Christmas gift ideas 2026
Christmas
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Christmas falls on 25 December 2026. Start from the person rather than the category and the rest gets easier.
Christmas gift ideas, one person at a time
Christmas is the one occasion where you buy for everyone at once, so start with a list of names rather than a list of shops. Next to each name, write down who they are this year: what they have taken up, what they keep mentioning, what they would never buy for themselves.
Personalised and handmade pieces take longer to make and post, so order those first, in November if you can, and leave the easier gifts for December.
For people you see once a year, something they can eat, drink or use up is the safer choice. Save the keepsakes for the people you know well enough to pick one.
Buying for someone in particular? Save their date and we'll email you before it comes round.
Gifts to start from
Pick Me Up Gift Box£36Social Stories Club
Date Night Paint-a-Mug x2£39Pott'd UK
Huge XL Sweet & Chocolate Hamper£69.50Sweet Hamper Company
Cherry Bobbin Salt or Pepper Mill£59Addison Ross
Uplifting Wellness Gift Box£19Twinings
Silver Elephant Charm£70Lily Charmed
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Christmas in the next three years
It falls on the same date every year.
| Year | UK |
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| 2026 | |
| 2027 | |
| 2028 |
In other countries
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| Germany |
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- Leave the people you love until lastGifts for fifteen people in one afternoon, with no panic in the third week of December. Start with the people, not the shops.
- Everything in the Secret Santa drawer, and how not to add to itMost Secret Santa gifts at £10-20 are thrown away by January. Here is how to spend that budget on something they will keep.