| Calendars have long been traditional Christmas | | | | The pictures vary for each occasion or calendar |
| gifts to hand over at the festive season as we | | | | and the creative images will put a smile on |
| wind down from one year and start making plans | | | | anyone's face when they see their name in |
| to celebrate the onset of the new one. The | | | | wonderful places; such as being partly the subject |
| arrival of the Advent Calendar in the nineteenth | | | | of a topiary masterpiece, or even spelled out in |
| century marked the beginning of a new tradition | | | | the stars. Depending on how honest you want to |
| of counting down the days until Christmas. And is | | | | be, it will appear as though you have literally |
| now perhaps the only time of year when parents | | | | moved the stars in their honour to create a |
| will allow their children to 'open the little windows' | | | | working calendar where every image can be |
| and eat a chocolate before breakfast. But Advent | | | | saved as a keepsake. Christmas gifts don't come |
| calendars are only really fun for one month in the | | | | much more any more original, or personal than |
| year, which is perhaps why we turn to those | | | | that. |
| more 'popular' calendars for the rest of the time. | | | | They make a great gift for any occasion but as |
| You only need to walk around the high street in | | | | Christmas approaches and we reflect on how |
| the run up to Christmas. Which is roughly around | | | | lucky we are, then it makes sense to celebrate |
| July these days, to see which popstars and | | | | the people we love the most…plus it might earn |
| footballers are glamorously poised for the camera | | | | you an extra roast potato on Christmas Day. As |
| in the vain hope that we might buy them as | | | | calendars are traditional Christmas Gifts, you can |
| Christmas gifts, take them home with us and | | | | even place these personalised items safely under |
| worship them for the next twelve months. These | | | | the tree without anyone guessing what they are |
| commercial calendars cover almost every sport | | | | – they come in a sturdy gift box which can |
| and celebrity going, even those loyal Cliff-'Mistletoe | | | | be wrapped with the other presents, and pat |
| and Wine'-Richard fans will never be disappointed. | | | | yourself on the back for thinking of something |
| And what's wrong with that? | | | | that is not only original, but is a Christmas gift that |
| Well...it's just not very Christmassy is it? Surely | | | | should keep your loved ones happy for a whole |
| we can do better when Christmas gift shopping? | | | | year. |
| Perhaps you've often wondered what it might | | | | But don't just stop at personalised calendar gifts, |
| feel like to be observed in such a manner, or | | | | there's an almost endless list of ways in which |
| perhaps your partner has always dreamed of | | | | you can remind that certain someone just how |
| being famous enough for someone to want to | | | | special and unique they are. From personalised |
| buy a calendar of them? Well, making this happen | | | | Champagne bottles, personalised mugs, engraved |
| is probably not quite as bizarre as you might think | | | | gifts to even the slightly more unusual (but equally |
| – Santa really does make dreams come true. | | | | brilliant) items such as personalised door mats or |
| It's an original Christmas gift idea that combines | | | | even a personalised apron – these intimate |
| the intimate with the professional to give you | | | | Christmas gifts are a great way of ensuring that |
| something much more unique, and something that | | | | you're giving something truly unique. |
| can be treasured for a long time to come – a | | | | Christmas is meant to be a time of giving and |
| personalised calendar! | | | | even if no one truly believes that you made the |
| We're not talking about twelve saucy photographs | | | | stars move or have a secret talent for topiary, |
| of your loved one draped over the bonnet of an | | | | then you can at least prove that you're a real |
| expensive car, (though you could always make | | | | romantic at heart and make someone's Christmas |
| this a reality too if you invest in a Christmas gift | | | | wish come true. If registering your loved one's |
| Ferrari/Lamborghini Thrill experience day!), but by | | | | name with the Intergalactic Star Database isn't a |
| simply selecting from a variety of calendars such | | | | big enough gesture, then how about a |
| as the 'For Her', 'Footballing Legends' or even | | | | personalised Hollywood Walk of Fame Star? |
| 'Superdad'; and providing up to two full names, the | | | | Taking the term 'star of wonder' to its absolute |
| calendar will be tailored to your requests with the | | | | max, these Christmas gifts are a sure way of |
| names cleverly integrated into a series of colour | | | | giving someone a very Merry Christmas indeed. |
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