Most of us like to get into the Christmas spirit by decorating our homes, workplaces and even ourselves with some tinsel, baubles and the odd fairy light. But Christmas is that time of year when some of us, quite frankly, go a little nuts. We’ve found some weird and wonderful Christmas decorations - to inspire you, thrill you and most importantly, inspire a little Christmas cheer.

Every year we get those same old Christmas presents; presents that we look at wonder - ‘Just what were they thinking?’ Well, the gifts you receive can tell you a lot about your personality and about how other people see you. We’ve analysed some of the most common of these ‘why?’ gifts to help you decipher exactly what the giver is trying to tell you. Be warned, some of it isn’t pretty reading...

The ubiquitous Christmas card was first produced on a commercial level in 1843 by one Sir Henry Cole, spawning an industry that would go on to become one of the cornerstones of modern Christmas tradition. Incredibly, one of the great man’s cards, that he sent to his Grandmother has gone on to become the most valuable of all time - sold at auction in 2001 for £20,000. If you think that’s an amazing story, read on because here we have assembled some of the most remarkable Christmas card stories ever.

The term ‘celebrity chef’ seems to describe more or less anyone who can wield a saucepan and smile at the camera these days. But who were the pioneering ‘stars’ of the vintage kitchen?

You’re in a foreign country and your passport is either lost or stolen, it’s every traveller’s nightmare, but what should you do? Here at DotComGiftShop, we have compiled a brief guide for you so that if the worst should happen, you can be certain of being prepared.

In days gone by, women were strongly discouraged from indulging their wanderlust. Here DotComGiftShop celebrate some of the great women who have defied the rules of convention, packed their passports and headed off into the unknown.

They may tell you to just bring a bottle but everyone having a housewarming secretly wants their guests to bring something awesome to help deck out their new pad.

We’re all too familiar with news articles bemoaning the fact that children in the UK are getting more unhealthy. Horror stories about school meals that contain too much fat, processed food and sugar. But it needn't be that way. Here we have scoured the globe to see what's inside kids lunch boxes in other countries and what's been done to battle childhood obesity.