Christmas

Morrisons has released a sweet pizza for Christmas that shoppers thought was a joke.

New Morrisons Christmas product leaves shoppers asking if it's April Fool's Day

Dijon, also known as Viagra Boy, visited Tesco in Bicester, to collect tombola prizes donated for the Bicester Christmas lights stall, which will raise vital funds for his major surgery

Dijon, also known as Viagra Boy, visited Tesco in Bicester, to collect tombola prizes donated for the Bicester Christmas lights stall, which will raise vital funds for his major surgery

Miracle rescue dog Dijon dubbed Viagra Boy visits Tesco ahead of crucial scan

Royal Mail's Christmas 2026 last posting dates for UK services, Parcelforce and BFPO, plus advice for sending items abroad.

Royal Mail's Christmas 2026 last posting dates for UK services, Parcelforce and BFPO, plus advice for sending items abroad.

Royal Mail sets Christmas 2026 posting dates for UK parcels, cards and gifts

Anton Du Beke says his 'dream' has come true after move away from Strictly Come Dancing

Anton Du Beke says his 'dream' has come true after move away from Strictly Come Dancing

Anton Du Beke's 'dream' finally comes true after move away from Strictly

Waitrose announces landmark commitment to British farming this Christmas

Christmas toy sales are underway, with Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Argos offering big discounts. Here’s how to use deal stacking to save more.

Christmas toy sales are underway, with Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Argos offering big discounts. Here’s how to use deal stacking to save more.

Tesco, Argos, Asda and Lidl toy sales revealed with clever deal stacking tips

It can be annoying when Christmas decorations stay up well beyond the festive period

It can be annoying when Christmas decorations stay up well beyond the festive period

When do you need to take your Christmas decorations down to avoid bad luck?

Staff at Wilko, Father Christmas Michael Cupid and Pameal Copain, dressed up for Christmas to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, 2014

Staff at Wilko, Father Christmas Michael Cupid and Pameal Copain, dressed up for Christmas to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, 2014

A selection of the best Christmas celebrations photos from our archive

Santa's sleigh coincidentally aligns with the International Space Station in the night sky

Santa's sleigh coincidentally aligns with the International Space Station in the night sky

How to see 'Santa's sleigh' flying across the UK's skies this Christmas

Pinocchio was the panto performed at Cgges Manor Farm in 2013

Pinocchio was the panto performed at Cgges Manor Farm in 2013

Christmas celebrated in style at living museum attraction

Royal Mail, Evri, DPD and Parcelforce have shared their latest recommended posting dates for your post to arrive in time for Christmas

Royal Mail, Evri, DPD and Parcelforce have shared their latest recommended posting dates for your post to arrive in time for Christmas

Royal Mail, Evri, DPD and Parcelforce Christmas 2025 posting deadlines revealed

Daisy Drake, four, with a reindeer outside Woolgate Shopping Centre in Witney, 2013Greg Blanchford

Daisy Drake, four, with a reindeer outside Woolgate Shopping Centre in Witney, 2013Greg Blanchford

Visits from Santa's reindeer through the years

Here are some of the best and worst rated Christmas films you can watch on Netflix

Here are some of the best and worst rated Christmas films you can watch on Netflix

The 5 best to 5 worst rated Christmas films you need to watch on Netflix in 2025

Youngsters at Windmill First School in Headington perform their Christmas play based on the Russian legend of Baboushka, 1981

Youngsters at Windmill First School in Headington perform their Christmas play based on the Russian legend of Baboushka, 1981

LOOKING BACK: Christmas plays and performances in years gone by

Students from St Ebbe’s School decorated a Christmas tree in Bradleys, Oxford, pictured Poppy Sharples, 2000

Students from St Ebbe’s School decorated a Christmas tree in Bradleys, Oxford, pictured Poppy Sharples, 2000

Christmas preparations in Oxfordshire over the years

Didcot's Christmas tree has been compared to a Cornetto

Didcot's Christmas tree has been compared to a Cornetto

Town's Christmas tree 'looks like upside down Cornetto', locals joke

Youngster Amber Nicholls enjoys a mince pie and goes on a pony ride at Shotover Country Park, 2011

