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Self-care gifts

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Whether you go for affordable luxury buys or true indulgence, you can’t go wrong with these presents for pampering, as chosen by our beauty expert Hayley Spencer._{Read all self-care gifts}

Gifts for cooks and foodies

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What do top chefs and food writers put on their Christmas wish lists? Here are the stylish, useful and delicious items they’d love to unwrap this year, as told to Feast regular Anna Berrill._{Read all gifts for cooks and foodies}

Gifts for gardeners

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From durable gloves and boots to fragrant seeds and candles, these pressies – picked by gardeners such as Monty Don, as told to Alice Vincent – will delight the green thumbed in your life.

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Gifts we buy on repeat

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Need a generic but thoughtful gift? Here’s our inspiring list of affordable, and often useful, failsafe presents Guardian writers buy time and again.

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Beauty gifts

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From luxury gift sets to TikTok-famous products, here’s everything you need to delight the beauty lovers in your life this year, as chosen by Sali Hughes.

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Gifts for children under five

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Rhiannon Evans asked young children (and their parents) what they’d really like to find under the tree from the big man in red this year.

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Gifts for children aged five to eight

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Gifts for tweens

Put Santa on alert – it’s Deadpool figures, bracelet-making kits, laptops and, yep, slime sets that are topping tweens’ Christmas present lists, as shared with Rhiannon Evans.

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Gifts for teenagers

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From grip socks to gaming credit and soft plushie toys to Swiftie stickers, teenagers shared their carefully curated wishlists with Emily Cronin.

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Gifts for Taylor Swift fans

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From a book that reveals the stories behind the record-breaking singer’s songs to her favourite kind of red lipstick, these pressies picked by our music editor and serious Swift-stan Laura Snapes will delight the Swiftie in your life.

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Socks for gifting

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Let socks be something they’re excited to receive this Christmas with these luxury, fun and comfortable options for men, women and kids, as picked by Monica Horridge and Peter Bevan.

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Homeware gifts

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From mugs to prints, calendars to throws, these gorgeous pressies picked by Kate Jacobs will bring comfort and joy into homes.

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Gourmet edible gifts

With packaging as delicious as the contents, these sweet and savoury stocking fillers picked by the Feast team cater to all tastes.

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Scented candles for gifting

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From sea salt to ginger, soy wax to sustainable refills, these are the best genuinely great-smelling scented candles around, as tested by Kate Jacobs.

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Gifts for fitness fans

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Whether it’s a foldable cycling helmet or a cold water plunge pool for the garden, Melanie Wilkinson has found something for every activity.

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Secret Santa gifts under £10

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These inexpensive but characterful gifts – picked by Emily Goddard and Lily Smith – are perfect for that annual Christmas conundrum.

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Personalised presents

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Make the special people in your life feel even more special with a customised gift, as picked by Lily Smith.

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Gifts for swimmers

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Whether it’s lengths in the pool or wild swimming, here’s what everyone from top-level coaches to year-round ocean dippers told Laura Potter they’d love to unwrap on Christmas Day.

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Gifts for runners

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From pro athletes to Parkrun enthusiasts, runners of all stripes told Laura Potter what gifts they’d love for Christmas.

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Gifts for cyclists

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Whether it’s a jacket to stay cosy in the cold or a BMX starter set, our gear was picked by cyclists themselves, as told to Laura Potter. There’s something for everyone who loves life on their bike.

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242 best Christmas gifts

From Monty Don’s top garden tool to Sali Hughes’s perfect lipstick and Yotam Ottolenghi’s favourite ever present, we asked everyone what they wanted – so you don’t have to – in our bumper gift guide.

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