Best Christmas gift ideas 2024: present ideas for everyone

The Acer Swift Go 14 is a fast working laptop that's light and compact for travelling. It has a beautiful screen and vivid colour display, a superior webcam and a super speedy processor. It's an exceptionally well-priced laptop and would make a brilliant Christmas present for students or kids.

Apple’s claim is that the iPhone 15 Pro is the best phone for gaming ever. We believe it, not only because of the heavyweight
power of its processor – which now includes on-chip raytracing
– but because Apple has been able to convince big publishers to
drop AAA games on iOS. Plus, your giftee gets an ace phone. Double win!

The latest iPad Mini is absolutely beautiful, it features an all-new enclosure, a new edge-to-edge screen, with narrow borders and elegantly rounded corners. It's more powerful too, with an A15 Bionic chip that makes iPad Mini just as powerful as it is portable. The new Mini tab also supports Apple Pencil, making this the perfect drawing pad/notebook.

An Amazon Kindle Scribe is a fantastic Christmas gift for any fan of reading and note taking. The new Kindle Scribe would be our top choice – it’s the best in terms of performance, with a 10.2” 300 ppi glare-free Paperwhite display which can be drawn on using the Basic pen.

More than enough storage space to pack an entire library, an
interface which might just be the best on the market for e-readers, excellent one-handed hardware design with waterproofing and a great backlight – Kobo has us fully
convinced that the e-ink market is far from a monopoly. It’ll even happily play audiobooks, too. Perfect for the voracious reader in your life.

The Ray may not look big, but it certainly sounds big. If you’re sick of the sound of your television’s built-in speakers (and the chances are you are, because even in 2024, many TV manufacturers have not figured out the importance of audio) then Sonos’ starter soundbar has you covered. It tunes to your room and beams wall-to-wall sound, making for something glorious.

Listen to music without any wires getting in the way with the Sony WH-CH710N Wireless Bluetooth Noise-Cancelling Headphones. Whether you're on a plane, train, or in the office, Sony's AI Noise-Cancelling adapts to your surroundings, so you only hear what you want to. With two microphones for noise detection, it's precise and clear.

Don’t underestimate the skill of Anker’s audio division. Not only
are the Q20i closed-back cans comfortable, conforming to the
shape of one’s head and offering excellent passive noise cancelling, they’re fully capable in the hardware department as well. The ANC is strong, the battery is long, and you can pick them up for a song.

France’s most extravagant audio wrangler doesn’t miss, and while the Gemini II true wireless buds land squarely in the price band marked ‘how much?’, they absolutely do nothing to contradict Devialet’s reputation. With massive and precise sound, great wearability, excellent ANC and superb looks, the Gemini II buds are a premium gift with real long-term impact.

Nothing already had the mid-range sewn up, and now it’s come for even emptier pockets. Its CMF sub-brand has launched a watch, a charger and these bargain ANC buds – frankly they’re far better than they have any right to be, with solid sound, fat bass, a unique look and up to 11 hours playback in the buds alone.

Projectors tend to be a massive faff, and Samsung has decided to do something about it. Pull out the second-gen Freestyle and it’ll align its 100-inch picture to whatever you point it at – whether that’s a wall, ceiling, or your dog, it builds in an excellent Tizen interface, and you can just put it away when you’re done. A monthly payment plan is available.

Given that it’s a slightly more affordable option than the Echo Dot and offers many of the same features – including voice access to Alexa, Wi-Fi range extension if you happen to be running an Eero network, and more than acceptable music playback – the Echo Pop is an excellent stocking stuffer. It’s available in some gorgeous colours, too.

Bringing the same focus on music quality that the full-size HomePod has, but in a package the size of a bread roll. The HomePod mini also punches well above its size class for sound – it's the best sounding smaller speaker by a mile.

The third generation of the Echo Show 5 is a brilliant smart display to add to your home. It's 5-inch touchscreen comes with Alexa  voice control and can act as your smart home hub to control and customise your other smart devices.

Add fun lighting to your home with Philips Hue smart bulbs. With millions of shades of white and coloured light, the Philips Hue smart LED bulbs set the mood and lets you bring smart light anywhere in your home.

Hue’s battery-powered downlighter is a bit of a departure from its usually wired-in equipment, and presents smart illumination in a new, er, light: you can put this wherever makes most sense, move it around as you like, and even take it in the garden for a little evening glow. Works great as a wakeup or sleep lamp, too.

