The Christmas season is in full swing at SteynOnline...
* Join Mark today, Sunday, at 12:30pm ET/ 5:30pm GMT for a brand new seasonal edition of Steyn's Song of the Week on Serenade Radio, telling the story of a Christmas classic via the US Civil War, global socialism and half-a-dozen American states...
* Club members are invited to tune in later tonight for Mark's ongoing narration of our Christmas caper by Jefferson Farjeon, Mystery in White - a novel published in 1937 which starts in a snowbound train on December 24th and follows its protagonists out into a strange and chilling world.
In last night's episode, having ventured out into the snow in pursuit of a murderer, David found himself completely distracted by a beautiful girl. Catch up on past episodes here.
* And, in case you missed it, have a listen to Steyn's Song of the Week dedicated to "The Red-Nosed Reindeer".
Meanwhile, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:
~ Mark began the week with his take on the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris and the sorry state of French Christendom.
~ On Monday, Mark commented upon the "peaceful transfer of power" in Syria - and the strange story of Bashar Assad's mid-life career switch to murderous dictator.
~ Midweek our guest host for the regular guest host, Laura Rosen Cohen, fielded questions from Mark Steyn Club members on the Middle East, the incoming Trump administration, the heritage of Justin (Castro) Trudeau and more in this week's Clubland Q&A.
~ Laura was back the next day with her round-up of links from around the world, including moments of human grace and more.
~ On Friday Mark returned to the theme of the world after men in our most read piece of the week.
~ On this week's edition of Mark Steyn on the Town composer Burton Lane told Mark about the Sinatra film that got away, and bandleader Artie Shaw recalled the song that got him into showbusiness.
Plus there was an Aussie Yuletide classic, North America's oldest Christmas carol, a franco-Noël blockbuster and the biggest seasonal hit ever to come out of Ukraine...
~ Later Rick McGinnis reviewed the classic western film "Last Train from Gun Hill" featuring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn.
Thinking of the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the Steyn fan amongst your loved ones? May we humbly suggest:
* The Mark Steyn Club Gift Membership - set to deliver to your specifications and date via email or mail. (As a member of The Mark Steyn Club, your special discounted price for gift memberships is $150.)
* The Steyn Store Gift Certificate - Gift certificates start as low as $25.00 for the casual uncommitted dilletante and go up from there, for the hardcore reader who's got to have everything. They never expire, so the recipient can buy something now or wait for the latest addition to Mark's oeuvre to be published.
And, if you don't want to give the gift certificate to some ingrate nephew or surly sibling, you can always give it to yourself for a rainy day!
* The Mark Steyn 2025 Cruise - 7 nights - Spain and Portugal in April. This is also an excellent gift for yourself!
Check out all our Christmas offerings, including downloads of Mark's Christmas albums - at the Steyn Store. Enjoy the Season!