ALTHOUGH CHRISTMAS can be a joyous time, especially if there are young children around to heighten the atmosphere of ‘make-believe’, it can also be a daunting prospect when you start to add up the cost of producing the typical festive offering.
This year, in the midst of the cost of living crisis, including the uncertainty over power bills, it has never been more important to try to save money wherever possible, without spoiling that allimportant Christmas magic.
Many – and who can blame them? – take a rather blasé ‘it's only once a year’ attitude to Christmas and go allout, no expense spared. Sadly, all too