For pizza lovers, the Gozney Dome S1 is a must-have this Christmas. The new compact version of the original model, the Gozney Dome S1 is a gas powered pizza oven which heats up quickly and makes delicious authentic pizza in minutes.

For those who tend to linger in the bakery aisle a little too long, VonShef’s single appliance allows for the creation of three individual snacks without demanding too much space on the countertop or annoying the Asda security guards. We’re particularly taken by the mini doughnut plates – get the recipe right and enter heaven.

The chef in your life will absolutely love the opportunity to chop up lasagne, fettucine and taglioni, with additional style options (and the fantastically named Pastadrive motor) available as extras. And hey, why not get creative? This’ll also come in handy for Arabian breads, noodles, and it can make the perfect outers for dumplings and pastelitos.

Enjoy a tailor-made coffee experience where you can adjust the fineness of your grind, thanks to the Integrated stainless steel Conical Burr Grinder, to produce a rich and intense coffee aroma, just how you like it. With just one touch, you can select your beverage using the intuitive soft-touch button menu and within seconds, your coffee is ready.

Give the gift of sparkling water with the SodaStream E-Terra. This sparkling water machine fizzes up tap water in seconds to make your own healthy drinks. If someone you know already has a SodaStream, you can find plenty of different syrups and flavours too.

The Google Pixel Watch is one of the hottest tech launches this year. The highly anticiapted smartwatch is an Apple Watch rival and Fitbit all wrapped up into one stylish package. It's the perfect gift for Android users who have been waiting for a stylish smartwatch all these years.

A new release from Samsung in 2023, the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 is a health and fitness tracking wearable that looks great and does a fantastic job. The new chip and increased RAM help the watch operate buttery smooth and Wear OS 4 to perform at its best.

These running shoes have sustainability credentials – more than 90% of the upper’s polyester is sourced from recycled materials – as well as comfort through Asics’ FF Blast Plus cushioning and its impact-absorbing PureGEL. That’s a win for the feet, and the extra endurance offered by its outsole should mean the Gel-Cumulus 25 burns through many miles.

The Garmin Edge 1040 transforms cycling. It adds relentless, immutable numbers to a ride. That’s an instant way to push harder, move faster, choose longer routes. It’s a way to reliably and seamlessly record those rides, helping to track numbers over time. And it’s a way to put bike-friendly navigation front and centre without troubling your phone.

Trying to surprise a adreline junkie for Christmas? You can't go wrong with the new GoPro Hero 11 Black. All-out speed and ultimate ease come together in the most powerful GoPro ever. The revolutionary new larger sensor shoots 5.3K video with double the frame rate, 23MP photos, enhanced low-light performance and bar-shattering HyperSmooth 5.0 video stabilization in all modes.

Panasonic’s most advanced Micro Four Thirds camera yet all but
disavows the DSLR-like design of the Lumix G9 in favour of a more up-to-date construction. It brings in a bunch of the more advanced features from the Lumix S line – including lifting the control-packed case of the S5 II – and ends up having some of the best phase detection autofocus ever.

DJI Mini 3 Pro is beginner-friendly, powerful, and well, mini. Impressive performance, stunning image quality, and creative videos are just a few taps away. Explore an entirely different perspective, capturing the moments from the sky.

This premium electric scooter is the perfect Christmas gift. The new Pure Air Pro LR sits proudly at the top of the Pure Air electric scooter range, with a refined design, long 37.2 mile range and a beautiful wooden deck. It's also got a powerful motor that delivers impressive acceleration and hill-climbing capability.

The Dyson Airwrap is the best hair styler on the market today. For Christmas, Dyson has released a special edition of the Dyson Airwrap in the beautiful Blue Blush colourway and extra accessories.

Hair straighteners are popular Christmas gifts year on year and if you're looking for a reliable pair, the ghd Original is the best of the best. The straighteners have been upgraded with new technology and an improved design to deliver a trusted and professional performance.

Lush has released its special edition Lush Snow Fairy Gift Box for Christmas 2024. For lovers of Lush's Snow Fairy, this is the gift for them and comes with shower gels, jellies, bath bombs, bubble bars, soaps, scrubs and much more, all in a sweet scent and pink decorations.

