Welcome to the final ABC Radio Adelaide eNews for the year. It's packed with all things Christmas and ideas for the summer holidays…and not one mention of COVID to be seen!

While we will be taking a short break until mid-January, you can still stay connected during the holidays with all things ABC via the ABC Radio Adelaide website.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New year from everyone at ABC Adelaide.

We hope you enjoy these Christmas messages from your ABC family at ABC Radio, ABC News and Behind The News...

CHRISTMAS VIDEO

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas!  Spence Denny has been doing the rounds of ABC Adelaide’s Collinswood Studios to compile your favourite presenters’ most-loved Christmas songs.
 

SEE THE LIST

South Australians have shown amazing community spirit, with thousands of ABC Adelaide listeners digging deep for our South Australia Gives appeal supporting Foodbank. With your help, over 110,000 meals were donated. What an incredible result!

Thank you to everyone who generously shared cans of food, rice and pasta and donated online to help end hunger this holiday season.

If you missed out on dropping something off, Foodbank are collecting your donations right throughout December.

HOW TO DONATE

Torrens Transit bus driver Amy Hermann has a strong claim for Adelaide's most festive bus driver.  Every shift she decorates her bus in lights and tinsel, but says it's all worth it to see passengers' faces as they hop on.

Roving Reporter Troy Sincock took a ride on the Christmas bus.

JUMP ONBOARD

Ahead of the return of audience favourite Back Roads to ABC TV on Monday 3 January, host Heather Ewart shares some stories from her favourite road trips across Australia.

HEATHER'S TIPS

The summer holidays are a perfect time to dive into ABC iview.  There’s a world of free entertainment to suit every mood, including comedy, drama and kids shows.

Catch up on what you may have missed during the year: Rosehaven, Gruen, Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds, Gardening Australia, The Newsreader and more!

PLAN YOUR WATCHLIST

As the fire danger season begins, Afternoons’ Sonya Feldhoff recently headed for the hills for a special bush fire awareness program in Lobethal.  Sonya was kitted up with full fire fighting equipment to better understand what CFS crews experienced in the devastating 2019 bush fires.

If you are travelling over the holidays, remember to check your local ABC frequency and stay connected to your local ABC radio station for emergency information including warnings and updates.

The ABC Emergency website is a great resource for useful tips, incidents that may be close to you and to find your local ABC AM/FM frequency.

BE PREPARED

The South Australian Country Women’s Association shared a festive recipe this week with ABC Adelaide Evenings guest host Gill Hicks - tempting gingerbread men. Perfect for some last minute Christmas baking!

CWA RECIPE

Don't miss a moment of the Ashes Tests between Australia and England, live on ABC Radio Adelaide. Tune in to Grandstand's Summer of Cricket coverage with Jim Maxwell and Alison Mitchell on 891 AM or download the ABC listen app. Plus, you can follow the action live online with Simon Smale, Dean Bilton and Jon Healy as they blog every ball of the Test here. 

Need more Ashes coverage? You can also join Russell Jackson after play each day as he delves deeper into the biggest talking points of every Test and tune in for a wrap of each day on the Grandstand Cricket podcast with Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan throughout the Summer of Cricket.

In between Tests you can revisit some of the most memorable moments of the the Australia-England rivalry from the past three decades with The Ashes: Greatest Moments audio special - exclusive to the Best of ABC SPORT podcast.  Plus, have your say on the greatest Ashes moments of the past 40 years here . Vote in our online poll as we uncover what the fans rate as the most memorable moments. 

Find all of the Summer of Cricket content and more in the ABC of Sport newsletter.
 

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