Youngster Amber Nicholls enjoys a mince pie and goes on a pony ride at Shotover Country Park, 2011

First mince pies of Christmas in Oxford Mail archive pictures

Carol singers performing at the Westgate centre in Oxford, 2000

Carol singers performing at the Westgate centre in Oxford, 2000

Mayor's festive singing marks the start of the celebrations

Aldi is slashing its veg prices down to 8p for Christmas

Aldi is slashing its veg prices down to 8p for Christmas

Aldi cuts price of Super 6 vegetables to 8p 'hurry up if you want some'

There is a chance of snow over the Christmas period this year

There is a chance of snow over the Christmas period this year

Will there be a white Christmas across the UK this year? Here is the likelihood

Oxford Christmas Market stallholders Paul Forrester and Mal Armitt

Oxford Christmas Market stallholders Paul Forrester and Mal Armitt

Christmas in Oxford city centre - what's on and when

Nearly half of people find buy now, pay later attractive as a way to spread the cost of Christmas, according to a survey

Nearly half of people find buy now, pay later attractive as a way to spread the cost of Christmas, according to a survey

Christmas on credit: one in seven ‘using buy now pay later to fund festivities’

ODS will be collecting real Christmas trees from January 7 to February 14

ODS will be collecting real Christmas trees from January 7 to February 14

How to recycle your real Christmas tree in Oxford

The trees will be turned into compost for farmland

The trees will be turned into compost for farmland

How to recycle your Christmas tree this year

Cast and choir of St Michael’s School in Oxford perform their first Christmas play, pictured Mother Christmas, Verushka George, 9, and Father Christmas, Sahir Zaheer, 8, in 1996

Cast and choir of St Michael’s School in Oxford perform their first Christmas play, pictured Mother Christmas, Verushka George, 9, and Father Christmas, Sahir Zaheer, 8, in 1996

LOOKING BACK: Oxfordshire Christmas celebrations in the 1990s

Merry Christmas to all Oxford Mail readers

Merry Christmas to all Oxford Mail readers

Our Christmas message to all readers of the Oxford Mail

Gifts being delivered for hospital patients

Gifts being delivered for hospital patients

More than 2,000 gifts delivered to hospital patients in Oxford

The Oxford Christmas Lights Bus

The Oxford Christmas Lights Bus

Christmas bus spreads festive cheer around Oxfordshire

Oxford residents say hosting Christmas celebrations is the most stressful thing about the season

Oxford residents say hosting Christmas celebrations is the most stressful thing about the season

Oxford residents reveal what they find most stressful about Christmas

Oxford United players at Oxford Children's Hospital

Oxford United players at Oxford Children's Hospital

Oxford United players bring Christmas cheer to children’s hospital

Here are six expert hacks to help families have a terrific Twixmas

Here are six expert hacks to help families have a terrific Twixmas

6 parenting hacks for the Twixmas downtime - how to keep kids entertained

The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in Scotland this limit is 22 micrograms

The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in Scotland this limit is 22 micrograms

Can you drive after eating boozy food this Christmas? Here are the rules

Rus Abbot, who starred in the pantomime Cinderella, joins the Oxford Mail’s annual Christmas panto toy appeal for Oxfordshire children, 1980

Rus Abbot, who starred in the pantomime Cinderella, joins the Oxford Mail’s annual Christmas panto toy appeal for Oxfordshire children, 1980

LOOKING BACK: Pictures of Oxfordshire Christmas events from early 80s

Oxford ranked as the third least Christmassy place in the UK

Oxford ranked as the third least Christmassy place in the UK

Oxford named one of the UK's least Christmassy places by study

Evri and the Royal Mail have shared their latest recommended posting dates for your post to arrive in time for Christmas

Evri and the Royal Mail have shared their latest recommended posting dates for your post to arrive in time for Christmas

