Christmas

Topman Crisis socks, £4
The entire price is donated to national homelessness charity www.crisis.org.uk at purchase.
Topman, 214 Oxford St, W1 (020 7636 7700/www.topman.com). Oxford Circus tube.

Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly honey, 227g, £10
Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1 (020 7734 8040/www.fortnumandmason.com). Piccadilly Circus tube.

Uniqlo Heat Tech long johns, £9.99
Uniqlo, 311 Oxford St, W1 (020 7290 7701/www.uniqlo.co.uk). Oxford Circus tube.

Time Out Film Guide 2009, £17.99
Eighteen thousand films reviewed over the past 40 years by Time Out critics.
www.timeout.com/shop Feature continues

‘The Audacity of Hope’, Barack Obama, £6.75
President-elect Obama’s second autobiographical tome.
www.foyles.co.uk

Eighteen-carat gold-plated bangle with semi-precious stone, £20
Assya, 53 Ledbury Rd, London, W11 (020 7243 1687/www.assya.net). Notting Hill tube.

‘Been inside for nine months’ babygrow, £18
Oh Baby London, 162 Brick Lane, E1 (020 7247 4949/www.ohbabylondon.com) Liverpool St tube/rail.

Coco Ribbon silk jewellery roll, £14.95
Coco Ribbon, 21 Kensington Park Rd, W11 (0845 456 8880/www.cocoribbon.com). Notting Hill or Ladbroke Grove tube.

Korres Party Survival kit, £18
Aria, Barnsbury St, N1 (020 7704 6222/www.ariashop.co.uk). Highbury & Islington tube/rail.

Stylophone, £16.90 (£12.95 plus £3.95 p+p)
Relaunched 1969 lo-fi musical gadget which updates the classic scratchy sounds with an MP3 feature.
www.prezzybox.com

Gorillapod, £14.95
Weird name for simple but incredibly adjustable tripod for any camera.
www.firebox.com (and elsewhere)

Create Your Own Pop Up Books kit, £7.95
DIY pop-up Christmas boredom-buster for kids.
Cass Art London, 66-67 Colebrooke Row N1 (020 7354 2999/www.cass-art. co.uk). Angel tube.

Don’t Look Like Your Ma Home Spa, Anatomicals, £10
Home spa kit includes Scarlet Pimplehell Face Mask and Bye Bye Miss American Dry body moisturiser.
John Lewis, 278-306 Oxford St, W1 (020 7629 7711/www.johnlewis.com). Oxford Circus tube.

Silver bugle cycling horn, £8
Retro, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’-style cycle-path clearer.
Bobbin Bicycles, 19 Arlington Way, EC1 (020 7837 3370/www.bobbinbicycles. co.uk).

Aurora Mood Alarm Clock, £8.95
This chunky cubic clock with a bold digital display changes to 12 ambient shades.
www.iwantoneofthose.com

Balance Me Super Oil with Juniper and Bergamot, £15
A filmy, fragrant body oil stuffed with natural goodies such as vitamin E.
www.balanceme.co.uk

Dedicate a tree, £10
Plant a tree in a named European wood and receive a presentation pack tied with a ribbon.
www.carbonneutral.com

Dents suede leather gloves, £20
Manufactured in Worcester since 1777, in chocolate brown or black.
www.asos.com

Peach and topaz Swarovski crystal ring kit, £20
Includes all materials and instructions you need to make your own designer jewellery .
www.clairearistides.com

Brown Betty eight-cup teapot, £16
This classic glazed teapot is a perennial favourite.
Labour and Wait, 18 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EH (020 7729 6253/www.labourandwait.co.uk). Liverpool St tube/rail.