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We asked you to tweet us your favourite thing about Christmas. From food and family to baking and, er, balloons, here’s what you love best.

Here’s our guide to avoiding common pitfalls and rescuing your festive dishes when disaster strikes.

You’d rather be given pants than a mobile phone this Christmas, according to nearly 4,000 of you who responded to our Spirit of Christmas Survey.

Our friends give us the worst Christmas presents, according to 4,000 of you who answered our Spirit of Christmas Survey 2015.

With summer in full swing we asked you to Tweet your favourite things about the season. One lucky entrant was rewarded with a £100 dotcomgiftshop voucher and all your answers left us feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Check out our favourites and follow us on Twitter for your chance to win in the future!

Father's Day is on the way, and there's still plenty of time before Sunday 21st June to get your decorations sorted. Here's how to make some lovely bunting to greet your dad when he comes down for breakfast!

It's only a few days until Election Night on Thursday 7th May, and it looks to be the closest election in recent years, so why not throw a party to celebrate?