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Shopping
- Home & Abroad
The
Sunday Times A to Z of global presents
A two part festive guide from
the pages of Doors, by Matthew Wall. Part
1 , Part
2. The Times insider's
guides to Christmas shopping in Paris and New York
Portia Colwell's
track on what to buy in the French
capital and across the Pond.
The Times: Cast the Net wide
for your presents
Helen Vaughan-Jones takes the stress out of Christmas
shopping on the Internet with a selection of top
websites. The Times:
Merry seasonal shopping
Does the thought of shopping in a busy high
street fill you with fear and loathing? Panic no more: here is the stress-free
Christmas shopping
guide from Portia Colwell. The
Times: Shopping in London
Insider's
guide to shopping in Wimbledon Village and Covent Garden The
Times: Pay your cards right for charity
Instead of feeling guilty
that a small forest has been sacrificed for the sake of your Christmas cards,
why not feel virtuous and buy
charity ones, asks Claire Macdonald The
Times Creme: An excuse to shop until you drop
While everyone in the
office is winding down, poor PAs have to arrange cards and gifts for clients and
associates. Karen Homer takes some of the hassle out of office
presents Spirit
of Christmas - Home & Garden The
Sunday Times Style A-Z: Candles
Bring
a light touch to the celebrations. The
Sunday Times Style A-Z: Holly
Five
top florists reveal why there's more to wreaths than berries and baubles The
Sunday Times: House party
The date is set and the invites are out.
All you have to do is get your home in the mood, says Hilary
Lowe while Gilly
Lowe brings on the night with glowing lanterns and glimmering fairy
lights. The Times: A shelter
for the birds and the bees
Encourage wildlife to stick around with
these crafty presents, says Malcolm
Smith. The Times:
Just how green is your Christmas tree?
From noble firs to lodgepole
pines, there are plenty of handsome, environmentally friendly specimens for you
to hang the baubles on, says Jane
Owen, while Mary
Gold considers the meaning of traditional Christmas tree decorations.
Spirit
of Christmas - Partying The
Sunday Times Style A-Z: Glitter
Go
out on the dazzle with dresses designed to brighten up the bleakest midwinter
The Sunday Times Style A-Z:
Ice
Get
ready for a cold spell with the best Christmas cocktails
The Times Creme: Go glitzy
Gold fever reaches its frenzied peak this month as the
style bible, says Karen Homer The
Sunday Times: Ready to wear
From the fabulously expensive designer
dreams to the pick of the high street, more means more this party season. Style
selects five
of the best dresses to show up in and a range of glam
combos.
The Sunday Times: Gold
Diggers
From eyelashes to body oils, this season's look is gilt-edged, says
Emma
Moore. Gold and metallic sheen lipsticks,
blushers and eyeliners and skin
brighteners will give your make-up bag a bit of Christmas
sparkle.
Spirit
of Christmas - In & Out
The Times: David Sinclair's
Christmas gig guide
A guide to the crucial
concerts in December
The Times: Escape it
all with a chicken
James Christopher finds out the best post-prandial
videos to hire out this Christmas
The Times: Bob's from
your uncle
Miss that must-see? Then here's your chance to catch up with it,
in a box, decorated with holly and vetted by Caitlin
Moran
The Times: Guide to
the galleries
Richard Cork advises which
galleries you should take in over the Christmas break
The Times: The best
audiotapes of the year
Ian
Johns finds out that there’s more than Alan Bennett to please
radio drama fans this Christmas
Spirit
of Christmas - Travel
The Sunday Times: Tinsel
towns
Christmas shopping needn't be a chore - just add a warm hotel, a
jolly restaurant and some festive city streets. Four Sunday Times
travel writers check out shopping and fun in Bath,
Chester,
Glasgow
and Dublin.
The Times: Christmas
book buying
Sally Varlow finds the best
bookshops and hotel bedrooms in six English towns - Totnes,
Woodbridge, Oxford, Hay-on-Wye, Shrewsbury and York
The Sunday Times: Spirited
weekends
German Christmas markets are a powerful antidote to the usual
shallow consumerism of the shops at this time of year. Seasonal sceptic Jeremy
Lazell visited Dresden,
Nuremberg and Trier and found the perfect Christmas shopping environment.
The Times: DIY route to the
slopes
For those in search of wintersports this Christmas, Tom Chesshyre
and Doug Sager offer tips on organising
your own ski holiday Fast
track to a white weekend
Alistair Scott
has the places, pistes and prices to help you snatch three
days of
snow - and still get back to work on Monday | 