It seems a bit cheesy to say ‘it’s a spa day every day’, but that’s exactly what the Theraface Pro offers: a microcurrent ring, three different percussive heads, and three kinds of LED light, all designed to provide a put-upon face with some serious customised treatment. The idea is that it lifts, firms, clears, contours and more, like helping to reduce mild to moderate inflammatory acne.

This is the first ever fragrance launch from Moncler. The new scents, Pour Femme and Pour Homme, are housed in a flask-shaped bottle as a nod to the brands mountaineering roots, with a digital screen that you can personalise with a message. It's a brilliant luxury Christmas gift.

An ever popular feminine perfume is the Daisy by Marc Jacobs. This modern floral scent is perfect for the summer and makes for an ideal gift, with a whimsical, retro-inspired bottle.

You’d have thought Braun, with its decades of experience atop the electric razor tree, would have settled by now. Not so: the latest Series 9 Pro completely redesigns the shaving head, making this simultaneously gentler and more cutty than ever before. Not a bad thing, and it’s fully waterproof, so you can add foam or gel, or shave in the shower.

This is the hottest product for three years running and securing one in time for Christmas is going to be the Turbo Man mission for many over the coming months. The good news is that getting a PlayStation 5 is a lot easier than in previous years, but it's still in huge demand, so order early to avoid disappointment.

Perhaps the second most in-demand product this year (after the PS5) is the Xbox Series X. Just like the PS5, don't worry if you didn't get your chance to grab a new Xbox console last year, you will get another chance now and this year stock is much easier to come by.

Nintendo Switch OLED was one of the most anticipated tech releases of the year, with a larger and more vibrant display, and a few design tweaks that perfect the already brilliant games console. Okay, the Nintendo Switch isn't as new or powerful as the two consoles above, but it's just as likely to be a hit this Christmas. The Switch is ideal for families, with plenty of Child-friendly party games to keep everyone entertained over Christmas.

Lenovo’s hybrid of Switch and Steam Deck turns out to be far more powerful than either of its key inspirations. It may be chunkier, but that gets you better cooling, a bigger battery and faster processing than its rivals, as well as a screen that blows everything else in its field away. Any lover of portable PC games
will adore this.

For VR fans, the Meta Quest 3 All-In-One Mixed Reality Headset and Controllers is a fun Christmas gift to be used on Christmas Day and throughout the year. It's immersive, exciting and comes with a library of 500+ immersive apps.

Perhaps the ultimate gift for the Harry Potter (and Lego) fan in your life: a 1:32 scale replica of the Hogwarts Express! This giant 5129 piece set includes 20 minifigures so you can recreate four classic scenes from the Harry Potter series. The set also realistic train movement and three light bricks for an extra layer of authenticity. Yes, it's expensive, but it's so fun and a real statement piece.

We’d have been happy had Lego just made us a neat little bartop Pac-Man arcade machine to look at. But Lego loves to be extra – see the bananas Nintendo Entertainment System set, with its scrolling Super Mario level – and thus this set includes a hand-cranked dot-munching mechanical maze amongst many cute extras.

Instant cameras and printers are always a hit, so the latest addition to the popular series of Instax Link range, the Square Link smartphone printer is an ideal Christmas present. It creates instant prints at 1.5 times the size of its Instax Mini counterparts. It also features a variety of new, unique features designed to encourage creativity, including AR Print and Instax Connect, both of which allow instant photography and smartphone printing fans to individualise and share their images in brand new ways.

The Cloud Alpha Wireless headset is the first gaming headset with over 300 hours of battery life, meaning you’ll get weeks of gaming out of a single charge. HyperX Dual Chamber Drivers produce incredibly clear audio, as the dual chamber system separates the mids and the highs from the bassy lows.

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Sky Stream is the perfect gift to keep the whole family entertained across the festive period and beyond. It's the new, easy way to get Sky, with the best entertainment streamed straight to any TV over Wi-Fi, without a dish, so there is no installation required. Simply plug the device into any TV to enjoy world-class film, must-watch TV and thrilling sport, including access to over 150 channels and 100,000 hours of content.  

A Disney+ gift subscription is an easy way to give one year of Disney+ to someone special. When you purchase the gift subscription for £79.90, you’ll be paying for their first year of Disney+, with full access to hundreds of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars blockbusters, as well as National Geographic documentaries. Gift subscriptions can only be redeemed by new Disney+ subscribers.