Valli will light the Christmas tree a final time on Saturday, before it travels to a mill in Pennsylvania, and then home to the Berkshires. Claire O'Callahan reports on housing in Berkshire County.

The farm, which has been chosen to supply the Christmas wreath hung on the Door of Number 10 Downing Street, said fresh trees were in demand - as long as they fitted into modern homes. Helen Edge ...

and the promise of life to our home. May your blessing be upon all who gather around this tree, all who keep the Christmas festival by its lights. We wait for the coming of the Christ, the days of ...