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With Christmas just a few weeks away, you could make December a month to remember if you win this fabulous Soap & Glory beauty countdown calendar. Will you keep it to pamper yourself, or give it to someone else as a luxurious special treat?
I absolutely love Christmas and I’ll be posting a lot of festive content in the weeks running up to Christmas. This is my first giveaway for Christmas 2022 and the prize is a gorgeous countdown calendar from Soap & Glory.
It’s basically like an Advent calendar but has beauty products behind each door, which makes it perfect seasonal pampering treat!
Can’t wait to see if you’re a winner?
Click here to buy the Soap & Glory Treat Yule-self Calendar
What’s in the Calendar?
It’s a long list – are you ready for this? Close your eyes now if you don’t want to spoil the surprise…
The Treat Yule-self Countdown Calendar contains:
- Scrub Of Your Life Body Scrub 50ml
- Speed Plump Hydrating Day Cream 50ml
- Rollerball Fragrance in Original Pink
- Magnificoco Bubble Bar
- Silk scrunchie
- Clean On Me Shower Gel 75ml
- The Righteous Butter Body Butter 300ml
- The Righteous Butter Body Lotion 50ml
- Call Of Fruity Body Butter 50ml
- Magnificoco Body Butter 50ml
- Magnificoco Body Wash 75ml
- The Fab Pore Biodegradable Sheet Mask
- Call Of Fruity Hand Cream 50ml
- Heel Genius Foot Cream 125ml
- Face Soap & Clarity Face Wash 50ml
- Hand Food Hand Cream 50ml
- Bright + Beautiful Biodegradable Sheet Mask
- Speed Plump Super-Hydrating Miracle Moisture Hydrogel Sheet Mask
- Puffy Eye Attack Under-Eye Brightening Hydrogel Patches
- Pout About It Lip Mask
- The Rushower Dry Shampoo 50ml
- Scrub Of Your Life Body Scrub 200ml
- Massaging Face Mitt
- Nail File
It’s a fantastic way to pamper yourself throughout the month of December!
And I’ve got one of these fabulous calendars
to give away to a lucky SallyAkins.com reader!
For your chance to win this fabulous prize, you just need to log into the Rafflecopter below and answer the really easy question. There are also some bonus social media entries you can use to boost your chances of being the lucky winner.
The giveaway will close at 11.59PM on Friday, 28th October 2022 and is open to UK entrants aged 18+ only.
So to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize, you simply need to answer the following question:
What is your favourite thing about December?
Good luck!
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I love the build up to Christmas and all the get togethers, seeing places decorated, and our pantomime visit!
I love the songs, atmosphere and the smells leading up to Christmas
I love spending precious time with the family , making memories and making sure our three rescue greyhounds are thoroughly spoilt. Christmas is a time for enjoying special times together.
I love a roaring fire and hot chocolate!
I love the pre-festive feeling all around, even at work everyone seems to finally relax and let the guard down :-)
I love decorating the house and people dropping in to visit
I like listening to Christmas carols on the radio
I love seeing all the Christmas decorations everywhere.
Christmas is the best thing about December! All the lights, cold nights and happy faces! It’s the best feeling!
I do love the feeling of hibernating. Getting warm and cosy, watching films with a bottle of wine, cooking nice pasta meals. Smothering the house in fairy lights! Not sure how it will be this year though!
The cosy nights with a hot chocolate and cat curled up on your lap, in front of the fire
What a wonderful prize. I would love to win this and treat myself daily in the lead up to Christmas .
Advent Calenders and this one looks fab. My wife would love it.
I love the whole build up to Christmas… Especially the parties x
I love the holiday Christmas break
Cosy nights in, walks outside whilst all wrapped up, rosy cheeks, hot soup and Christmas Eve Service.
I love the excitement leading up to Christmas it brings up childhood memories
My favourite thing about December is Christmas!! I absolutely LOVE Christmas and look forward to it all year!
Snuggling up with my dog in front of a log fire
Love all the twinkly lights in the towns and on the trees, magical!
The festive season with all the lights and sparkle
its new years eve – becuase christmas is over!
I love it when Christmas Day finally arrives and all the family are together for a delicious Christmas dinner and opening of presents
I love putting the decorations up – they really brighten up the darker, shorter days!
I love the Christmas Fayres, the hot chocolate and the cosy evenings in
Christmas and having the family together
Christmas food!
Mulled wine and Christmas markets!
The lead up to Christmas and all the excitement
I love the build up, the excitement of the kids, the festive feeling, smells of baking and the songs
The Christmas Holiday with family.
I love Christmas decorations, all the twinkly lights everywhere
Watching my grandchildren enjoy the time x
My favourite thing about December is the chance to have family together over multiple Christmas events – enjoying walks in the crisp air, good food and playing games. Any presents are just an added bonus
Buying the Christmas tree
I love December as it’s just filled with warmth and happiness! Friends and families getting together, excuse to eat far too much, wearing cosy scarves and gloves…I just LOVE it! ❤️
My favourite thing about December is planning lots of meet ups with work colleagues, friends and family! Getting in to the festive spirit and letting our hair down!
My favourite thing about December is the exciting feeling of the run up to Xmas! I adore Xmas! My tree goes up as soon as halloween is out of the way.
Christmas of course
Knowing that I’ve got all my Christmas shopping done when everyone else is running around trying to get things sorted
its putting up tree .lights etc time
the calm before the storm!!!
The build up to Christmas and making it magical for my children
The best thing about December for me is TREE DAY All day decorating the house & tree. Christmas Movies on the TV. Christmas Music on the stereo. Lots of tasty treats and sweet things! Mega-topped Hot Chocolate for everyone (with something naughty in the adults, mugs!) ❄️
Christmas
I love Christmas music, especially the music videos! I miss hearing them after Christmas!
