Christmas is not frozen in amber, even if our instincts are to pretend somehow it can or should be. Those elements are consistent, but the expression of them changes.”One curious example of this is the recent evolution of the Christmas pudding. Still, that’s not the only reason why people send fewer Christmas cards than they used to, or why younger generations might not (yet) have taken up the practice. Christmas cards remain “a really, really strong Irish tradition”, McHugh says. Does visiting a winter lights installation now count as a festive tradition?

Source: The Irish Times December 14, 2025 02:56 UTC