Tag: christmas2018

  • Oh Run All Ye Faithful: Burn those Christmas calories

    Oh Run All Ye Faithful: Burn those Christmas calories

    STOP! Before you guzzle that extra piece of Christmas cake, see just what it will take to burn off Britain’s favourite festive feast. Everyone likes to indulge on December 25, whether it’s shovelling down an entire box of Celebrations or pinching seconds of those perfectly crispy roast potatoes. With the average family member consuming a…

  • A THIRD of Brits never get presents they want

    A THIRD of Brits never get presents they want

    SIBLINGS have been hailed worst Christmas present-buyers in a recent poll. Research has found that in an attempt to get everything they want, four in 10 Brits have written a list of the items they’d like to have waiting under the tree for them on Christmas morning. And 42 per cent have even sent someone…

  • Credit cards and loans the way for half of Brits this Christmas

    Credit cards and loans the way for half of Brits this Christmas

    MILLIONS of Brits are worried about the cost of Christmas this year, with the average family racking up a colossal £1,086 on presents, food, drink, travel and hosting friends and family. While most people say they will budget just £449 for the festive period – the reality is, that of 2,000 adults polled, one in…

  • Brits think Lapland is a fictional place

    Brits think Lapland is a fictional place

    IT SEEMS that Brits are in the dark when it comes to where Santa resides. According to a poll of 2,000 adults, a third believe Lapland is a fictional place, with one in ten admitting they checked the internet to see if exists. Just 22 per cent understand Lapland spans the countries Norway, Finland, Sweden…

  • Old Christmas customs are a festive flop, research reveals

    Old Christmas customs are a festive flop, research reveals

    WATCHING a James Bond film, sipping egg nog and blasting out those carols are no longer part of the Christmas routine, a new poll shows. Researchers found that financial pressures are to blame for ditching the traditional festivities, along with not wanting to appear old-fashioned. The study of 2,000 adults found that only a third…