Christmas as its a lovely family time not just on the day but the whole build up.watching films by the fire,decorating the tree,thinking of what gifts people really would like.sharing baking and festive foods.playing games on Christmas afternoon together.Thats what I truly love and my most favourite time of the year.
My favorite thing is receiving lots of gifts
Snow fingers crossed
The build up to Christmas, trees and lights switched on
(as long as I’ve completed my Xmas shopping) it’s a lovely month to relax and go out a little more with friends
The best thing about December is all the Christmas food appearing in the shops and also Christmas markets that smell of mulled wine
Everything Christmassy!
Most of my family have December birthdays. That makes the month even more special.
Seeing all of the beautiful Christmas lights
My favourite thing about December is decorating and the excitement and all the fun activities leading up to Christmas and ofcourse getting to spend time with family on the day!
My birthday!
My fave thing is people are generally nicer to each other in the build up to Christmas
The magic in the air, the Christmas music, the Christmas lights with the lead up till Christmas.
The build up to Christmas is my favourite thing about December I love it.
Absolutely perfect Advent Calendar
my favourite thing about December is the holiday spirit, even going to the supermarket feels magical!
Love seeing thr happiness on my children’s faces as they open their presents
I look forward to the few days of quiet between Christmas and New Year. Time to put my feet up and read the books I got for Christmas.
Snow – if we get any!
I love the build up to Christmas and planning family get togethers
Christmas tree and lights
The build up to Christmas like putting up the tree and decorations, wrapping gifts and cosy nights watching Christmas films with hot chocolate.
Great prize, thank you.
I love going to see my grandchildren’s Christmas assemblies. I have missed them during lockdown, so am hoping this year things will be back to normal.
Christmas shopping
it has to be xmas for me and the lead up to it and excitement great competition thank u
See all family at Christmas time
Love Christmas with decorations and lots of good food and drink
I love going to watch my children’s Christmas plays at school.
Decorating the try whilst watching a Christmas film
Decorating the Christmas tree whilst watching a Christmas film!
All the pretty lights ✨️
I love having cosy nights in and Christmas shopping
I love the lead up to Christmas!
I love pretty lit houses, not the blue flashing tacky lights
Seeing all of my family around Christmas!
I love the build up to Christmas, the decorations, panto, Christmas films & Songs and most importantly the food! Love a Christmas sandwich!
My favourite part about December is doing lots of things to make my daughter smile
I love going to festive events with the kids – seeing them start to get excited about the big day!
Getting together with family and friends.
My fave thing about December is all the extra ocassions to see family and friends!
Having some time off work to spend time with friends
that we get the shortest day so can start going in the other direction towards lighter nights again
decorating the house for Xmas for the grandchildren
I don’t do well in hot weather so I love that it’s getting colder now
My favourite thing about December is being with family over Christmas
Catching up with family and friends ahead of Christmas.
CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
My favourite thing about December is the Christmas holidays and spending time with family and friends.
My favourite thing is seeing all the twinkly Christmas lights
Cosy nights by the fire
My sons birthday!
One of my favourite things about December is putting up and lighting the Christmas tree. Also, seeing the Christmas lights in the city centre.
When Christmas dinner is served as that means we made it through being able to afford it all! I also like to decorate the house for Christmas.
It’s my daughter’s birthday close to Christmas day, that’s pretty special.
Once I know I have finished the Christmas shopping I can relax and enjoy the festive season.
Usually, it’s Christmas – but I still have vivid memories of last year. My niece, who was hosting a big family get-together, came down with Covid on Christmas Day! So no turkey dinner or festivities. I scrabbled round in m fridge and managed to put together a mackeral salad for my Xmas lunch! Never again, I hope!
putting the tree up and preparing for santa x
Christmas markets
My favourite thing is all the anticipation, my birthday is on the 21st so I have that, Christmas and new years to look forward to!
I love December as it’s my birthday and Xmas!
That maybe, just maybe, we may get the chance of some snowfall in December.
Looking forward to our first Christmas with our baby
So much to look forward to – all the excitement of Christmas, with new Year to follow, Halloween, Bonfire Night, the Winter Solstice It flies by !
Building snowmen
Christmas which starts for me on 1st December, love it!
my favourite thing about December is the Christmas related food
the whole build up to christmas is my favourite thing about december
I enjoy choosing what I’m going to buy everyone for christmas and seeing the decorations outside people’s houses.
My birthdya on the 8th and celebrating with friends with festive get togethers!!
I’ll be looking forward to the excitement of Christmas and having my family all together.
I love Christmas Day with the family
My favourite thing about December is preparing for Christmas.
My favourite thing is definitely the food!
I love the cosy nights in, love comforting hot drinks ,warm and fluffy jumpers …and of course Christmas!!!
I love getting together with family and having some proper quality time together I just love how cosy it is at that time of year too!
I love spending quality time with my family and just how cosy everything feels!
Family time!
My favourite thing about December this year will be getting to see my long-distance boyfriend for the first time in a while!
I love the way the grandchildren get excited about Father Christmas coming
We like December because of the Christmas markets and winter wonderlands that pop up
I really like attending all the christmas events and getting in the festive mood! xx
carol singers in village square on christmas eve
Seeing my family who live far away
my sons birthday!
My husband’s birthday on the 18th, after which we put up the tree and decorations!
I love decorating the house ready for Christmas
I love the buidup to Christmas day and seeing family that I don’t get to see very often.
The twinkly lights.
When all the Christmas lights, decorations & tree go up – makes everywhere look much nicer.
