Top ten tips for a perfect Christmas

Everyone is looking forward to having a nice break at Christmas . Here are 1o tips for having the perfect Christmas

1. Create good first impressions when guests arrive with fairylights , candles and Christmas cards

2. Decorate the tree with colourful decorations , gifts and  interesting baubles

3. Bake cookies and biscuits cut into festive shapes

4. Create a Scandinavian gingerbread house

5. Use Christmas theme dressings and centrepieces for the dining table

6. Enjoy delicious hot drinks such as mulled wine or hot chocolate

7. Fill your house with fairylights of all colours to add a sparkle

8. Shop online for presents for a less stressful experience

9.Wrap and tag all your gifts in advance

10.Organise all your Christmas jobs so none are left until the last minute

Pippa Middleton , the younger sister of Duchess Catherine – has penned a guide for the Party Times online magazine she edits as part of her family’s mail order business in order to help people have a “stress-free” festive season.
Pippa cites “first impressions” as the most important thing to remember and goes on to offer advice on decoration, food, gifts and entertainment.

She suggests: “Have guests met by a beautiful red berry wreath and windows decorated with silver snowflake cut-outs, reindeers and Christmas trees using snow spray.

“At this time of year everything seems to gleam so fill your house with lots of tiny lights such as green Christmas fairy lights.

“Fairy lights play an essential part and can be draped from beams, twisted round staircases and hung around door frames for a winter sparkle.
Rustic rattan reindeers nestled in a corner and wrapped with fairy lights look stunning and magical,