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Books

Christmas Delia Smith 

Christmas Matters loves this book - it is absolutely what we needed to guide us through cooking our very first Christmas lunch. There are lists, menu plans & best of all (if you are anything like us) a Christmas day timetable with minute by minute instructions to ensure your sprouts are ready at the same time as your stuffing. It is also the repository for the greatest Christmas Chutney recipe of all time.  

Women's Institute Complete Christmas: Food and Crafts for a Perfect Christmas Sian Cook, Margaret Williams, Anne Griffiths 

I find some of the recipes here a little dated, but there are some good ones too, with the addition of lots of craft ideas, a Christmas day timetable and a selection of suggested Christmas & New Year menus.

Feast: Food that Celebrates Life Nigella Lawson

Not just about Christmas, but so much in keeping with the philosophy of Christmas Matters that we have to include it. There are some great specifically Christmassy recipes in here & lots for other festivals too - many of which would be just as great at Christmas!

Websites

Christmas Baking with Susie J

This is a fantastic Christmas baking site. An absolute wealth of information about German Christmas baking.

Christmas Baking at The Joy of Baking

This is another labour of love site. Wonderful recipes, brilliantly photographed. A very happy place.

Splat Cooking

Sprinkles, cookie cutters - there is a specific Christmas section so that you can stock up on your decorating necessities.

Lakeland

Jam jars, storage bottles - if you need something for your preserving then they will have it. And much else besides.