The festive season should feel like the most wonderful time of the year. If it’s lost its sparkle for you, take our test to find out what you need to make it feel special again

TEST

in partnership with Etsy

WORDS: SALLY BROWN. PHOTOGRAPHS: STOCKSY

1 When it comes to organising and preparing for the big day, you:

♥ Have been shopping for months

◆ Love making presents and pretty decorations

• Feel stressed whenever you think about it

■ Would get more involved if you could do it your way

2 Buying Christmas gifts for loved ones is:

■ One of the highlights of Christmas

♥ A way to show them you care

◆ Usually a waste of money

• Another task on your to-do list

3 At the end of Christmas Day, it would be really wonderful to feel:

♥ That everyone enjoyed themselves

• Free of your usual worries for a day

◆ Like you didn’t eat or drink too much

■ That you showed everyone your best self

4 Your perfect Christmas Eve would involve:

■ A great night out with good friends

• A restful night’s sleep

◆ Singing carols around the tree

♥ Snuggling up with a loved one

5 You would enjoy Christmas more if there was:

♥ More time to see everyone you were close to

◆ Less pre-Christmas hype

• Not so much to do in the run-up to the big day

■ Someone special you could spend it with

6 A friend invites you to spend the festive season somewhere hot. You would:

■ Be delighted, and feel excited by Christmas for once

♥ Feel like it wasn’t really a proper Christmas

◆ Prefer to go somewhere ‘traditional’ and snowy

• Love a break, but feel guilty about going

7 When you’re wrapping presents, you’re most likely to think:

♥ ‘They’re going to love this!’

◆ ‘I can’t believe how expensive this gift was!’

• ‘Gosh, this is taking ages!’

■ ‘I wonder if I’ll get what I asked for on my Christmas wish list’

8 You aspire to be someone who: