holidays

Food & Drink
We Asked Readers to Share Their Thanksgiving Fails, and the Responses Were Priceless
Botched family recipes, too-big turkeys, and other holiday mishaps

Food & Drink
The South’s Most Sumptuous New Year’s Recovery Brunches
Kick off 2023 with a relaxed, restorative feast. And perhaps a little hair of the dog

Arts & Culture
A Life Measured in Christmas Ornaments
How trimming a tree can be a trip down memory lane

Food & Drink
Love and Loathing in Fruitcake Land
Why the much-maligned dessert deserves a place on your holiday sweets spread—yes, really. No, really, I’m serious!

Arts & Culture
Christmas at Dollywood: Over-the-Top Joy
A newbie gets the spirit of the season at Dolly Parton’s theme park

Home & Garden
Make a Truly Southern Holiday Centerpiece with Magnolias
A how-to with the Atlanta floral designer Shean Strong

The Wild South
Sporting Gifts to Give and Covet
Classics, upgrades, and some new winners for the outdoors-lovers in your life

Music
A Salute to Elvis at Christmas
The season rocks a little more merrily with the best-selling holiday album of all time

Recipe
A Grinch-Inspired Cocktail More Nice Than Naughty
The playful Help Me…I’m Feeling is brimming with nostalgic Christmas spirit

Country Accent
Vivian Howard Chooses Her Holiday Battles
Muddling through the, um, most wonderful time of the year

Home & Garden
Rebecca Gardner Is the South’s Doyenne of Entertaining
Step inside the tinsel-gilded, garland-bedecked, glitter-frosted, champagne-soaked gumdrop-and-marshmallow world of the Savannah merrymaking maven

Gift Guide
Our Editors’ 2022 Holiday Wish List
Whether it’s a tin of buttery Southern-made toffee, a set of hand-painted mugs, a game-changing cooking tool, or a bottle of award-winning aged rum, here’s what G&G editors hope to unwrap this year

This Land
Playing Santa at the Mailbox
The lasting gifts of Christmas spirit along a South Carolina mail route

Recipe
A Gin Swizzle to Make You Kiss the Bartender
Pucker up to the subtly sweet-and-sour Mistle-Toe-Up, from the tropics-themed New Orleans eatery Mister Mao

Gift Guide
Gifts for Everyone on Your Nice List
Merry and bright present ideas, from the South and beyond

Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Splurges for Someone Special
Ten thoughtful gifts for less than $350

Food & Drink
Bringing the Unexpected to the Holiday Table
The unforeseen pleasures of upending a time-honored menu

Food & Drink
Tasty Southern Treats Perfect for Gifting
These eleven mail-order treats make great stocking stuffers, thank you gifts, or party bites this holiday season

Arts & Culture
Readers’ Most Treasured Holiday Decorations
Beloved ornaments that harken to seasons past

Talk of the South
Readers Recall Their Most Memorable Childhood Gifts
Bicycles, dolls, hand-made presents, and more that made the holidays special