Christmas With Higgypop

If you want something a little more exciting than a tiny bite of cheap chocolate behind each of the doors of your advent calendar this year, then here's the ten best advent calendars from affordable but different, through to luxury, as well as some unique and different options.

Ed Sheeran has an incredible 2017, which included a headline set at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, so it's only fitting that he was crowned with the Christmas No. 1 honour.

Reindeers used to pretty much have an exclusive affinity with Christmas but in recent years Rudolf and friends have been pushed aside in favour of a new chief festive animal, the owl.

Buster the Boxer is the star of the 2016 John Lewis Christmas ad which features a cover of Randy Crawford's 'One Day I'll Fly Away'.

'Man on the Moon' was the 2015 John Lewis Christmas ad which encouraged us to "show someone they're loved this Christmas".

'Monty The Penguin' was the 2014 John Lewis Christmas ad which followed the a lonely penguin at Christmas.

Lily Allen provided the sound track for the 2013 John Lewis Christmas ad, 'The Bear And The Hare' an animated tail of Christmas in a forest.

The 2012 John Lewis Christmas ad was entitled 'The Journey' and followed a snowman on his trek across the countryside tp find the perfect gift for his beloved snow woman.

'The Long Wait' was the 2011 John Lewis Christmas advert which followed a little boy impatiently counting down the days to Christmas.

'A Tribute to Givers' was the 2010 John Lewis Christmas ad which feature Ellie Goulding's stunning cover of Elton John's 'Your Song'.

I need to put some serious thought in to this year's Christmas movie schedule.

'Sweet Child O' Mine' was the 2009 John Lewis Christmas ad, it featured a cover of the Guns N' Roses performed by Taken By Trees.

'Me To You' was the 2008 John Lewis Christmas ad, it showed people getting their dream gifts set to the a cover of a Beatles classic.

'Shadows' was the 2007 John Lewis Christmas advert with a soundtracked provided by Prokofiev’s Morning Serenade from 'Romeo and Juliet'.

The Most Haunted team present a special Christmas edition of the show from the imposing Dover Castle. It was originally broadcast live with viewers invited to take part in the show via interactive features.