Celebrity Christmas

• 41 Kate-inspired party dresses for fancy festive affairs
  The Duchess of Cambridge regularly gives a masterclass in the art of being classy and smart while still looking young and gorgeous. And with the festive season upon us and its promise of black tie bashes...

• 42 Celeb-inspired gift guide: son Damian Hurley
  If he isn’t jetting off to France with his celebrity uncles or acting in his favourite soap, youngster Damian Hurley is by his model mother's side. Inheriting his mum's decorum and...

• 43 Tumbling tresses: Christmas party hairstyle ideas
  Make sure that your hair is as glamorous as your festive wardrobe this Christmas with tumbling, tousled curls – we're thinking along the elegant lines of the Duchess of Cambridge and...

• 44 The Obamas get festive with 'Bo-flakes' and a gingerbread White House
  They've celebrated many happy Christmases in the White House over the last four years and thanks to President Obama's re-election they're set to enjoy several more. On Wednesday Michelle Obama showed that...

• 45 Metabolism boosters: Keep those extra pounds at bay this Christmas
  From chocolates to mince pies to another couple of those pigs in blankets... With the festive season comes the constant flow of alluring Christmas treats to hand. But what if you could fire...

• 46 Sizzle in scarlet: Why you should be making a red hot statement this Christmas
  Shed the dark, dull shades and monotone prints this winter; Christmas is all about colour and what better shade to represent the joyous holiday than the Father Christmas favourite – red. Stars...

• 47 Pink Lady Apple and Mincemeat Tarts
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 40 minutes plus chilling Serves 12 Ingredients 1 x 375 g pack ready rolled sweet shortcrust pastry 200g mincemeat 1 Pink Lady Apple, cored and finely...

• 48 Ultimate Frangipane Mince Pies
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 20 minutes Serves 12 Ingredients 1 x JUS-ROL™ All Butter Sweet* Shortcrust Pastry sheet 200g mincemeat 45g caster sugar 45g butter – melted 1...

• 49 Mince Pies with Orange and Cinnamon Crumble Topping
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 20 mins Serves 12 Ingredients 375g shortcrust pastry 250g good quality mincemeat 50g plain flour 4 tbsp demerara sugar 40g butter finely grated zest of...

• 50 Bake your own bestselling Red velvet cupcakes
  With their delicious deep red sponge and swirls of cream frosting, the seasonally coloured red velvet cupcakes are the perfect way to share the festive cheer this Christmas. Named after their rich...

• 51 Celeb-inspired gift guide: baby Princess Estelle
  Little Princess Estelle is undoubtedly the centre of the world for her parents, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel. The impossibly cute baby has also won over royal fans the world over...

• 52 Sara Cox delivers smiles and panto to poorly children this Christmas
  It's a matter of days until the start of December, which can only mean one thing – pantomime season is upon us. With that in mind, one of the fairytale world's most famous faces stopped by to pay...

• 53 Make a home-made Christmas pudding this Stir-up Sunday
  With the prospect of newly decorated trees, festive markets and twinkling lights brightening up the city streets, the Christmas season is well and truly upon us. And this Sunday the...

• 54 In your 20s: Get set to sparkle in fun festive frocks
  To the delight of all the festive fans among you, the party season is fast approaching. And with the work parties and social gatherings that Christmas entails, now is the perfect time to treat...

• 55 Party show-stoppers perfect for this Christmas – at spectacular prices
  Every girl dreams of designer. But this Christmas, we're going Primark rather than Prada, thanks to the high-street going all out for party show-stoppers this winter. Retailers were inspired...

• 56 Princess Maxima dances up a storm with Samba session in Brazil
  Princess Maxima of the Netherlands is a spirited Argentinian, and while her recent engagement wasn't exactly a return to her roots, it was very, very close – a dancing session in Sao Paulo, Brazil....

• 57 Christmas cheer in the city: The best of London's fun-filled festivities
  The Christmas countdown has officially commenced in the city of London. Marking the start of Christmas, the annual turning on of twinkling lights on iconic Oxford Street beckoned tens of thousands to join...

• 58 Celeb-inspired gift guide: toddler Harper Seven Beckham
  Harper Seven Beckham is leaving behind a very busy year: she has learned how to walk, she has attended various catwalk shows with designer mum Victoria Beckham and has endlessly cheered on dad David during...

• 59 Party food perils: Staying healthy over the festive period
  With party season fast approaching, rich food, late nights and a glass of bubbly with friends are all on the menu – in abundance. And playing the perfect host or gracious guest can eventually...

• 60 Austria prepares to celebrate the festive season with Christmas markets
  With 'Views to Kill', its no wonder the former Bond actor, Sir Roger Moore couldn't resist attending the opening of the Christmas market in Henndorf, Austria, with his wife Christina Kiki Tholstrup this...