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Christmas with a difference • It’s been a year like no other and many of us are finding new ways to celebrate the holidays. Tiffany Dunk asks some of our favourite stars how the year that was has changed life for their family.

Charlize’s GIFT • During her darkest days, Julie Gravina thought she’d never stop crying. Now, her daughter is preparing for her f irst Christmas concert and helping find a cure for the condition that nearly took her life. Genevieve Gannon reports.

SARAH HARRIS “It’s cathartic to talk” • From a housing commission flat in western Sydney to the giddy heights of hosting her own morning TV show, Sarah Harris has never forgotten it’s the simple things that make her family happy. The Studio 10 host opens up to Tiffany Dunk about her roller-coaster ride.

Royal Insider • Behind Palace gates with Juliet Rieden

Stories of Comfort and joy • In a truly testing year, people have pulled together, and heartwarming stories of courage, compassion and community spirit have emerged all around Australia. We pay tribute to some of those who played their part.

Food for the soul • All year, Sikh volunteers have been nourishing those in need with their hearty home-cooked fare. Sue Smethurst meets the people who sustained the firefighters in Gippsland and residents of the Melbourne towers in lockdown.

Rough seas • This Christmas, Michael and Ann Smith are grateful to be alive. They tell Samantha Trenoweth about a spontaneous birthday cruise that steered them perilously close to death by COVID-19.

“Hope too is contagious” • Two women battled a firestorm to save the historic church and convent at Cobargo. Deb Taylor and Cal More invite Samantha Trenoweth into their community of resilience, compassion and hope.

Island rescue • When the Kangaroo Island bushfires hit, the local wildlife park struggled to cope with hundreds of injured koalas, but help came from all corners of the globe. Bev Hadgraft meets the team behind the record-breaking rescue effort.

MEET our WINNER! • Congratulations to Anna Robertson, whose socially responsible fashion label, Yevu, creates employment for women in Ghana.

DEBORAH HUTTON ‘I’m still smiling’ • The Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief Nicole Byers catches up with one of our favourite cover stars six months after her skin cancer surgery.

Christmas is for ever yone • Liam, Allison and Asher Holland invite The Weekly to meet the most enthusiastic gingerbread decorators on earth. Samantha Trenoweth samples the treats and hears their moving family stories.

Christmas cheers • Who knew that a simple ice machine could bring more happiness than all of Santa’s gifts combined?

When love defeats terror • The terror attacks in Christchurch last year shocked the world, but the courage of those left behind inspired us too. Genevieve Gannon meets one mother who brought a terrorist to tears with an act of forgiveness.

A bush Christmas • Georgie Robertson shares her memories of country Christmases past, and photographer Clancy Paine captures the magic of a bush Christmas at home in Narromine, NSW.

Memories of Christmas past and present • Mum’s Halley’s Comet Christmas pudding, prawn wars and Elvis – patron saint of subtropical Vegas Redcliffe are actor William McInnes’ raucous seasonal recollections.

Call of the koalas • In the wake of the horror bushfires, arborist Kai Wild rushed to Kangaroo Island. With tears in his eyes he saved injured koalas, writes Juliet Rieden.

MEAT HAPPINESS! • Passion. People. Principles....