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O holy night voted favourite carol again

O Holy Night has come top of a poll of the nation's favourite Christmas carols.

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Why round robins are new Christmas turkeys

IN A WORLD of lazy communications, where e-mails have replaced letters, where misspelled text messages have replaced talking, enter the latest evil: the round robin Christmas card. A simple "have a good one" doesn't cut it for those who send these mass-produced messages of no interest to anyone but themselves.

MEN

Men more likely to be last minute shoppers

THOUSANDS of men will hit the shops on Christmas Eve in a last-minute search for gifts, research shows today. Male customers are six times more likely to shop on December 24 than women, according to a survey for National Savings and Investments (NS&I).

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Lonely this Christmas

Take care over Christmas

'Half of over-50s away from family at Xmas'

Grandparents' £7bn festive bill

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Nature gives a helping hand to decorations

Average UK child gets £175 of toys - survey

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Turkey sales up despite bird flu fears

Supermarkets set for bumper pre-Xmas week

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School Santa warnings withdrawn

Christmas telly: Top tips

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Stylish stocking fillers

Christmas number one: The runners and riders

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Perfect parties

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Christmas tables that are dressed to thrill

Give the gift of travel

Cracking Christmas reads

Xmas shopping 'can cause relationship problems'

Del Boy tops Christmas telly poll

Singing sheep bid for Xmas number one

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Top ten gigs of 2005

Card spending up as Christmas shoppers start early

Bookies braced for flurry of white Christmas bets

Mr Christmas releases festive single

Something different for Xmas - Stilton ice cream

Tinsel out of favour with festive shoppers

Genetic expert tracking down Father Christmas

Gift ideas for your gardener

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Festive wine wisdom

Make your own festive cheer

Santa's on the Town Hall - Christmas won't be long

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How to have a stress free festive season

Surviving the office party

Christmas: A piece of cake

Play our Christmas game

Help our snowman avoid those Brussel sprouts and stop him becoming a turkey with our fun new seasonal game.

ONE of the many stunning pictures taken by our photographers could be just the gift you are looking for. Buy them here.

Christmas for kids

guide to fun days out for families at Christmas

A taste of the past

The recipe for the M.E.N.'s Christmas pudding, originally published in 1967

Looking for a party venue or some cooking inspiration? Try our food and drink pages.

Details on shopping hours in Manchester over Christmas

Personalise your own gifts for a unique present this Christmas.

Browse our selection of seasonal e-cards here.

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Song for the World Cup

Which is your favourite?

Embrace

5%

Bez

4%

Jim Noir

4%

The Reclaimers

64%

Jimmy and Martin Lawless

23%

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