Your new Christmas tradition starts here. Buy now £6.00, Waitrose CREATE-A-TREAT Gingerbread House Village Kit Sometimes it takes a literal village to get the festive spirit up to appropriate levels.

Bring holiday cheer to your tree with a charming, needle-felted gingerbread house ornament. This easy DIY project is perfect for adding a handmade touch to your Christmas decorations.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my pal Walter Wallace gave to me a great tip on an Ensley Church that just had the most amazing gingerbread house competition that he had ever seen. "They were ...