The festive tales of Herod, Good King Wenceslas, The Wassail Bowl, Yule Logs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Babushka and the Cherry Tree Carol, on the 12th December the Storytelling Cafe will present a festive special, ‘The Stories That Made Christmas’, with resident Storytelling Cafe’s colourful globe-trotting spinner of yarns, tales and lies Graham Langley. Expect to cosy up with a Christmas feast of stories, songs and entertainment to get the yuletide muscles twitching. A perfectly snug setting just a stones throw from the High Street hustle and a lovely way to spend an evening.

Mon 12 Dec 6.30pm at Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road, Kings Heath, B14 7SA £7 www.birminghamstorytellingcafe.co.uk