The children’s faces
My favourite thing is celebrating my husband’s birthday. He does so much for me all year, it’s nice to be able to ignore his protests for one day and spend a day just for him :-) <3
The excitement!
I love seeing how excited the children are in our family during the build up and over Christmas, it’s truly magical and brings much joy to our household.
Christmas, 100% I absolutely love it. Everything about it! The lights, the food, the log fire, seeing family, the kids faces on Christmas day :)
Christmas of course! And the whole build up to it, feels so magical and lovely time of year!
I love candles and cuddling up under blankets watching cheesy movies
I enjoy the build up and the anticipation, but also I love Boxing Day when you can chill with you family with no pressure.
I love the twinkling of the Christmas lights everywhere I look.
I love spending time as a family the magical feeling of Christmas and my kids faces on Christmas morning
Going to festive markets
Christmas with the family of course
favourite thing about december is the run up to christmas
Seeing the Christmas build up through my little boys eyes.
The hours spent getting to get the Christmas tree lights working, it’s one of life’s mysteries why the lights you put away working last year are found to need a number of bulbs replacing when you get them out this year !
An excuse to open Christmas snacks!
Love the whole build up to the big day
Getting together
My favourite thing about December is the build up to Christmas, I love buying presents and breaking out the Christmas music, also all the Christmas films to enjoy
All the family gettogethers, usually involving food and drink
I love all the build up, and getting the whole family involved with tree decoration, planning christmas dinner and sorting out family games and making things to go in the Christmas stockings
Christmas markets – all the sights, sounds, smells and flavours!
I love the anticipation knowing that Christmas is coming, it’s exciting to see my children’s faces on Christmas Day.
That wind down to the year feeling with a big celebration at the end of it.
The build up to Christmas when Christmas markets starts to open up and night time seems so magical with the lights and Christmas trees in every direction you look. Streets filled with decoration making it look so festive and jolly. It’s such a beautiful time of the year
I think it is the build up to the day, my son absolutely loves going to his nans for Xmas day and to see his excitement about time spent with her and of course, presents, is a joy to see.
My birthday is in December so we have double celebrations!
I love the cheerful Christmas music on the radio.
I love it when all my family are together under one roof for Christmas and my mum’s Christmas dinner
I love the carol singing
I enjoy the carol services on the radio.
It has too be the build up too Christmas with my children and family…and it bring my birthday of course
I love the build up to Christmas, the atmosphere, it always feels magical
I love the lights on everyone’s houses and the general feeling of excitement that builds up
Getting a long time off work over Christmas to spend with the family
I love the build up to Xmas and the feeling of goodwill
I love everything about Christmas!! I love putting up the Christmas decorations – I put fairy lights everywhere and spray holly and ivy with fake snow and hang that all over the house. I love that my family all come to stay and even though my children are all grown up, I still give them christmas stockings! It’s such a lovely time of the year!
I love the countdown to the big day because we have games nights and gingerbread decorating parties with friends. We relax with family and love going on walks around our town to check out people’s Christmas lights.
The build up to Christmas and how excited everybody gets to see friends and family and drink good food and wine!
I like the last week o december, after everyone has calmed down from christmas and I can look forward to the new year
all thiings christmas for me
My favourite thing about December is Christmas!
I love advent. We plan lots of little fun things to do aspart of the advent calendar we make ourself for our children. We make golden tickets for different mystery events we are going to. Its a month of suprise and fun for us
I love the build up to Christmas, watching movies with my kids, baking together
I love the winter and all the pretty Christmas decorations
Warm nights relaxing in front of a fire!
Time off to spend with friends and family
Having all the family together.
Those long cozy nights in. I love them
Making and sending christmas cards is my fave part! :)
Getting together with friends over mulled wine and mince pies :)
The build up to Christmas and buying presents x
Cosying up of an evening
Going to an empty beach with the dogs.
Opening the curtains to see snow has come during the night .
All the family round for Christmas dinner
Spending my weekends baking, in readiness for making Christmas gifts for my family
Christmas with all the family!
Spending extra time with my family.
I love getting to meet up with family and friends at Christmas and spending time with everyone.
Christmas
All the lights everywhere.
We love to visit all the Christmas markets.
Being a December baby, I love the festivities around that time.
Tha family gatherings
Getting a bottle of vodka on Christmas day. I’m not a fan of christmas
spending time with family
Putting up the Christmas Decorations, I just love how festive it feels.
Obvious but my favourite thing about December is the build up to Christmas!
it’s our eldest son’s birthday then we have the lead up to Christmas fun
A chance for some relaxing family time
hot chocolate and cosy blankets
Why does Christmas start earlier every year?!
I love the Christmas preparations like getting an outfit, make-up, doing all the decorations, and all the baking ready for the family.
Love decorating the tree & house. Once all the lights go up I start to feel Christmassy.
Definitely the Christmas songs
Christmas Songs!
The Christmas lights everywhere .So magical and quite unique!
I love the atmosphere in December and jolly time with family.
I love the count down to Christmas
Excellent competition, reading for a beautiful smelling Christmas!
Nice long quiet walks, while everyone else is shoping
I love the build up for Christmas, preparing the house for the festive period, with decorations and buying food to prepare for the special day! I need to start my Christmas cake!
I just love the atmosphere, everyone seems a bit happier (aslong as you stay away from busy shops) and all the little festive things that go on, like work xmas parties.
Sending and receiving Christmas cards is always one of my favorite things about this time of year. If you send me a handwritten card, it will literally make my heart melt instantly. But, Christmas cards, specifically are super fun, in my opinion, because it makes you reflect back on the year. I also think it would be fun to get decked out in ugly Christmas sweaters and go get our photo taken with Santa!.
