Marks & Spencer’s full festive food menu including Colin the Caterpillar in a Christmas jumper

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The countdown to Christmas has officially begun. We know it may seem early, but with Marks & Spencer releasing their full festive menu it's time to start planning ahead.

Whether you're hosting a big Christmas at yours or want to ensure you have some luxurious items to take to your loved ones, M&S has made more than 500 of their festive items available to pre-order now.This is through its Food to Order service where you can book and pay for your Christmas dinner along with any other treats in advance of the big day for extra ease.

Your food order will then be available to collect closer to Christmas, avoiding those busy supermarket queues we all know and hate.The M&S service that became available today (Tuesday, 26 September), will be open until December 11, however, it could depend on availability of slots.

In order to avoid disappointment, we recommend booking as early as possible, especially if you want to get ahead this Christmas.The demand for the M&S Food to Order service can be huge during the festive period and slots are known to get booked up quickly.