It’s funny really, two years running I’ve slowed down a lot on the blog from the end of November and through December. Not sure why, maybe all of the build up is done early, seeing what new cakes and treats, adverts and things are coming…but by the time we get to December, we’re literally just…
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Love Actually Day
That’s right…5 weeks to Christmas, better known as LOVE ACTUALLY DAY. No messing now folks…get your movies started, your shopping cracking on… Oh yeah, it’s Black Friday week too…let the madness commence!
Top 10 Christmas Movies That Are Actually About Christmas
Christmas movies are a category all to themselves. It’s tempting to say Christmas movies are family movies, but that’s not the case. Bad Santa most definitely isn’t a family movie. And then of course, there’s the debate about what actually is a Christmas movie, is it a movie about Christmas or is it a movie set at…
Christmas Adverts 2017 – Part 4
Well, I’ve gone to town on rounding up the Christmas adverts this year…here’s another bundle of ads for you to check out… First up, it’s Waitrose: This is actually really quite good, I’m not sure being in black and white quite works, for me when the lights come on at the end if the advert…
Christmas Adverts 2017 – PART 3
So, here we go then with another round up of Christmas adverts, the over budgeted influencers for 2017… Let’s kick off with John Lewis… Transparently trying to play at heart strings…fails miserably. For me anyway. Next we have House of Fraser: I’ve met sisters before…getting on this well…naaaaah, not buying it at all! Next, we…
Christmas Adverts 2017 – Continued
We already started our roundup of Christmas adverts for this year with this post: https://themincepie.co.uk/2017/11/04/christmas-adverts-2017-its-started/ That one featured Very.co.uk, Argos, Asda and Vodafone…this time, we’re kicking off with one of the biggest hitters, going in two-footed on the rest: This advert is pretty good, light and fluffy despite it being all about a burglar. My only…
REVIEW: Coop All Butter Luxury Mince Pies (2017)
This review is going to refer back to the 2016 version of these pies quite a bit, the review for those is here: https://themincepie.co.uk/2016/10/08/mince-pie-review-coop-irresistible-all-butter-luxury-mince-pies/ and it’s worth a read to remind you how I’ve always been a fan of these pies. Packaging So, this looks just like last year’s box…but let’s do a side by side: …
Christmas Adverts 2017 – It’s Started!
Every year, it’s fun to see the Christmas adverts rolling out. It’s big business these days, we’re long past the day of Woolies sticking their prices on a song and dance on stage…now we have elaborate animations and productions, multi-million pound adverts purely focused on brand building rather than products. Christmas adverts are becoming a…
Mince Pie Reviews – November League Table Update
Figured it was worth updating the league table and because some people do miss it (it’s linked seperately either in the hamburger menu on a phone or up top on desktop). Miles away at the top is the Fortnum & Mason pies, but it’s looking like a strong list. For reference, the columns in order…
REVIEW: Aldi Sloe Gin Mince Tarts
Well, this is new…and also, I realise I said I’m taking a mince pie reviewing break but, these were seen and must be had. Let’s get on with the show. Packaging Very much like the other Aldi mince pies these, similar styling of box and branding. It’s classy enough, but doesn’t shout Christmas to me…
Josh Groban: Noel
If you like a bit of Christmas music, like a bit of Josh Groban (someone must), here’s a bit of a treat. His whole new Christmas album featuring versions of songs not as good as the originals is on Spotify for the many subscribers out there:
McVitie’s Family Circle Biscuits
Time for something a bit different, taking a break from eating mince pies for a little while now and looking at some other things. First up, it’s the classic, the favourite of 80s children everywhere, the McVitie’s Family Circle biscuits, formally a tin, then a tub and now, disappointingly, a box. So, let’s start there…
Snow in October, 9 years ago today!
Remember this? 9 years ago today…I must admit, I can’t actually remember this as any sort of snow event, and I’ve not got any pictures myself of anything that occurred. Maybe it was a flash of sleet for us…but there are some paper and news references too: Snow in October! Before Halloween? Whatever next? A…
REVIEW: Fortnum and Mason Traditional Mince Pies
So…I ummed and I arrred and eventually, decided to go for it. What am I talking about? Well, buying these bad boys is what…bought from the Fortnum and Mason shop at St Pancras Station as I passed by on my travels…the price, a cool £10.95. That’s £1.83 per pie! I mean, there’s premium. There’s luxury….
Elvis Lives!
Well, no, but it sure seems like it. This new Elvis Christmas offering released last week is 100% going on loop in our house. Buy it now, or if you’re on Spotify or Apple Music you can get involved in streaming too. If you’ve tried the previous Elvis albums with the Philharmonic, you’ll know exactly…
