Ah, winter, the joy you bring. While the colder days and longer nights can have a negative impact on our moods (seasonal affective disorder is a real thing) and mental health, the frost on the grass in the mornings does mean this: Christmas is ON. And with that, so is the search for the best Christmas hampers of the year.
Christmas will – hopefully – look a lot different to last year (we’ll be allowed to dance on packed pub tables to Mariah Carey again and office Christmas parties will once more be a thing) and our yuletide spirit will be very much reinstated. In fact, we’re actually getting in the festive spirit more than ever before. Case in point: our compilation of gift guides for just about everyone you need to shop for. We’re talking presents for mum, sustainable Christmas gifts for your eco-friendly best friend and tech Christmas gifts for your brother.
Sure, they’re seriously helpful… but there are always loved ones who fall outside of those categories. Your new boyfriend’s parents who you want to impress with a luxe gift. Those cheese lover friends who also appreciate plenty of tipples. The people who seem to have everything but that you still want to buy the perfect gift for. The fussy foodies and wine connoisseurs. Or perhaps you’re after a gift for an entire family. On those occasions, you’ll want to make a beeline for Christmas hampers: beautifully curated packages overflowing with the very best Prosecco/wine/cheese/chocolates. Basically, all the good stuff in life. Christmas hampers and gift boxes are the ultimate can’t-go-wrong-gift and will be sure to earn you a spot of Santa’s nice list.
What are the best Christmas hampers of 2021?
A must-do premium stop for anyone looking to gift a hamper has to be Fortnum & Mason of London. They do, after all, curate British hampers all year round and are a force to reckoned with. Take a peak at their Christmas Feast hamper which features a wicker basket filled to the brim with delicious yuletide treats like marmalade, potted stilton and savoury snacks, or the decadent Merrymaker’s Hamper which comes with a full-sized Christmas pudding.
Selfridges’ Christmas hampers span from £15 right the way up to £5,000 (!) for their Best Of Selfridges hamper – we’ll go somewhere in the middle and order their Boxing Day hamper or the exclusive Dayelsford Organic Ultimate hamper – plus you can save on your festive purchase using our Selfridges discount code.
Elsewhere, John Lewis’ ever-popular offerings include the Winter Warmer Christmas Basket, while M&S’s Beaulieu hamper is filled with florentines, crisps, chutney and crackers (all at a discounted price thanks to our Marks and Spencer discount code.) Dreamy.
Teetotallers need not feel left out when it comes to these luxury goodie baskets. Selfridges has a foodie’s delight alcohol free Christmas hamper for 2021 which is sure to still get the party started. Or you could forgo traditional savoury hampers altogether for Hotel Chocolat’s Merry Christmas Everyone hamper. After all, who doesn’t love some sweet treats and goodies? It comes complete with truffles and other chocolatey nibbles – which would all go down a treat with a cup of hot chocolate on Christmas day, if you ask us.
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