August isn’t over yet, but John Lewis has already launched its Christmas stock - two weeks earlier than usual - and searches for festive products are up a whopping 370%.
But forget mistletoe and wine, the 2020 festive season will be all about Christ-masks and Santa-tiser. For, this week, some of Britain’s greatest St Nicks gathered to learn ho-ho-how to make their grottos coronavirus friendly at the 25th annual Santa School, being held at Southwark Cathedral in South London.
From red velvet face masks complete with fur trim, to social distancing and even a penguin postal service for Santa to deliver presents without touching them, this year marks some of the biggest changes to ever hit grottos.
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