Reader's Digest UK - December 2021

In this issue

From regular columns packed with information to gripping human-interest stories and helpful how-tos, our magazine offers knowledge, positivity and humour. In this month's issue you'll find...
• Reinventing Christmas. Our festive habits had to change as lockdown gripped the country in 2020. We meet the people keeping the traditions they created during COVID.
• The voice of Christmas, Aled Jones, looks back on growing up famous, and takes us behind the curtain of his latest children’s book
• A moving story of survival unfolds as a woman is reunited with the men who rescued her from certain death when she was just a child.
• The magic of the northern lights. We’re on the tail of the elusive aurora borealis in Northern Canada.
• What does your gut bacteria say about you? Take a dive into the fascinating science of your gut.

Letters To Santa

This month, Olly Mann takes a leaf from his son's book and writes his own letter to Jolly Old Saint Nick…

4 mins

Aled Jones On Singing, Setbacks And The Snowman

The singer, TV and radio presenter recalls becoming the soundtrack to everyone’s Christmas as a 14-year old soprano, and releasing a children’s book

7 mins

I REMEMBER…Paul Nicholas

All-round entertainer Paul Nicholas (76) has enjoyed success in the pop charts, on TV and in musical theatre. He looks back at working with David Bowie, playing Jesus and meeting Hollywood legends

7 mins

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO YOUR GUT

The bacteria in your intestines affects whether you’ll have allergies,your risk of depression— and even how well your medication works

10 mins

Lock Down Christmas Traditions We're Keeping

If all goes to plan, this Christmas is set to be everything it should be. But last year, with coronavirus restrictions in force throughout much of the UK, a lot of us had to re-think how we celebrated the festive season. Not being able to take part in the usual Christmas traditions compelled many people to create some new ones. And some of these new traditions were so successful, that they're being kept this year. We spoke to people opting for them in 2021 again.

6 mins

If I Ruled The World Justin Hawkins

Justin Hawkins is the frontman of the British rock band, The Darkness. Their new album Motorheart comes out on November 19 via Cooking Vinyl. The band will be touring the UK throughout November and December

3 mins

Reunited With Her Rescuers

Thirty-five years after two fishermen plucked a young girl from the Pacific Ocean, a podcast leads to a remarkable reunion

10 mins

THE ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: WHAT'S NEXT?

BATTERY POWER FOR MOTORING SEEMS INEVITABLE NOW, BUT WHAT FORM WILL THE CAR OF THE FUTURE REALLY TAKE?

6 mins

Chasing The Northern Lights

Visiting Canada’s Northwest Territories in search of a primeval encounter with nature

10 mins

12 Top tips for staying warm this winter

Using these tips, you can stay warm no matter how frightful the cold weather outside gets.

4 mins

December Fiction

A cosy Christmas read is on the cards for our December fiction pick

2 mins

READER'S DIGEST RECOMMENDED READ: Festive Traditions

The origin of the famous Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is beautifully drawn in this historical read

5 mins

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