Christmas Ideas
Christmas dinner tips from Tom Kerridge
11.3.2025
How to cook and carve a turkey
Learn how to prep your bird like a pro, including choosing, preparing, cooking and carving your Christmas turkey, plus genius flavour hacks to help you boost your gravy. From Tom Kerridge’s foolproof turkey recipe and ideas for how to use up leftovers, our ultimate guide has all you need for an epic festive centrepiece.
Top turkey tips
11.3.2025
How to make roast potatoes
Read our expert guide on how to make roast potatoes from nailing the perfect cooking technique to which fats to use and some top tips and recipes from Tom Kerridge.
Roast potato guide
12.10.2025
How to cook the best Christmas dinner
Cook up an epic big-day feast with confidence this Christmas and learn how to plan your menu, prep ahead and nail the perfect turkey with all the trimmings.
Start cooking
11.20.2025
What to eat on Boxing Day
Keep the flavours flowing into Boxing Day with food that makes the most of every festive moment. From clever ways to reinvent your leftovers to fresh favourites ready to enjoy straight from the fridge, explore our recipes or top up your Christmas Food to Order slot to get started.
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11.17.2025
What to eat on Christmas Eve
Don’t wait until the big day to begin your festive feasting. From comforting Christmas Eve dinner ideas to how to plan a special Christmas Eve menu for the family, read our ultimate guide to what to eat the night before Christmas.
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9.5.2025
Christmas breakfast ideas
Kick off the festive celebrations in style with our Christmas breakfast recipe ideas. Whether you’re looking for family-friendly festive breakfasts, a lazy brunch to start the day slowly or Christmas breakfasts you can make ahead, our recipes and Foodhall picks will get your day off to a delicious start.
Christmas breakfast recipes
9.8.2025
Top 10 Christmas desserts
Pudding is served! Indulge in the crème de la crème of festive treats, expertly crafted exclusively for M&S.
See the top picks
12.11.2025
Best vegetarian Christmas food ideas
Have a very veggie festive season with our range of wow-worthy vegetarian starters, centrepieces, sides and desserts. See what's in store this season.
Christmas veggie picks
10.28.2025
Gluten-free Christmas food ideas
Tuck into a hearty feast with our best gluten-free Christmas food ideas, from succulent mains to moreish sides and decadent desserts.
Free-from finds
12.17.2025
What to make for Friendsmas
From potlucks recipes to grazing boards and picky bits, find the best ideas for celebrating Christmas with friends. Plus, discover festive drinks and cocktails to celebrate in style.
Friendsmas food ideas
11.11.2025
How to plan your big Christmas food shop
Read our ultimate guide to planning your big Christmas shop, and see all the key dates you need to know this year. Get set to make it your most stress-free festive season yet.
Get planning
9.22.2025
How to choose your Christmas turkey
Whether you’re feeding a crowd this Christmas or your dinner table is a little cosier, Tom Kerridge is here to help you find a showstopping centrepiece. Read his guide to choosing your turkey, then pre-order using our delicious, hassle-free Christmas Food to Order service.
Choose your turkey
9.29.2025
Best Secret Santa gifts
Taking part in Secret Santa and not sure what to buy? From indulgent foodie treats and gorgeous tipples to thoughtful DIY gifts that double as fun festive activities, we’ve got inspiration that’s almost too good to give away. Scroll to see a few of our favourites.
Pick a pressie
11.24.2025
Homemade Christmas food hamper ideas
Need a thoughtful, personalised gift for the foodie in your life? Read our homemade Christmas hampers guide. Whether they love cheese, chocolate or coffee, these DIY Christmas hamper ideas are an easy, wallet-friendly way to treat them.
See our picks
11.28.2025
Top Potluck dinner recipes
Get inspired for your next party with our easy potluck ideas, from grazing snacks to crowd-pleasing mains and indulgent desserts.
Potluck ideas
12.15.2025
Cupboard staples to use up Christmas leftovers
Add flavour, freshness and oomph to a fridge-full of Christmas leftovers with the help of these cupboard staples. Deliciously varied meals and zero food waste, guaranteed.
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9.9.2025
The best Christmas cheese and top cheeseboard tips
Want to create a showstopping Christmas cheeseboard? Read our expert tips on choosing the right selection of cheeses to perfectly complement one another, storing and cutting them right, and hacks to help you present everything beautifully.
Choose your cheese
11.23.2025
Ways to save on Christmas dinner
See our clever tips for saving on Christmas dinner, from planning your festive shopping list to delicious ways to use up leftovers and great-value, M&S-quality essentials in the Foodhall.
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9.10.2025
The Food Christmas Gift Guide
Discover the best food and drink gifts in our Foodhall with our senior food editor's picks. From secret Santa food gift ideas to the best drinks gifts and get-ahead foodie treats to pop away for the big day, we've got next-level festive treats all wrapped up.
Food gift ideas
11.3.2025
The 2025 M&S Food Christmas TV advert
It’s here! Watch the 2025 M&S Food Christmas ad, and prepare for a truck-load of festive joy.
Watch the ad
11.13.2025
Our best Christmas cocktails
Celebrate in style with our edit of the best Christmas cocktails. Say cheers with a festive Espresso Martini, a spiced spritz, or a classic Snowball.
