Writer Chris Black – an adopted New Yorker of 12 years – has spent much of 2020 living in LA, and the California climate has him wondering: for those of us used to snow and sub-zero temperatures, can the holiday season be the same in blazing sunshine?

As the end of this strange year inches ever closer, we present a seasonal playlist courtesy of legendary U2 bass player, Adam Clayton, packed with alternative Christmas songs to accompany some well-deserved festivities.

On a steady march towards the festive season and the start of a brand-new year, we’re wrapping things up with some much-needed distractions.

The artist and interior design guru reveals what he's got planned for his own festive décor.

Writer David Chandler ruminates on dressing for the weather in an unpredictable climate, and recalls a memorably mercurial walk on the Isle of Wight. Photography by Jem Southam.

A conversation with the artist on the nature of landscape photography, storytelling through images, and wearing the right clothes for the job. Photography by John Spinks.

We talk to London-based artist Dominic McHenry about the festive sculptures he created expressly for our seasonal campaign.

Pioneering trombonist and composer Peter Zummo has created a career-spanning playlist of his own compositions and collaborations, exclusively for us.

Following a live performance at the Standard earlier this year, Cedric Bardawil sat down with Peter, to discuss his long and storied career.