Tag: Christmas

Vlog 385: Festive Fun at Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 by David Johns

For Christmas Day, what could be finer than bringing my canal wife and canal mistress together for a lovely spot of lunch aboard the narrowboat, eh? So I did.

Image of a plate of Christmas dinner of roast turkey with vegetables.

Vlog 354: A Christmas Cracker

Posted on December 23, 2024 by David Johns

I was very grateful to be invited along to my friend Lorna’s 25-foot canal narrowboat for Christmas dinner along with our friends Andy and Steve. Lorna cooked us a fabulous roast turkey feast in her tiny galley and a good time was had by all.

Pets on Boats! (and Merry Christmas)

Posted on December 25, 2023February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Merry Christmas to all my viewers; here’s a quick message of thanks from me followed by a video compilation Q&A with narrowboaters (or ex-narrowboaters) who have pets.

Vlog 284: Santa, Baby

Posted on November 25, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A guide to some of the very many gifts you can buy from narrowboaters, hand-made or designed on their narrowboats on the canals of the UK.

Merry Christmas (and chocolate mousse)

Posted on December 31, 2021February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Wishing my viewers a very Merry Christmas 2021 and a happy new year; plus bonus content of me in the galley knocking up a chocolate mousse.

Vlog 234: Christmas Cheer

Posted on November 14, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

With Christmas coming and small businesses ever more in need of your support, I thought I’d do a video highlighting a smattering of the arts and crafts that many narrowboaters sell from the canals.

Vlog 204: Merry Christmas 2019

Posted on December 25, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

As we head towards the end of the year, a quick message to say thanks for tuning in and all the comments and quips and good cheer throughout 2019 – and here’s hoping for an excellent 2020 as well. Cheers!

Live! Xmas Broadcast 2018

Posted on December 25, 2018February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A brief Christmas message, recorded live, from Cruising the Cut with special guest London Boat Girl.

Vlog 156: Market Research

Posted on December 20, 2018February 24, 2024 by David Johns

At the beginning of the month (December 2018) I took the train into Birmingham to visit a floating Christmas market – essentially a gathering of trading narrowboats on the canal outside the Arena.

Vlog 121: Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2017February 24, 2024 by David Johns

It really is that simple – a Happy Christmas message from me and a load of “boat-tubers”, who all assembled – much like the Avengers but with boats – at the Admiral Nelson pub in Braunston at the start of December.

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