Christmas cocktail ideas
11.6.2025
The best pigs in blankets
Exclusively at M&S, this Christmas we're the only national retailer to wrap all our pigs in blankets in a whole rasher of bacon – so they're guaranteed to stay snug! See where to pick up these bite-sized beauties and how to use them in our next-level festive recipes.
Pigs in blankets ideas
9.6.2025
The complete guide to Christmas wine
Need a cracking wine to pair with your Christmas dinner, a party-starting fizz for New Year’s Eve, or a thoughtful bottle to bring as a gift? Our trusty drinks expert, M&S head of beers, wines and spirits Caroline Thompson-Hill, shares her pop-worthy pairings for Christmas feasts, fizzy New Year’s Eve celebrations and all the get-togethers in between.
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10.24.2025
Top 20 Christmas baking ideas
Spread festive cheer with our top Christmas baking ideas, using Foodhall favourites. Bake a batch of chocolatey cookies, deeply spiced mince pies, or a savoury snack like crispy cheese twists.
Festive baking recipes
10.15.2025
Christmas sarnies, snacks and more
Enjoy festive flavour on the go with our lineup of epic Christmas sandwiches, rolls, wraps and snacks. Discover the range and learn more about our charity partnership with Shelter.
Tuck in
10.15.2025
Your ultimate guide to gingerbread
Warm up with the gentle spice of gingerbread from buttery cookies to crunchy granola and more. Learn how to make a gingerbread house and see our top picks from the Foodhall and recipe ideas.
Gingerbread ideas
9.4.2025
Party and picky tea must-tries
Whether you’re laying out a feast for friends or planning a cosy night in with fizz and a spread of nibbles, we’ve got all the festive inspiration you need. Think iconic canapés to crowd-pleasing bites you can pop straight in the oven, our Christmas party food is made for every kind of gathering.
Take a bite
11.3.2025
Best frozen Christmas food
It’s never too early to get ahead with your Christmas food shopping, and our range of frozen festive food makes it easy and delicious. From big-day centrepieces to family favourite trimmings and wow-worthy desserts, be inspired by our top picks below.
Christmas freezer food
9.30.2025
Best alcohol free Christmas drinks
Whether you’re teetotal or just looking to enjoy a lighter tipple this Christmas, our alcohol-free drinks bring all the festive flavour and sparkle you love. From fruity cocktails to crisp, sparkling delights, toast the season your way.
Sips without spirits
9.10.2025
Pop it away for the big day
Get ahead for Christmas with genius festive flavour-boosting ingredients, store cupboard essentials and gifts to keep on standby. Read our expert guide to the best festive food to stock up on in the Foodhall now and pop away for the big day.
Get organised
9.25.2025
Best Christmas chocolates
Whether you’re gifting loved ones, filling stockings, or splitting a sharing tin during a festive family film night, our best Christmas chocolates are a festive treat for everyone.
See the best Christmas chocolate
9.9.2025
2025's must-try Christmas food
Want to know what festive treats will be getting the nation talking this year? We asked our in-house food experts to give you the lowdown.
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9.23.2025
How to drink Irish cream liqueur
Irish cream is the ultimate cosy festive treat. Discover all you need to know about this creamy liqueur and explore new ways to use it, from cocktail ideas to baking recipes and more.
Irish cream ideas
11.3.2025
Must-try mince pies 2025
At M&S, our product developers have tasted hundreds of mince pies in their quest to create the perfect one. Whether you’re going traditional, gluten-free, or plant-based, read our guide to the best mince pies in the Foodhall this Christmas.
Mince pies this way
9.16.2025
Best Christmas cakes
Step into the festive season with our edit of the best Christmas cakes, including gluten-free versions and chocolate alternatives so everyone can have a slice. Plus, see our recipe ideas to make your own at home.
See the cakes
9.2.2025
How to make mulled wine
Nothing warms the cockles on a chilly winter’s day quite like a steaming cup of mulled wine. Get into the festive spirit with our ultimate guide on how to make mulled wine. Don’t fancy making it from scratch? See our pick of the best mulled wine in the Foodhall this season.
Mulled wine tips
9.3.2025
Your best Christmas drinks guide 2025
Raise the bar this season with our expert pick of the best Christmas spirits, cocktails, beers and liqueurs. Whether you’re searching for a great bottle to bring as a gift, you're looking for the best ale to serve with a cheeseboard or easy party cocktails, we've got you covered.
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9.22.2025
Where our Christmas food comes from
Our team has sourced the highest quality meat and fish from the lushest meadows and clearest waters for your Christmas dinner table. Read on to discover the stories behind our incredible festive products and why when we say ‘this is not just food’ we mean it.
About our festive food
11.11.2025
How to choose the best panettone
Whether you’re going for something traditional or want to up the flavour factor with a chocolate or nut-studded panettone, read our guide to how to eat panettone, this year's must-try flavours and irresistible recipe ideas to help you use up the leftovers.
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9.1.2025
15 delicious ways to reduce waste this Christmas
Struggle to use up those Christmas leftovers? Want to gift more mindfully this year? Here are some ideas to help you to cut down on waste and up the deliciousness this Christmas.
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12.17.2025
What to eat on New Year's Eve
Whether you’re planning a big bash or a night in with the family, we’ve got everything you’ll need to celebrate in delicious style. Plan your perfect NYE night in with our foodie ideas, recipes and tips.
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