Skip to content
Monday, March 01, 2021
  • About
  • Editorial Team
  • Send us a Tip
  • Contact the Team
  • Writing for the OxStu

The Oxford Student

Oxford's biggest student newspaper, produced by and for members of the University of Oxford, since 1991.

  • News
    • University News
    • College News
    • Local News
    • National News
    • Investigations
  • Virtual Broadsheets
  • Features
    • Features
    • Identity
    • Pink
  • Comment
    • University/Local Issues
    • National Issues
    • International Issues
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Life
    • Food & Drink
  • Profile
  • OxYou
  • SciTech
  • Gaming
  • Sport
    • University Sport
    • College Sport
  • Green

Tag: Santa Claus

The war on Christmas ends today: call Oxmas what it is

24th November 201727th October 2018OxStu Comment

Oxmas is one of those traditions that Oxford is so proud of. Every year, to celebrate the fact that colleges need to maximise their conference incomes over the holidays and so can’t carry on teaching us, we have our own little Christmas a month before anyone else. Aren’t we lucky? Two Christmases! Institutionalised good cheer […]

Continue Reading

The 10 best Christmas films: a definitive list

17th December 201218th December 2012Alex Lynchehaun

Christmas films are typically saccharine, sentimental and shit. Movies like the dreadful Santa Clause series, or the eye wateringly bad Four Christmases threaten to turn even the cheeriest of souls into scrooges. Had Love Actually been set and released in October, its combination of predictable plotting, wooden dialogue and an unbearably upbeat tone would surely […]

Continue Reading

The truth about Santa Claus

23rd December 2011Culture Team

Sam Poppleton explores the true value of Christmas.

Continue Reading

Latest

  • Latest statistics from University testing service show one positive test

    1st March 20211st March 2021Issy Fleming
  • The greater systemic impact of transphobia in the UK

    1st March 202127th February 2021Charley Archer
  • Artists and Activists: In conversation with Peace Silly on fighting period poverty

    1st March 20211st March 2021Ruchita Raghunath
  • Sunday Roast: Is there an election on or something?

    28th February 202128th February 2021Rordon Gamsay
  • Student Spotlight: What’s a Pound?

    28th February 202125th February 2021Bethan Roberts
  • Nevermind- 30 years later

    28th February 202126th February 2021Toni Ledda
  • College’s respond to University update

    28th February 202127th February 2021Jessica Kaye and Madeleine Ross
  • The DPhil Diaries: Access and Outreach, A Renewed Hope and New Discoveries!

    28th February 202128th February 2021Nupur Patel
  • Agony Aunt: Love, Hate and the Dreaded Housemate

    27th February 202127th February 2021Elsie Clark and Sonia Richter
  • The Joys of the Walk

    27th February 202122nd February 2021Sabrina Coghlan-Jasiewicz
The Oxford Student - Oxford's biggest student newspaper, produced by and for members of the University of Oxford, since 1991 | Theme: News Portal by Mystery Themes.