What is your favourite Christmas luxury or special festive spend?

[Christmas2026]

I know... I know ... It's June.

I'm just feeling nosy and wondering what your most luxurious/ treat/traditional (whatever) spend is at Christmas?

Truthfully, I don't really have one! But my life is different now. Previously, we were child free and basically working most of it so our most luxe spend was probably some nice chocolates also I only have a small list of people to buy for so I like to not necessarily spend a lot of money but put a lot of consideration and thought into gifts I have a little text conversation with myself where I note when people mention flavours they like etc.

Just interested in other people's Christmases?

Yes to :
M&S Christmas Food catalogue. I know it's online but I do like the paper one too
Lakeland Limited Catalogue. Again online , I do a wishlist and either buy in-store or whittle it down by " I don't really need that do I ?" . If it's a lot or heavy then I do an online order. I request a paper one by post
TV Times Christmas edition. Though I didn't last year and......I didn't miss it !!😃
I do scroll through Booths online but they don't deliver to us Southerners . I just pretend " well we have F&M in London so there". I don't think I've ever been to F&M. A browse through Selfridge food hall for a "how much??"

And Good Housekeeping magazine. I only buy the Christmas edition , I've long given up on magazines as they're mainly adverts. There's something comforting in reading the same thing every year, knowing that Aldi will win every taste test. And they have a picture of a decorated tree on the cover not Nigella, or even worse Lorraine 'oh look at me with my head thrown back huge laughy smile I 'm such a laughy fun person" Kelly.

My brother always gets me an M&S voucher for my birthday. I spend it in December and buy myself some lovely Christmas treats. My husband was laughing at me last year because I spent my birthday money on sweets and he was going to tell my mum on me 😂I will be doing the same again this year. I can't wait for the peppermint bark cookies to come back out again. We also get Leonidas Chocolates every year for Christmas. One year I bought extra to eat on the run up to Christmas and my daughter would get very excited for the bedtime truffle 😆Oh, I can't wait for Christmas 😀

Beauty advent calender, go to see a Christmassy show.

Oh stop! 😋

All I could think about last night was Christmas cake. So much so that I briefly considered making one now!

Last year i treated .myself to a funko pop Calender lol thinking of getting some other kind of fancy one this year for myself just not sure what kind yet x

I love marrons glace, but found the ones I bought last year disappointing, so looking for any suggestions on good brands?

As other PP's have said for me it's a couple of trips to M&S for ALL the food. I don't regularly shop there so a treat for me.

Also me and my mum have a festive night away at the end of November in a nice hotel with afternoon tea, spa etc.

I’ve never done an M&S Christmas order, let alone two…but after reading this thread, I think that may change…I’ve obviously been missing out!

We are going to L UK this year for the first time. Cant wait.

Also a huge after eight lover and since they seem to have tripled in price in recent years they do feel like a luxury!

Very similar, a family bag of Tesco own brand onion ring crisps, no other brand will do, eaten on the sofa, ideally with no one else in the house, while watching a hallmark Christmas movie.

And merry munch and hotel chocolat seasonal hot chocolate and, and, and, but the onion rings are just for me.

A free range turkey crown. We had one from Sainsbury's last year and it was lovely.

The M&S chocolate pine cones which are ridiculously addictive.

A bottle of Frangelico for glugging into glasses of fizz to make a "champagne noisette" cocktail. I use the term cocktail loosely as it's just booze with another type of booze added but they're delicious.

Walnut whips and Appetizer. Not luxury at all but for some reason we only buy them at Christmas so they symbolise the festive season for us.

The M&S Turkey crown with the pork and chestnut stuffing- fabulous. Morrisons usually sell turkey legs so I buy one early and stick it in the freezer as some of us prefer brown meat.

PIL always bring the choccy pine cones - which is much appreciated.

Some fancy Christmas cheese and a bottle of port for our traditional Christmas Eve cheese board. We are often gifted chocolate so don't always buy it.

Goose!

I've heard these M&S choc pine cones mentioned a lot! I think I will try and get them this year to see what all the fuss is about!

Ooh. That sounds so festive. Love that.

A lovely Christmas candle, and new decoration even though I have plenty already!

I always buy a new decoration for the tree too, @Stompythedinosaur - I have too many already, but it is a tradition.

I'm not usually a dessert person as I don't have much of a sweet tooth but we tried them a few years ago after hearing a lot of people raving about them and the hype is well-deserved. They really are lovely.

I order myself a flower delivery for 7th January - helps to ward off the gloom when the tree comes down on Twelfth Night!

I like this idea . Everywhere is so bare once the decs are down . New flowers and a scented candle will be my 2/1 go to .

Aah, the laminated book of dreams!

This! It isn't Christmas to me without goose.

Last year Waitrose let me down after pre-booking one for collection Christmas eve. Mad rush to find an alternate one at 3pm.

Won’t sound much but I make pastry at Christmas. I don’t usually have time really. Me and DS are coeliac so bought options are extremely limited. Jus rol GF gives me heartburn. Our annual pies, pasties and sausage rolls are a real treat.