What The UK Gets Up To At Xmas

find me d gift com presents WHAT THE UK GETS UP TO AT XMAS Christmas is a time for giving, for sharing, for considering those less fortunate than ourselves and for family. Or so we're told. Here's what the population of the United Kingdom really does at Christmas. FOOD AND DRINK FAVOURITE MEAT FAVOURITE FOOD FOODFOR SANTA? WORST DRINK 58% of people eat Turkey at Christm as. 91% have roast potatoes with Christmas dinner. 67% of people leave nothing at Only 3% of people still drink Eggnog at Xm as. all out for Santa. = 10 million pints =1 million bottles ALCOHOL DRUNK IN THE UK OVER CHRISTMAS = 250 million pints & 35 million bottles of wine GIFTS ANDPRESENTS ON AVERAGE, EACH PERSON IN THE UK BUYS PRESENTS FOR 8.7 OTHER PEOPLE 1 IN 40 ADULTS RECEIVED A KINDLE OR OTHER E-READER FOR XMAS LAST YEAR STOCKINGS FOR SANTA 65% of people don't leave out a stocking 4% of people don't know whether they leave out a stocking or not! 1% OF PEOPLE DON'T OPEN THEIR PRESENTS UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY! 1.7 BILLION CHRISTMAS CARDS WERE WRITTEN IN THE UK LAST YEAR THE COSTOF CHRISTMAS THE COSTOF GIFTS THE COSTOF DINNER THE COSTOF TREES THE TOTAL COST The average cost of Christmas day The average person spends a wallet-busting £319.61 on gifts. The UK puts up The average fam ily spends a whopping £170 on Chrismas dinner. £245m worth of Christm as trees is a massive £975 each year. per household! = 500,000 Turkeys %3D TURKEYS EATENINTHE UK DURING CHRISTMAS = 10 million turkeys at a total cost of £400 million THE REAL MEANING OF XMAS JUST 33% OF PEOPLE SAY THEY WILL ATTEND CHURCH SOMETIME OVER CHRISTMAS OVER 20% OF BRITISH MEN SAY THEY HAVE KISSED A COLLEAGUE AT A WORK PARTY Sources: YouGov.co.uk, JP Events and Exhibitions