In many parts of the world, it’s that lazy week between Christmas and New Year. For most people, though, Covid made it a very different celebration to normal. All the more reason to scour social media for the best content on the web.
As we’re talking about social media, I want to encourage you to follow us on all the platforms you use. You’ll see the best from Global Comment in your feeds. Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Now, here are our favourite picks from everywhere else this week:
Tonight the BF and I went and stood on a bridge in the middle of nowhere to catch a glimpse of a train. It was well worth it 😍 pic.twitter.com/hK4ZcNKQQa
— Bahnstormer Tom (@BahnstormerTom) December 22, 2020
— Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 (@MichaelRosenYes) December 23, 2020
By the time a large whale dies, it has removed 33 tons of carbon from the atmosphere and will store it at the bottom of the ocean for centuries. Each whale has been calculated to be worth $2 million to the world economy this way.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 23, 2020
— dinosaur (@dinosaurcouch) December 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/AmarDeepSinghD/status/1342793139535421440
What a magnificent campaign for mental health.
(extremely NSFW but I work from home anyway)
— Kelly Hurst (@mochamomma) December 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/1342156541663703041
my favorite poem is the beaufort wind scale i guess pic.twitter.com/m7CnKQVZYy
— Annie (@nontanne) December 25, 2020
“It’s about changing mindsets and telling young people they can do it no matter what hurdles are in front of them.”
Did you enjoy the Young Carers Choir’s version of Silent Night? Watch this video to find out more about how they got started. pic.twitter.com/ZPVqAEmaYa
— Barnardo’s (@barnardos) December 25, 2020
If you've never seen a reindeer posing under an aurora before, today is your day. https://t.co/QGzgIW34oi pic.twitter.com/XxAtvAQHG0
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) December 24, 2020
So it's Christmas, and a bit of a weird one, so I want to tell you about a surprise Christmas present and the kindness of Twitter and total strangers on the other side of Europe that helped make it happen. 🎄🎄 pic.twitter.com/p0A74nkHlv
— John Bull (@garius) December 25, 2020
Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.
I am approaching this with anthropological precision.
Here are a few observations. pic.twitter.com/1WARv5nax4
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/PeteMC666/status/1341875307993808896
Hello 2020 👋🏼 pic.twitter.com/jItzK9aonV
— Miranda Summers Lowe (@Msummerslowe) December 23, 2020
First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has wished everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas and a brighter 2021.
She has also thanked everyone who will continue to work over the festive period, at the end of this particularly challenging year. pic.twitter.com/lXj31rRuEr
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) December 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/cox_tom/status/1341841382307147776
https://twitter.com/RustyBertrand/status/1341146591160389636
One of the best animal videos of 2020: a termite trail running parallel to an ant trail, each protected by a column of soldiers. HT @Mehdi_Moussaid pic.twitter.com/qt9byNKFdk
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) December 22, 2020
Meet the oldest gymnast in the world — Johanna Quaas.
She lives in Germany and turned 95 this year.
Age is only a number…https://t.co/wNEVQeFDni
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 22, 2020
I legit had a panic attack 💀 pic.twitter.com/qLpqLSQu7X
— Overly Positive Pal (@BtSquared2) December 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/lanewinfield/status/1339257875034566656
Image credit: Fiona Herd