I love the going to the Christmas markets and seeing people having fun.
I’m not a fan of Christmas. Too much unappreciated hard work !! I do enjoy tasks like making a Christmas cake for the family, and I do love cards, so I enjoy getting & displaying them. I know, I’m “Bah humbug!!”
I love having a moment to relax with pampering smells and suds, before opening presents on Christmas morning.
Seeing all the christmas lights around houses and though my small town, it cheers up the dark and gloomy days.
Enjoying Xmas food with family
The family getting together for Christmas.
Time to relax over the Christmas break
Seeing my great grandchildren opening their presents. While they are small there is no expectations and are delighted with everything.
I love getting together with all the family and eating lots of delicious foods!
I really enjoy the excitement of doing elf on the shelf activities for the children
getting excited for christmas, love putting the decorations up and the atmosphere
Love the whole atmosphere x
Getting out all the old ornaments (and memories) and decorating the tree.
I love Christmas Baking!!
I love the countdown to Christmas Day. All the twinkly lights, the Christmas music, Christmas films. Cold nights where I’m snuggled under a cosy blanket with a hot drink.
Getting family back together from all around the country for Christmas. Snow is always a bonus!
Crisp, dry, bright days for coastal walks – and people just seem happier.
Christmas!
I love December, the run up to Christmas is a very special feeling. The lovely scents you can have in your home, those Christmas smells are lovely :)
I love the darker nights.
Getting cosy wearing big chunky jumpers, using hot water bottles and getting ready for christmas
The lead up to Christmas and the children’s excitement
My favourite time of the year! I love having all the Christmas decorations up, wrapping up all cosy and warm, drinking hot chocolate and coffee, watching Christmas films and eating whatever I want guilt free☺️❄️
I love having the grandchildren at Christmas and letting them decorate their own tree and making gingerbread houses while playing Christmas songs and dancing around the house..
I love waking up on christmas morning, to see what presents I have.
The build up to Christmas, the garden centres come alive and I love buying gifts for family and friends.
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
A nagging child or two,
Can I have this Quizze mum,
Or a trip to Timbucktoo?!
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
A sumptuous feast or five,
The diet starts the New Year Friend,
You say, as you see your thighs
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without
Family near and dear,
You love them all,
And work so hard,
To bring them Christmas cheer!
My favourite thing about December is the lead up to Christmas: hearing christmas songs everywhere you go, getting to wear christmas jumpers, wrapping presents, decorating your tree and seeing everyone’s christmas lights on the dark drive home from work.
At the beginning of December, the excitement of fetching down the decorations from the attic, then all of the preparations leading up to The Big Day!
What is your favourite thing about December? . . . my grandsons’ faces on Christmas morning
The excitement and wonder on the childrens faces
New Years Eve for me
I love the lights and decorations, the carols and songs and all the lovely cooking smells
The best thing about December is ‘staying in’ with family and friends being the ‘new going out’ lol…
It’s all jumpers and comfort food, long hot soaks and thick soft socks. It’s travelling home through festive twinkling streets to be greeted by the slow cookers aroma and evenings spent playfully arguing over the best Christmas adverts lol…
If you can’t tell…it’s my favourite month :)
The lead up to Christmas
All the shops getting festive items in & decorations
I love Christmas day – but generally I enjoy December for the weather, the cosy times indoors and general family time ♥
Has to be decorating the house for Christmas the place is just so sparkly and cheerful
It’s me and my partners anniversary just before christmas and all the christmas movies
Making our home extra cosy for Christmas.
Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows in front of the fire <3
I love the excitement leading up to Christmas. The whole of December is all about Christmas.
Family gathering at xmas
Hiding under a warm blanket with hot chocolate and marshmallows!
spending time with my family watching tv in front of fire
I love the frosts and I love spending Christmas with my family
The family being together and getting to spoil my loves ones
I enjoy the countdown. Open my advent calendar each day. Putting up decorations. Meeting friends to exchange gifts.
I love being cozy inside.
Christmas parties
I love that my son’s birthday is on December ❤️
I love the countdown towards Christmas! The childrens excited faces, elf on the shelf antics. No feeling like it! Magical
December as a whole is my favourite month because the build-up to Christmas is my favourite time of the year!
I love the build up to Christmas – my choir sings locally which always gets me in the mood for the lights and Christmas markets. I always feel that Christmas Day itself is something of a let-down though.
I love the Christmas music, the decorations and watching Love Actually multiple times lol
Getting excited about Christmas
Apart from the Christmas usual, it’s that spring is only 3 months away.
I absolutely love the colder nights, cosy on the couch with hot chocolate and a film on!
Kids little faces xmas morning
Ilike decorating my home for Christmas!
I love the Christmassy smells like cinnamon and apple
It’s my birthday in december so i always have a wee christmas themed party, lots and lots of santas are involved haha
Love seeing all the places decorated with Christmas lights
Brisk morning walks on the common
The food!!! Calories don’t count at Christmas!
Would love this to relax.
The Christmas lights for sure!
Christmas :)
I love the advent calendars! Counting down to the final Christmas Day is so fun every year, no matter how old you are it can be enjoyed by everyone!
I enjoy all the planning and preparations for Christmas
I love December as it is full of bright lights, contact with friends, chocolate and hopefully a few pressies-whats not to love?
Love decorating the tree with my children and buying gifts for everyone I love.
Lights, food, festive music, decorations, and the build-up to the a wonderful family day of celebration!
all the festive build up!