Royal Mail and Evri Christmas 2024 post deadlines

Santa at Oxford Children's Hospital after flying in on a helicopter

Santa at Oxford Children's Hospital after flying in on a helicopter

Santa delivers hundreds of presents to children's hospital by helicopter

The postmark is being stamped on mail nationwide

The postmark is being stamped on mail nationwide

People urged to post Christmas cards early this year

The trees are on sale until December 22

The trees are on sale until December 22

Blenheim Palace selling Christmas trees grown on its estate

Last year's helicopter visit from Santa

Last year's helicopter visit from Santa

Santa to arrive at Oxford hospital by helicopter

Howden Abingdon has opened its North Pole Mail Service

Howden Abingdon has opened its North Pole Mail Service

Abingdon store launches North Pole Mail Service for children's letters to Santa

Thame's Christmas lights will be switched on this Friday

Thame's Christmas lights will be switched on this Friday

Thame prepares for hundreds to attend Christmas Lights switch on

A roundup of all the 2024 Christmas light switch-on events in Oxfordshire.

A roundup of all the 2024 Christmas light switch-on events in Oxfordshire.

Christmas lights 2024: switch-on festivals in and around Oxfordshire

Parents and carers can choose from eight wonderful designs to make sure their little one’s letter speaks directly to them with details only Santa could know.

Parents and carers can choose from eight wonderful designs to make sure their little one’s letter speaks directly to them with details only Santa could know.

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NSPCC's Letter from Santa returns to bring joy and 'real Christmas magic'

Car insurance: Can you decorate your car this Christmas?

Car insurance: Can you decorate your car this Christmas?

Will putting Christmas decorations on your car invalidate your insurance?

The heartwarming tradition continues with these pictures which have been snapped of the handmade post box toppers from South Wales to Scotland.

The heartwarming tradition continues with these pictures which have been snapped of the handmade post box toppers from South Wales to Scotland.

PICTURES: 12 knitted post box toppers spreading festive cheer across the UK

With the cost of 1st and 2nd class stamps, sending Christmas cards has become an expense many people can't afford to make.

With the cost of 1st and 2nd class stamps, sending Christmas cards has become an expense many people can't afford to make.

I'm a Gen Z: This is the dying Christmas tradition I want to keep alive

Eilish Stout-Cairns, actor, 27 from Newcastle, said, “I’m on a budget this year and am in charge of Christmas dinner for the first time.

Eilish Stout-Cairns, actor, 27 from Newcastle, said, “I’m on a budget this year and am in charge of Christmas dinner for the first time.

Aldi shopper shares how to get your Christmas dinner for less than £5

GP, Dr Bhavini Shah (GMC: 7090158) from LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor has urged Brits that their common cold symptoms could actually be allergies and what many call 'Christmas Tree syndrome'.

GP, Dr Bhavini Shah (GMC: 7090158) from LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor has urged Brits that their common cold symptoms could actually be allergies and what many call 'Christmas Tree syndrome'.

GP issues health warning to Brits putting up their Christmas decorations

See the Christmas foods dogs can and can't eat as well as the symptoms to look out for which can tell you if they've eaten something they shouldn't have.

See the Christmas foods dogs can and can't eat as well as the symptoms to look out for which can tell you if they've eaten something they shouldn't have.

Experts reveal the festive foods you shouldn't give your dog at Christmas dinner

Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are among the UK supermarkets who have revealed when you can book your Christmas food delivery slots

Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are among the UK supermarkets who have revealed when you can book your Christmas food delivery slots

Christmas 2023 supermarket delivery slots - when you can book your festive food

How early is too early to sell Christmas decorations?

How early is too early to sell Christmas decorations?

Shoppers stunned as Christmas decorations already on sale in major retailer

The truth on police checking for drink drivers at Christmas.

The truth on police checking for drink drivers at Christmas.

Are there really more police checking for drink drivers over Christmas?

NASA reveals when you can see 'Santa's sleigh' this Christmas.

NASA reveals when you can see 'Santa's sleigh' this Christmas.

NASA reveals when you can see 'Santa's sleigh' in the sky this Christmas

Kevin the Carrot toys have returned to Aldi. (Aldi/PA)

Kevin the Carrot toys have returned to Aldi. (Aldi/PA)

Kevin the Carrot toys return to Aldi stores in time for Christmas - get yours TODAY