Christmas isn't Christmas without ........

[MrsOnyx]

..... today I bought the three things without which, to me anyway, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas -

A copy of The Radio Times, some fresh walnuts and several bags of those chocolate coins in foil. Small things, but I just can't do Christmas without them.

Anyone else got any small, but essential Christmas "must haves"?

Watching the Father Ted Christmas Special.

”Maybe I like the misery.”

Boursin cheese.

After eights. Don't even like them that much.

A selection box of crackers for cheese. Usually Jacobs.

Mint and orange matchmakers

Buck’s Fizz for breakfast Christmas morning. Would never drink at breakfast any other day of the year or have bucks fizz either, but it’s Christmas so why not?

Chocolate covered Brazil nuts.

Bread sauce with the turkey and copious bottles of champagne. Oh and my annual toblerone

Christmas music. Listening to gorgeous carols on my headphones right now while dh watches tv, and have Magic fm on most of the time in December who go 100% Christmas cheesy music. Sick of it by New Years but love it in the run up.

Quality Street - rarely eat chocolate but have a constantly topped up tin of QS in the house in December.

The outside lights all over our neighbourhood bring me joy.

A bowl of cloved oranges on our kitchen table that I do every year.

Watching Love Actually.

Fully stocked cheese board!

Home alone

Brandy Snaps filled with whipped cream.

Agree with @Plump82 , Boursin is a must!

Other than that, wine, pate, continental meats, goats cheese and baileys. Pregnant this year so none of the above is allowed 🙃

An entire bag of cashew nuts just for me.

Mulled wine, stollen, Lebkuchen. Because I only ever have those things at Christmas.

Trifle.

Terrys chocolate orange.
Tub of Roses
Beige party food
Men behaving badly Christmas special
Vicar of Dibley Christmas special where she eats all the dinners.

Twiglets and walnut halves with blue cheese filling! The absolute must for our Christmas 🎄

Sprouts and pigs in blankets. We never have them at any other time of the year and really wouldn’t like to do Christmas without them.

Children they make so much more magical

Mint Matchmakers, lots of satsumas and a bowl of mixed nuts in their shells.

Twiglets
Camembert
Quality street
Hangovers that start at 6pm

Children! We've borrowed DGC for Christmas this year 😊

Mixed nuts that need opening with a nut cracker tool
Mimosa with breakfast
Tins of Quality Street and Roses
The Snowman
Obligatory new pair of slippers and fancy new coffee mug for me

My home made sausage rolls

Christmas Day: bread sauce as an accompaniment