I love the most that this is only time in the year I am going to my home country to see and hug my family. Living abroad is not easy and December has always a special place in my heart because it brings excitement and a hope I can finally see my loved ones :)
I love December when it’s over I’m afraid. I dislike winter per se so I treat myself to lots of small treats as a cheer up!
seeing my kids open there xmas gifts fab giveaway thankyou x
Opening the windows of an advent calendar, specifically the awesome calendars produced by Soap & Glory, and indulging in their fab products!
sparkly lights and tinsel
Spending time with loved ones
i love the buid upto the big day or the little bits of magic and running around trying ti get the years top toy or sold out trainers
Getting to spend time with friends and family
Singing Carols
My favourite thing about December is the Christmas music, movies, cosy jumpers – Christmas baking and being with my Husband and our little girl.
The festive atmosphere!
My favourite thing about December is just how much my other half gets excited about Christmas!
Warm fires cosy jumpers and quality time with the family.
the build up to a great time of the year where you get to spend time with the family seeing so many happy faces, the atmosphere of it all and the pretty decorations
My favourite thing about December is watching terrible Christmas films with my family!
Christmas Markets!
My birthday on Christmas Day.
I love spending more time with family be it cooking or decorating the Christmas tree :)
The cold.
I love sharing my children’s excitement in the run up to the big day, while making the magic happen can be tiring it’s always so worth it!
The build up to Christmas Day
I love the magical feeling of Christmas
Time off work and reconnecting with family and friends
How it suddenly becomes acceptable to crack open a bottle of wine and get ‘jolly’ at any time of the day!
Normally christmas movies and putting our tree up buy this year may not be so good
My favourite thing about December is the nights getting darker and chillier, the a m a z i n g food available in the shops and being able to find the perfect gifts for my family and friends.
My favourite thing about December is festive hot chocolates :)
Counting down the days until Christmas with my two boys. Visiting Santa and wrapping gifts!
Spending time together with all the family
Christmas songs
Christmas Presents
My favourite thing is getting the house decorated all festive & watching Christmas movies with the kids, shopping to find the perfect gift for my loved ones :)
I love the Christmas anticipation, the lights and atmosphere
Decorating the house
My birthday :) x x
giving presents
My favourite thing about December is definitely Christmas day with family!
Having my daughter home from uni
I love putting the decorations up with the kids and seeing the excitement in my 1 year old son and 2 year old daughters faces as they see Christmas come to life
Christmas of course
I love the whole build up to Christmas. Christmas isn’t just about 1 day any more but all the activities leading up to it
Christmas and meeting my family and friends over the Christmas period
My favourite thing is Christmas and spending time with family
Planning & buying gifts for loved ones.
The joy of the children waiting for Santa Claus
I think the obvious answer is Christmas, but 31st December Hogmanay seeing in the New Year is big in Scotland
I love everything about Christmas, the lights, mulled wine, decorations, getting loved ones together!
Christmas movies!
I love the smells of December – Christmas spices, hot chocolate, pine trees…
I love the music, christmas songs and christmas carols
The run-up to Christmas, advent calendars and parties.
I love the run up to Christmas, the lights, the music, the smells, also its my birthday 2 days before so lots to celebrate! I probably start thinking about Christmas at the start of September! :D Christmas obsessed!!!
I love watching the grandchildrens’ little faces as they open their presents on Christmas morning!
The house with all the decorations up and the children’s excitement the nearer to Christmas you get.
i love getting the kids involved making and putting up the decorations making memories together that last a lifetime and above all hearing the oh wow mummy look at that i hear from my 1 and 2yo toddlers as xmas magic comes to life for them
Putting up the Christmas decorations, and seeing lots of lights everywhere.
I try to do a little bit towards Christmas every day so that I am not totally overwhelmed by it all.
Enjoying quality time with family
I love taking our children for Christmas experiences e.g. going to see Santa and on steam train rides.
Christmas of course! Theres nothing else in December that excites me
I love being able to spend time with my friends and family
The magic for the children as they countdown the advent
Xmas dinner with all the family
The food and family time
I love all the little family traditions & making memories
I love the build up to Christmas Day and all the parties and excuses to get scrubbed up and into party dresses!
My brother is getting married this December. Its my husbands birthday, our wedding anniversary and our daughters birthday. Its going to be a wonderful December.
The whole family getting together to decorate the tree & the house, We always make it a family celebration every year at the start of December
Love cosy fires, fairy lights and the promise of snow x
I love the cooler days and the crisp air
December is my favourite month of the year! The whole Christmas atmosphere of Christmas fairs and markets and snuggling up in jumper gloves and scarf.
The smells and the cheesy Christmas movies! I also love all the food!
I love being with my family
I just love having time with my family
the big family get together on Christmas day
The build up to the festive season.
Frosty mornings, icy cobwebs and anticipation
I love cosy nights in and the Christmas markets
I like the few days before Christmas when the shopping is done and the house looks very festive.
cosy nights in front of the tree with a roaring fire and glass of something warming
For me it’s just the atmosphere. I always feel much more of a sense of community in December, and everyone just seems much jollier.
Shopping – love the atmosphere and music
Prepping for Christmas with various crafting and fun activities as a family!
I love putting up the decorations with the family with christmas songs and snacks!
Spending time with family and friends, not only at Christmas but on my birthday in December too
Sending and receiving cards from those near and far.
I love the christmas build up seeing all the lights and decor. I also love that people find the time to get together finally sometimes after a busy year!
Cosy nights in watching Christmas movies
I love to go for walks in the dark in December when people have their Christmas lights up. Wrapped up super warm with double layers. Someone to walk arm in arm with, looking at how pretty everything looks. Then getting home to get changed in to PJs, make a hot brew and snuggle on the sofa under a blanket.
The amount of mince pies you can get away with eating
All the family get togethers!
