Christmas is a time for family, for memorable moments, for gift-giving, for glowing hearths and squashy sofas, for re-runs of The Neverending Story and Home Alone I, II and III. And it’s also a time for charity, religious celebration and for Michael Bublé to serenade us with jazzed-up versions of Christmas tunes that are so catchy we don’t realise we’re humming them on the bus, until there’s an empty seat either side of us.

With Christmas just over a week away and the pending loom of January poverty coming, we spoke to some of our favourite bloggers to get some festive money saving tips for you, to try and help ease the purse strings this Christmas!

Everyone gets nervous about choosing gifts at Christmastime, and then there’s the added fear that someone else might have picked the same thing for that loved one. Cue the feigned enthusiasm at not one, but TWO sets of hair straighteners, identical novels, playstation games or albums. We’ve all been there! That’s why we’ve compiled a handy Christmas Gift Guide of experiences we know are so interesting and unique, no one else will have thought of them!

Christmas is almost upon us and the winter chill is definitely starting to set in, which means you must definitely need a tipple (or 2) to warm up! Here at RLD we took on the challenging task of a Christmas tipple tasting as we wanted to give you a round up of the best festive drinks so that you make sure you have stocked up ahead of festive visitors. We have even gone as far as to let you know which delicious snacks we recommend should go with which drinks, you’ll thank us later!

For many, one of the integral elements of Christmas is the Christmas cake; however, its safe to say that not only does baking a Christmas cake take a lot of time and effort but a traditional Christmas cake is not always a hit with everyone! Last year, during our Christmas taste test, the Christmas cake was the least favourite of the Christmas treats we tried. To make sure you’ve all got a popular Christmas dessert this year, we spoke to Seasoned Cookery School about a delicious alternative Christmas cake and their clementine cake sounds like the perfect treat!