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Nigella Lawson

Advice from the experts for all your Christmas cooking quandaries. Let Delia, Dan and Nigella lead the culinary way.

Gold, frankincense and mirth

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Find out just how wrong Nativity plays and Christmas shows can go. A headless baby Jesus, distinctly un-maternal Mary, violent innkeepers... it's mayhem.


Poncetastic tips

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Want to make the run-up to Christmas even more stressful by hand-crafting cards, making your own wreath and agonising over the theme for your Whimsical Homemade Tree? Step this way...

Talk about Christmas

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Need to vent your inner Ebenezer? Got must-share gift ideas or dilemmas? Fretting over stockings or Secret Santa? Frazzled before it's even Christmas Day? Get festive fellow-feeling on MN Talk.


Money-saving tips

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Mumsnet advice on how to survive Christmas during a financial meltdown and not end up spending a small fortune on presents and decorations, food and festivities.

India Knight

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If you're stressing about the annual stamina challenge that is Christmas, then take heart from India Knight's advice about keeping everyone happy without spending a fortune.