Not only is it Christmas but we have so many December birthdays in our family too.
I love the cold weather.
Cosy nights in with a Christmas movie and a baileys
Crafting, baking and its our Birthdays!
Feeling all Christmassy while going around the shops & Christmas Eve – doing Christmassy stuff, then sitting down, having a drink & playing games.
I love the build up of Christmas,the tree,the food,the excitement
I love the build up to christmas with my family. x
My favourite thing about Christmas is spending time with my family
My favourite part of December is the smells! The fresh morning air, the woodsy smell in the forests, mulled wine, cloves, cinnamon, fresh baked goods, and all the winter berry candles!
I love going to the Christmas markets and seeing all the Christmas lights glistening!
The end of the month when all of the crzy Xmas stuff has ended. It’s too commercial nowadays.
I love seeing all the christmas lights and trees up in people’s houses!
I just love going to the kids nativity plays. My grand daughter is 6 and it is so magical
All our festive preparations and family traditions as we count down to Christmas Day.
the kids being excited for christmas
Preparing for the run up to Christmas.
All the Christmas parties
I love decorating the house and the family gatherings
Decorating the house all Christmasy!
The winter solstice
Christmas carols and chocolate
Cosy nights in front of the fire with hot chocolate :)
celebrating my daughter’s birthday on christmas day
The frosty mornings, means Christmas is coming!
My son’s birthday, which is a week before Christmas!
Christmas day seeing my kids faces light up is the best feeling and sight
My sons birthday, its the 7th December, this year he will be 18
The christmas songs and the cosy atmosphere :)
love seeing all the Christmas decorations everywhere.
I like spending time with family at Christmas
I love being able to spend time with my small child and see her face light up when she knows that santa’s been
Lights Music and the feeling of happiness
I love the cold, crisp mornings with the grass crunching beneath your feet. The hopes of a white Christmas morning and the joy of spending it with family.
I love that we all get together as the whole family in one place for a few days
The panto shows – they are always really funny :)
Decorating the house with Christmas decorations, baking mince pies and watching my daughter’s school play
The colder weather and all the Christmas music everywhere
So hard to choose one thing but I love the excitement of my little boy
Listening to Christmas Carols!
I love putting my christmas decorations up and wrapping presents
my birthday
So love this advent calendar ❤️
I love going out to Christmas parties and getting all dressed up!
The decorations
Amazing!!! Good luck everyone else! I haven’t had an advent in years! Xxx
I love tucking into the Christmas food a bit early as I’m too busy on the day itself!
Receiving Christmas cards, and looking forward to Christmas days dinner!
I love the feeling of magic in the air around Christmas, cosy blankets, hot chocolate and time spent with loved ones over the holiday period
Everything, I try and get as much sorted and prepared before December so that I can enjoy festive tv specials from yesteryear, films and Christmas songs whilst sat in a winter wonderland wearing a naff Christmas jumper.
I love the magic of December seeing the excitement build up in the kids and the twinkling lights that just make everything more cosy.
christmas is my fav thing about december…oh and christmas dinner,music and movies
I like that everyone is excited for Christmas and just happier.
I love to decorate the Christmas tree and wrap the presents
The build up – going Christmas light hunting, visiting Santa with the children, making Christmas gift lists for Santa, mulled wine, cosy nights, overdue get togethers with friends and family. It truly is, the most magical time of the year…
I love the decorations
i love all of the xmas movies in december, magical
I love December learning the carols with the kids helping rehearse their Christmas plays and then even better going to watch them wrapping up prezzies in front of a roaring fire and putting up the tree
Have to be lot of Christmas lighting and market to go.
I love everything about Christmas and start planning early It is a lot of work so I have lots of lists, but worth it to bring happiness to people. On Christmas Eve I go to Christingle and pause to remember the meaning of Christmas, remember the loved ones we’ve lost and count my blessings.
I love seeing all the lights everywhere :) though December just feels different somehow, if that makes sense? And that atmosphere is what I absolutely love the most
Break from work
I enjoy Christmas, time off work and school!
Christmas Songs
The decorations, music, smells, food, movies, spending time with family and opening presents on Christmas Day.
i love everyone’s good mood!
The countdown to Christmas!
My favourite thing is just watching the build up to christmas, watching my little boy get excited, decorating and baking, laughing and snuggling while we watch films with the fire on under a blanket! Basically any opportunity to spend some quality time with my boy is special to me. It means the most
My favourite thing about Christmas is seeing friends and family. Hopefully I’ll be able to this year! Two years ago we were in lockdown, then last year I had Covid all over Christmas and New Year!
I love the run up to Christmas – finding the perfect presents, watching Christmas films, seeing friends.
I love how Christmas songs are on eveywhere and Christmas decorations xx
Christmas!!
I love choosing gifts to give for the festive season
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.
I love the chance to spend a cold afternoon at home rewatching all of my favourite Christmas movies. Especially ‘its a wonderful life’ and Elf. Brilliant!
I love christmas snow,tinsel,Holly,mistletoe,
glistening lights,the smell of pine,baubles,candles, Christmas carols,
Traditional films,the log fire,children laughing and playing
and everybody having a wonderful time
being Merry,drinking,eating,giving and receiving
also helping others less fortunate than our selves.
Christmas lights!
I love getting ready for the Christmas celebrations
The build up to Christmas is my favourite part
seeing my family over christmas, and making them their gifts
I love the wintery nights in a cosy house watching Christmas movies.
Seeing our son get excited about Christmas
so many things to love, cosy evenings by the tv, seeing the xmas decorations in the street, catching up with family, wearing boots hats and scarves. My daughters birthday .. I love December
The xmas songs and decorated trees
Christmas tunes of course!!
