insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 22 - December 2016 | Page 6
welcome
It’s here. It’s actually here. Not in a mince-pies-in-the-supermarket-in-November way, but in a proper
Mariah Carey, Slade and The-Pogues-on-the-radio way. CHRISTMAS IS HERE! My absolute, 100 per cent
favourite time of the whole year (I like it more than summer: big statement) is Christmas, so please forgive
my excitability.
There is method to my madness too though, and it’s a method we’ve tried to put into practice throughout
this bumper December issue. Yes, there’s always a frisson of excitement when we first spy the annual
Christmas ads on TV, but Christmas is, first and foremost, a traditional time of giving. Our massive
Christmas gift guide from p37 is here to inspire you with over 150 different gift ideas from what to give the
men in your life (p43) and how to fill stockings (p63), to giving organic beauty gifts (p92) and the best ways
you can give to charity too (p125).
All I want for Christmas is…food. I’d love to pretend it wasn’t so, but I’m a bit of a glutton at this time of
year and the thought of hot mince pies dripping with brandy butter fills me with glee. We’ve got festive
flavours covered with four pages of recipes from p77; some Michelin-star tips on how to cook the perfect
turkey on p75; and, if you like a bit of booze with your Christmas breakfast (who doesn’t?!), flick to p74
where you’ll find a Christmas cocktail for every meal.
Ice skating with the Mayor of
Brighton & Hove at the Royal Pavilion
Last but not least, don’t forget to turn to p111 for our 2016 Great Christmas Gift Giveaway, where you can win over £2,000 of prizes! And, if you want
to show your shopping support for the fab local businesses we have across Sussex this season, head to p70 for our pick of the bunch.
Happy Christmas one and all! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @insidesussexmag…I’m off to sing some carols.
Polly
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Editor Polly Humphris
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