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Best festive wishes

This is the last Lifestyle newsletter of 2015 (we'll be back in the New Year on 7 Jan) so it's fitting that it's a festively bumper edition this week. We look back at the the most popular Lifestyle articles and contributors of 2015. Give you a selection of the top party and event options taking place over the holiday period. Wrap-up both the best international and local movies of 2015 as well as music's year on Twitter and present you with a handy festive season health survival guide.

In other news, international acts Xaviar Rudd and Mariah Carey have been announced as touring SA in 2016 and I interview Ard Matthews about the latest Just Jinjer album.

Tickets to the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts featuring Prime Circle on the 10 Jan are up for grabs, enter here!

Wishing you all a suitably festive holiday season, we'll see you in the New Year!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Co-editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories
The Best of Biz 2015: Lifestyle
We've compiled a #BestofBiz2015 list for all our industries, from articles with the most views, the most-read contributors to the press offices with the most hits read


Music's #YearOnTwitter

Every year, one tweet is crowned the 'Golden Tweet' - the most re-tweeted tweet of the year. Read

Festive Season Feast Survival Guide

The festive season is almost here and, finally, most people can take a break from the hustle and bustle of their daily lives. Most importantly it is that much anticipated time for sun, fun, family, and, of course - food. Read

The movies in review: A look back at 2015

Charles Siboto

Looking back, it's safe to say that 2015 has been an exciting year at the movies, with the trends that we've started to see carrying on into 2016 and beyond. Read

Music
Xavier Rudd to headline Splashy Fen
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd has been announced as the headline act at the Splashy Fen festival in Underberg. read
Just Jinjer since then

Ruth Cooper

After a fair hiatus since their last full-length album, fans must have been elated when rock stalwarts Just Jinjer announced the release of their new album, 'Everything Since Then', last month. We chat to Ard Matthews to find out more. read
Mariah Carey to tour SA
Live Nation and Big Concerts bring Mariah Carey to South Africa for the very first time in 2016 with her 'Sweet Sweet Fantasy" tour which will visit Cape Town on 26 April at the Cape Town Stadium, Durban on 29 April at the Moses Mabhida Stadium and Johannesburg on 1 and 2 May 2016 at the Ticketpro Dome. read
The Smoking Dragon New Year's Eve Festival line-up
Smoking Dragon will be celebrating its fifth New Year's Eve Festival this year from 29 December, 2015, to 1 January, 2016, at the Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge in the Northern Drakensberg. read
Line-up confirmed for Vic Falls Carnival
Among the artists who have confirmed for this year's Vic Falls are Mango Groove, which will be the headline act, GoodLuck, and Mokoomba. There's also a couple of titans of the decks: Jason Le Roux, Zyon Black, Bhana, and DJ Rax. read
Theatre
2015 in Revue

Lauren Hartzenberg

It's here again. The time of year when we reflect on our achievements over the last 12 months, and lament those items on our to-do lists that we just didn't get around to... read
Movies
The top-five South African films of 2015

Daniel Dercksen

Daniel Dercksen chooses his top-five local films of 2015. read
Art
Spark Music & Arts Festival announces line-up
The Spark Music & Arts Festival is a two-day, two-dance floor music and arts festival brought to Cape Town by the creators of The Spirit Train from Afrikaburn and Train Parties by Make-Believe, held on 27 and 28 December, 2015. read
Events
MCQP 2015 announces theme
Cupcakes, pudding and sweeties, it's a chocolate decadence that will hit Cape Town on Saturday, 19 December, 2015, as MCQP's party theme was launched as Candyland. read
Travel
Reboot at Akasha Mountain Retreat

Ruth Cooper

In this digital day and age where a beautiful sunset or a lush forest view is more often than not viewed through a tiny screen - a captured, insta'ed and retweeted version of something magical, it is wonderfully refreshing to forget that the internet ever existed and experience and appreciate something real and IRL read
The social media tourist

Velma Corcoran

Many of us can relate to seeing a friend or family member uploading pictures or status updates about their holidays onto social media... read
Sport
SA Rugby Player of the Year nominations announced
The full list of nominees was released by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) yesterday with a number of other young stars playing their way into contention... read
Business
Eight festive season survival tips for small businesses

Daryl Blundell

For small businesses, the festive season might be their busiest time or an opportunity to regroup for the New Year. Here are eight ways to make the most of the holidays... read
Jobs offered
Health Club Manager - Marketing/Sales - Cape Town
Concept Studio plans to revolutionise the fitness industry with a brand new concept. We are looking for an energetic, skilled marketing and sales manager to assist in taking as forward! Read more >>





New events to diarise
Summer Country and Rock Festival
Grande Concerts - 20 Dec 2015 to 21 Dec 2015, Durbanville


Upcoming events
Melrose House Antiques and Vintage Fair
Melrose House Antique Fair - 16 Dec 2015, Pretoria


Buyel'Ekhaya 2015
20 Dec 2015, East London


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