Such an amazing giveaway perfect for Christmas
I love the build up and seeing excitement in kids and the winter smells.
I love how excited the kids get
the atmosphere of Christmas
The countdown to Christmas
I just love it when all the Christmas lights start getting switched on. It looks so pretty!
Seeing all the lights and decorations everywhere you go.
All the lights make everywhere seem speciak
Love sitting in front of a warm cosy fire on a dark winters night
decorating the house and wrapping present
Putting up the tree – so many fab memories over the years x
The Christmassy events, lights and cheer
love seeing all the houses decorated for Christmas
I love the excitement to the build up to Christmas, I also love that it’s spent with family and friends
Putting up my Christmas decorations! Love all my fairy lights
My daughter comes home from Uni, and we get to spend Christmas together
I’ll be honest – it’s all about the food for me!
It’s my sons birthday right before Santa comes
I love everything about Christmas the music the food the decorations the family time
I love the build up to Christmas and seeing lots of family and friends
getting in touch with my femine side and also trying to score some Brownie points with my better half
Noticing the lights going up as I drive home
Log fires, Bucks Fizz for breakfast, cold turkey sandwiches, snuggles on the sofa wrapped in a blanket.
The questions should be “what don’t I love about Christmas?” And the answer would be absolutely nothing x
I love Christmas because we can really celebrate Jesus and have a lovely dinner –
Putting up the Christmas decorations
Films and hot chocolate.
Being able to wear all my sparkly clothes
The exciting build up to Christmas shopping and Christmas shopping!
I love the build up to Christmas and the dark evenings are a good excuse to watch TV or read.
I like the everyone seems a little bit kinder to each other in December
I love all the decorations and wonderful atmosphere in the shops
Awesome
Seeing my children’s faces light up with all the Christmas activities we do.
I like all the little twinkly lights, they always bring a smile to my face.
I love being at home with the family over Christmas :)
Time off with the family for Christmas and New Year
I love having the decorations up, cosy nights in, getting together with family, Christmas Dinner and snow just on Christmas Day would be nice!
walking in the snow with my family and seeing everyone’s happy faces when they open they’re presents
I love the build up to Christmas, baking lots of traditional swiss Christmas cookies and spending time with the family
I love the pre-Christmas build up – the lights, the music, he movies, buing and wrapping gifts but also spending quality time with those I love having fun and making memories
It’s usually a time for spending with family and enjoying the magic
Christmas : )
Putting up the Christmas tree
I love the fact that you can graze all day from a massive box of chocolates and nobody judges you!!
Long dark evenings and hot baths
Christmas means love, faith, joy, care and sharing all these with the dear ones! Christmas is magic!❤️
Love all the excitement of Christmas, the lights, decorations and atmosphere
i love christmas, so i can spend time with all my family
Wrapping gifts for my family
Cold Crisp mornings, and the excitement of snow
I love December because everyone is getting ready for Christmas I love the dark nights and snuggling down
Christmas
I love decorating the tree on the first of December :)
Quite simply sharing the magic of Christmas with my children.
The crisper morning runs
My favourite thing is watching my children enjoy the festivities.
Spending time with my family over the Christmas period!
The run up to Christmas
December is the official build up to Christmas, I open my advent calendar, wear my Christmas jumper and decorate the tree and the house. It’s all about preparing for Christmas Day and putting some sparkle into the cold & dreary weather and dark days
I love all the Christmas songs you hear when out shopping
christmas dinner with the fam
The build up to Christmas
Spending time with family
The Big Build up to Christmas & all those parties.
Xmas eve far outweighs xmas day in my humble opinion…
Love snuggling up to the log burner, with a good book especially on cold, dark evenings
I love the festive food and fun.
Celebrating Christmas with all the family
Putting up the decorations listening to Christmas Songs and Carols and munching on mince pies.
My birthday!!! and also seeing the kids in their christmas concerts!
Feeling cosy, with scented candles and the tree lights.
I love Boxing day when its just me and hubby after the madness of christmas eve and christmas day
I love all things festive, the music, films, decor, food I just love it
The build up to Christmas and spending more time with family
The xmas lights and all the decorations
I love that it doesn’t take a lot to find happiness, kids are excited, everyone’s looking forward to Christmas, family time. There’s no other month like it
It is the little treat of chocolate you get eveyday in the run up to the big day in a chocolate advent calendar.
I love the festive feel of a decorated house.
Writing Christmas cards and thinking of everyone as I write their card.
Christmas movies
the christmas lights
Seeing little ones open their gifts :)
Christmas markets and time spent with the family
I love the run up and excitement of Christnas
Mulled wine
Everything to do with Christmas but especially the aromas that fill the house from both cooking and candles
best thing about December is of course CHRISTMAS!!
I love the build up and excitement in the run up to Christmas there’s so much to keep us occupied from putting the tree up, shopping for gifts and wrapping them, Christmas crafting and my favourite of all visiting Christmas markets and Santa’s grotto with the family
hot chocolates and cosy pjs
I love Christmas, all the lights and delicious food treats, it’s the best!
I love watching all the soppy feelgood Xmas films
I love Christmas when the family comes home and we can all relax and have fun together.
I love the annual trip to choose the Christmas tree with my husband and two sons, then getting home and decorating it while listening to the Christmas CD and drinking hot chocolate!
I absolutely love Christmas. I love doing a countdown with my children, watching Christmas films, we love having cosy nights in with hot chocolates and marshmallows, getting the house all decorated. It’s the most magical time of the year
My favourite thing is enjoying a long Christmas break away from work.
The kids excitement and the build up to Christmas
I love the build up to Christmas and doing festive activities with the kids
The lights and decorations – it makes me feel cheery.
