Everything you don't want foreigners to know about how we celebrate Christmas in Ireland. We can't be doing with Calling Birds, French Hens or Partridges in Pear Trees: but if it's Annuals, The Dinner, The Big Shop or The Wexford Carol you're looking for, you've come to the right book!

Christmas Party, The
/kris-muss par-tee, thuh/
proper noun. annual knees-up

The one night of the year when employees get to tell their boss exactly how they feel as they strut their stuff on the dancefloor. There's nothing quite like scrolling through jobs.ie while nursing the hangover from hell.

It’s little in size, but it’s full in terms of content … lovely

A pocket-sized compilation of all the things that have been essential staples of Christmas in this country. They range from midnight Mass to the nostalgia of the Christmas annual - remember Beano, Bunty, Dandy, Mandy, Judy, Shoot!, Twinkle and Victor? Christmas wouldn’t have been Christmas without one of these hardback annuals wedged in your stocking. And not forgetting the Late Late Toy Show and the obligatory big fry on Christmas morning washed down with a Baileys

It’ll strike a chord with a lot of people

Absolute no-brainers (everyone will love them!): An A to Z of an Irish Christmas! by Sarah Cassidy and Kunak McGann: A perfect little gift to post to those who might not get home this Christmas. A little something to smile about

A lovely cute red little book...a lovely little stocking filler

A fun festive read