living memory – or are still practised by some. Change comes nonetheless, and there’s no stopping it.

But, for this podcast, I’ll look back at some of the Christmas traditions of past Shetland – and a few that have managed to hang on into the present day.

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Aufguss: The incredible power of sauna in Shetland

Aufguss: The incredible power of sauna in Shetland

The older I get, the more I crave experiences that ground me, that allow me to truly connect with the natural world. I find myself increasingly seeking spaces that offer respite from the constant hum ...

13 Feb 202511min

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Topic: weather)

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Topic: weather)

To celebrate the release of Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide, I am recording a few snippets from the book. This week, we are looking at one of the more in depths topics within the book and the ch...

26 Aug 202411min

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Brief History)

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Brief History)

To celebrate the release of Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide, I am recording a few snippets from the book. This week, we are looking at The Basics chapter; Brief History. Shetland’s human histor...

12 Aug 202419min

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Shetland at a glance)

Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide (Shetland at a glance)

To celebrate the release of Shetland: Your Essential Travel Guide, I am recording a few snippets from the book. This week, we are looking at The Basics chapter; Shetland at a glance. Shetland is an ar...

5 Aug 202413min

A ghostly tale

A ghostly tale

This is a short one - as requested by my daughter, Lena. Not only is Windhouse Shetland’s most haunted house, but it has also been suggested that this is the most haunted house in the UK.Windhouse is...

5 Jul 20243min

5 reasons to visit Shetland in winter

5 reasons to visit Shetland in winter

If I had a penny for every time I was asked about winter in Shetland, I’d be a millionaire – and then some – and there are many reasons to visit, but you need to ask yourself first ‘what do I want fro...

23 Jan 202415min

Shetland's haunted places - a Halloween special

Shetland's haunted places - a Halloween special

Hallowe’en is almost upon us, and it's that time of the year when the veil between this world and the next is at its thinnest, and we can expect to experience the most paranormal activity. Shetland ha...

31 Okt 202343min

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