I love seeing all the Christmas lights everywhere!
Seeing how festive everyones home gets
The build up to Christmas
My student daughter Holly coming home from university xx
Call me old fashioned but what I love most about December is
chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack frost nibbling at my toes (so long as I don’t get chilblains) yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos :0)
(But mainly the chestnuts)
LOVE December because I know presents are on there way
I love getting together with my family and watching them open their gifts.
Spending so much time with my family, it’s the one time of year we are all in the same place at the same time enjoying ourselves
I don’t know where to start!
Spending quality time with all my nearest and dearest, seeing the excitement in the children’s faces on Christmas morning when they see Santa has been, hot chocolate stations with Christmas movies, Christmas themed afternoon teas, all the really good food and indulgent dessert, the pretty lights on the tree, seeing the children’s Christmas performances. What a lovely time of year
It is one step closer to New Year and the new beginnings on offer.
Such a lovely giveaway
I love family time at Christmas
I love decorating the house with all the wonderful Christmas decorations that I have collected over the years. Each one a memory.
I love advent calendars and choosing them with my kids. Hopefully I will win this one!
Christmas of course! I love the quality family time we have
I love warming by the fire after chilly days
The lead up and excitement of Christmas. Going to markets, comfort foods and the lovely atmosphere.
My favourite thing about December is being able to wear a different Christmas jumper every day and seeing people’s faces give a smile
I love the build up to the big day, Christmas eve snuggling up with my little one who will be bursting at the seams for the big day.
Cosy evenings with the family.
I love seeing all the colourful Christmas lights everywhere it brightens dark wintry nights.
I love cosy cold dark nights around a roaring fire watching Christmas films with my family
I like the excitement of the build up to Christmas
I love everything about Christmas, the whole of December is a month full of the sights, sounds and smells of the fast approaching big day. I love the decorations, the cosiness at home with candles glowing and a Christmas film on surrounded by my family. But most of all I love Christmas day as we spend it with the whole family and it’s a day of fun, laughter and making memories.
Well, it’s my birthday month; but I suppose it has to be the countdown to Christmas!
Love the build up to the big day
I love the idea of being cosy on the sofa with a fire glowing hot chocolate and a rom/com, not sure that will happen this year
Watching movies with family and food!
I love the smell of the Real Christmas tree
Christmas, I love it!
Seeing the joy and excitement written all over my childrens face is the best part of December for me
Christmas films and fairy lights
opening the advent calendar
The dark nights and cosy evenings.
I love so many things but especially the build up to Christmas Day, shopping for the perfect gift, decorating the tree, Christmas movies, Christmas parties and so much more. It’s such a magical time of year ✨❄️
Making it special for the family – choosing thoughtful gifts
Christmas of course, especially especially the lights and festive markets
My Birthday. It is on the 14th. My husband tends to take me away for a night in a foodie hotel with a special meal. Only after that can I start getting excited for Christmas
My Birthday, It is on the 14th. Only then can I start getting excited for Christmas.
I love Christmas Eve or just before then decorating the Christmas tree with out grandchildren.
i love the christmas build up
just all the preparation for Christmas. I have a book I use every year with my lists to tick off. Love all the last minute shopping too!
I love putting up the tree and going out and getting chocolate decs for the tree and everyone finding them on the tree and eating them straight away.
cuddling up in the warm home
I love all the sparkly lights!
Spending time with my family over Christmas and new year xx
I love having time of work and being able to catch up with old friends.
I love all the Christmas lights ♥
I love putting up the Christmas tree and binge watching Christmas movies x
I love all the christmassy food :)
Christmas markets, Christmas lights, Christmas shows and all the Christmas smells (cinnamon, orange and roasted chestnuts).
It’s the run up to Christmas and the crisp cold mornings
Not feeling guilty about being on my pj’s at 4pm!
I love seeing the decorations and the twinkling lights, it always looks so magical.
Spending time with all my loved ones!
All the Christmassy events that are happening and the Christmas music in shops and displays.
I love the cost family movie nights! Lots of good comfort food and a good Christmas film!?
Crisp mornings, a warm home & the build up to Christmas
The fairy lights and decorations
My granddaughter buzzing because she knows Santa will be here soon
So much to love about December. Put the decorations up especially the tree. Wrapping presents and spending time with family and friends.
the decorations and curling up in front the fire with a book and a cuppa
I love the atmosphere and magic of the festive season, especially for the children.
I love all the great food and drink.
My birthday on Christmas day!
Spending time with family over Christmas time.
The best thing is the run up to Christmas will all the parties and meet ups.
The countdown to Christmas!!!
Well I like this December best because my first grandchild is due !
The cold weather and the build up to Christmas
Advent calendars
The best thing about December is Christmas Day and spending time with family.
I love to see the Christmas lights and decorations
Watching Christmas films!
Family get togethers are the best part of December
I love the countdown to Christmas.
I love catching up with old colleagues for our annual old team Christmas lunch.
My favourite thing about December is the run up to Christmas. The excitement in the air, the Christmas songs on the radio, the happy faces and the all-round good cheer.
I love putting on cheesy Christmas movies in the glow of fairy lights from the tree and a big mug of Bailey’s hot chocolate to sip on. So simple but this time gives me perfect relaxation.
Seeing all the pretty decorations outside and town
Mince pies, mince pies, mince pies…
Watching my grandchildren open their presents and enjoying the wonder of Christmas
My favourite thing is discovering, and buying more pretty lights to relax with. I love sitting in the dark with the lights twinkling.
Having time to relax as a family and the excitement of my kids.
A good book, roaring fire and mugs of hot chocolate