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CATHERINE BRITT & JAMES BEVERLEY
It ’ s been a hell of a year for Newcastle singer songwriter Catherine Britt , who celebrated her fight against and triumph over breast cancer with a series of concerts , picked up her third Female Artist of the Year award at the Golden Guitars and launched into the world of publishing with husband James Beverley after taking over respected music publication Rhythms Magazine .
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Where do you celebrate Christmas and who do you celebrate with ? What is a traditional “ normal ” Christmas Day for you ? We celebrate with our families , the morning is spent at home with just us and our pup , then off to the Britt ’ s for Christmas lunch and then to the Beverley ’ s for Christmas dinner . Turkey and ham are the mainstay Christmas meats - which do you favour and why ? Christmas ham all the way !!!! You can ’ t beat a soft , fresh bakery roll with ham off the bone , perfect summer lunch . What else is usually on your Christmas menu and what is your favourite festive food to indulge in ? We always have prawns and my sister-in-law ’ s famous egg nog . Do you have any particular Christmas family traditions ? I always get the guitar out at the end of the night as we have a big family sing-along . What ’ s either your 1 ) most special OR 2 ) craziest ( you choose ) Christmas memory ? The first year I spent Christmas with my husband ’ s family , it was so special to be brought into their family Christmas and be a part of a beautiful new family . If you could make any changes to Christmas traditions what would they be ? Put the Christmas tree up earlier !!! Haha . If you could invite one extra guest to Christmas this year - who would it be ( dead or alive )? Hank Williams , I just wanna hear him sing to me :) |
TANYA WILKS |
Tanya Wilks has been one of the most recognisable voices on the Hunter ’ s airwaves for more than two decades and these days spends her mornings serving up news , views and plenty of laughs as one half of KOFM ’ S popular breakfast team alongside Steve G .
Where do you celebrate Christmas and who do you celebrate with ? What is a traditional “ normal ” Christmas Day for you ? When we are in Australia I always have the family to
LYN BOWTELL
She started the year with a new collaboration and the release of their first album Bennett , Bowtell & Urquhart ( recorded with Kevin Bennett and Felicity Urquhart ), but the end of 2016 has been a far cruisier affair for Hunterbased country music singer songwriter Lyn Bowtell . The three-time Golden Guitar winner spent a week on board a luxurious Royal Caribbean cruise liner sailing around the South
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me , but every couple of years we have an Irish Christmas with my husband ’ s family in Dublin , with mulled wine , turkey and all the crazy , cold trimmings a European Christmas demands .
In Oz every Christmas morning we join a bunch of our friends at Newcastle Beach for an early morning BBQ breakfast . Gav ( who is a life saver at Newie amongst other things ) cooks the BBQ while the kids swim and we wrap up mid-morning to drift off to our various family celebrations . Turkey and ham are the mainstay Christmas meats - which do you favour and why ? On the menu , EVERY year for lunch , is a baked ham complete with the diamond-studded patterned cloves and roast turkey . What else is usually on your Christmas menu and what is your favourite festive food to indulge in ? Another tradition is to serve my spinach and feta pie , which is made whilst my dad and my son peel the prawns together - a job they have done together for over a decade . I love the traditions of our Christmas . Do you have any particular Christmas family traditions ? Once lunch is done everyone plays the new Christmas board game ( Santa always leaves a new board game for us ).
Pacific for what ’ s billed as Australia ’ s biggest country music festival at sea – Cruisin Country .
Where do you celebrate Christmas and who do you celebrate with ? What is a traditional “ normal ” Christmas Day for you ? This Christmas I ’ ll be heading home to red dirt Queensland to spend time in the bush with my beautiful family ... Christmas Day will be spent fighting a losing battle against my mother ’ s over-catering . Turkey and ham are the mainstay Christmas meats - which do you favour and why ? My eldest brother makes fantastic home-smoked ham , so that ’ s the winner for me . What else is usually on your Christmas menu and what is your favourite festive food to indulge in ? Mum always makes Christmas pudding , it ’ s rich and decadent and hides a scattering of silver coins , which are apparently for luck ... unless you bite down on one ! Do you have any particular Christmas family traditions ? Arguments , tantrums , hugs and
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What ’ s either your 1 ) most special OR 2 ) craziest ( you choose ) Christmas memory ? My favourite Christmas memory is absolutely every one of them , but one of the craziest memories is the year we took my son ’ s new surfboard to Nobbys , but Santa forgot to leave a leg rope , so we improvised with the dog ’ s lead . Unfortunately , Dr Chris Brown ( our fav pet vet ) saw it and being the keen surfer he is didn ’ t appear too impressed . If you could make any changes to Christmas traditions what would they be ? If I could change just one thing about Christmas , it would be that Christmas carollers visit everyone ’ s house on Christmas Eve and sing us to sleep - just like in those snow-filled sappy Hollywood Christmas movies !!! If you could invite one extra guest to Christmas this year - who would it be ( dead or alive )? If I could ask one person to Christmas lunch it would be definitely Jesus - yes he ’ s the reason for the season , but it ’ s also the perfect excuse to add a birthday cake to the menu !!
games of cards … the children can sometimes be difficult too . What ’ s either your 1 ) most special OR 2 ) craziest ( you choose ) Christmas memory ? My most special memories are of waking early and spending an hour or so of quiet time with my Dad at the kitchen table before the rest of the household got up . Now that he ’ s gone I cherish them more than ever . If you could make any changes to Christmas traditions what would they be ? I ’ d like to see Christmas remain true to its original traditions and values , of family and friendship … and discard the consumerist nonsense that surrounds it these days . If you could invite one extra guest to Christmas this year - who would it be ( dead or alive )? I ’ d invite Anne Murray around to sing my favourite Christmas album Christmas Wishes ... I torture my family with it on repeat every year so it would be even more special for them to hear it performed in person .
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