Christmas in numbers: This is how much we eat, drink and spend…

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by Emma Dodds |
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Research has found just how much money Brits spend on Christmas every single year - and it'll make your eyes water...

A study commissioned by British Airways has discovered just how much money Brits spend in total across the country.

Not only that, but also how much turkey we eat, how many Christmas crackers we'll pull - and how many presents we buy for how many people.

It'll make your eyes water...

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The best maternity Christmas jumpers for pregnant women - SLIDER

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Maternity Jumper with Rainbow Stripe and Fluted Sleeve, ASOS, £25.

Whilst this jumper doesn't feature any Christmas characters or decorations, the stripes are very festive. It's a classy jumper for mums-to-be who want something they'll still wear after Christmas.

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Maternity Ellie Christmas Bump Jumper, Boohoo, £15.

This festive jumper is quite low-key - it's perfect for mums who want to get involved with the trend but don't want anything TOO over the top.

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Maternity Sequin Penguin Christmas Jumper, Dorothy Perkins, £28.

We know penguins are a bit of a stretch to be included at Christmas, but it's sparkly and they live where there's snow so... It counts, right?!

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Maternity Santa Baby Christmas Top, Yours, £19.99.

Not a jumper, per se, but the Christmas pun is just too good to ignore!

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Red Reindeer Maternity Christmas Jumper, JoJo Maman Bébé, £35.

Ok, so not only is this a PROPER Christmas jumper for pregnant peeps, but you can even get a matching one for your other children! So cuuuute.

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Bump's First Christmas Maternity Top, JoJo Maman Bébé, £22.

Again, not exactly a Christmas JUMPER, but you can't refuse a Bump's First Christmas top!

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Maternity Nadia Making My Little Pudding Jumper, Boohoo, £18.

This one may be a little garish, but who cares - the point of Christmas jumpers isn't to look stylish, it's to look just a little bit tacky!

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Maternity Vic Mama Elf Christmas Jumper, Boohoo, £16.

Another slightly garish jumper, but we love the Mama Elf slogan across the top! The slight fairisle pattern is on trend too.

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Maternity 'Baby It's Cold Outside' Christmas Jumper, Mothercare, £10.

Mothercare's Christmas jumper features snowflakes AND a slogan with a pun in - what more could you want?!

According to the research, in total Brits will spend more than £19 billion on presents, buying 1.1 billion presents for 462 million people, with the average Brit buying 22 different gifts for nine people, spending almost £379 in total.

WOWZA.

Who knew we had it in us?!

In other news, our greedy guts nation will eat a total of 308 million slices of turkey, with the average adult scoffing down TWO Christmas dinners over the festive period.

Along with our turkey slices, we'll also choke down 411 million sprouts, washed down with 205 million glasses of champagne and followed by 205 million slices of Christmas cake and pudding.

Not forgetting another British Christmas tradition – 154 million crackers will be pulled across the country this Christmas, which also means that more than 154 million cheesy cracker jokes will be told.

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But we'll selflessly travel 5.6 billion miles to spend Christmas with our loved ones, seeing a total of 257 million friends and family members.

Almost one in 10 people will travel to at least two different countries to see those we hold dear over the festive season.

But we're not going to be handing out Christmas kisses willy nilly - we'll only be puckering up to just one person under the mistletoe.

Interestingly, our mistletoe tradition is only popular here in the UK and with our cousins in the US.

And in households across the UK, a total of 205 million Christmas movies will be watched and 462 million Christmas songs will be listened to.

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