The countdown begins… M&S Food reveals a magical Christmas range

With less than 100 days to go, and a whopping 47% of shoppers already planning their Christmas festivities, Christmas officially kicks off as M&S reveals their much-anticipated range of Christmas Food and gifts.

This is not just any Christmas Food range, it’s packed with new products, great quality festive favourites and all sprinkled with M&S magic across the entire Foodhall – customers are going to be WOWED…

The M&S experts have spent over a year developing NEW products and upgrading favourites with over 500 products hitting the shelves this Christmas.

From stunning liqueurs to air-fry-able party food AND even a Christmas Colin rocking a festive jumper (we know!!!!) – it really is something special. The collection has been developed using insights gained from extensive customer research to deliver delicious, decadent, fun and fuss-free food with great quality and value at its core.

Kathryn Turner, M&S Food Director of Product Development said:

“Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year… and this Christmas we have over 500 brilliant products for shoppers to enjoy.

"We have developed the range with customers at the heart ensuring we bring them that M&S magic. This year's party food range really brings the fun, with brighter colours and even bolder flavours!

"My absolute favourite has to be the Collection Pulled Beef & Potato Rosti Towers – divine! To wash it down our Marks & Sparkle sparkling white and sparkling rosé comes complete with 22-carat edible gold leaf, it couldn’t be more festive.

"To ensure we deliver the very best Christmas collection, we’ve worked exclusively with only the best suppliers and producers to ensure our Christmas range is filled with M&S magic. Look out for sure to be favourites like mouth-watering Slow Cooked Turkey with All the Trimmings, our Magical Christmas Village filled with the most indulgent choccies, and the new Very Jelly Munch which is already taking social media by storm."

Now we know 500 products might be a bit of an overshare (at this stage) so we have narrowed it down to just a snapshot of our festive faves….

BUCKLE IN AS WE TAKE YOU ON A FESTIVE JOURNEY OF M&S FOOD – WE PROMISE IT IS WORTH THE RIDE!

Christmas Party Food: 

• Best Ever Prawn Toast, £7, 248g

Black tiger prawn toast with spring onions, ginger and a zingy ponzu dip.  

• 12 Vegetable Spring Rolls, £5, 240g

Delicate rice netted spring rolls with Asian-inspired vegetable fillings.

• Collection Pulled Beef & Potato Rosti Towers, £7, 325g

(yep you heard that right!) Slow cooked pulled beef, Italian cheese and potato is fried and stacked with a red wine & port jus.  

IN STORE NOW

• Trifle Caked Alaska, £12.50, 750g

A digestive biscuit crumb, topped with a creamy Madagascan vanilla batter and berries. Layered with fluffy sponge and covered with baked meringue. What a dessert fusion!

• Millionaire’s Flavour Irish Cream Liqueur, £12, 50cl, 17% vol

With indulgent flavour of rich caramel and Belgian chocolate, this decadent liqueur is the perfect after-dinner treat. PURE LUXURY!

• Colin's Greatest Bits, £5, 250g

Colin’s been deconstructed!  (It is all good we promise). Munch on all your favourite bits of your favourite caterpillar, including white chocolate feet, white & milk chocolate faces and milk chocolate body parts with candy coated nibs. Guaranteed to please kids and adults alike.

• Collection British Oakham Slow Cooked Turkey with all the Trimmings, £45, 2.93kg

(psst.. it cooks in just 60mins!)

Oakham™ Turkey with pork & cranberry stuffing & dry cured bacon, slow cooked for tenderness. Served with sous vide roast potatoes & dry cured bacon lardons, chantenay carrots in maple & thyme butter, and red cabbage in festive spiced redcurrant sauce, with ultimate turkey gravy.

IN STORE 26TH SEPTEMBER

• Collection Scottish Salmon with Peppercorn & Maple, £5.50, 100g

Slices of Oak and Maple Wood Smoked Salmon dressed with Maple Syrup and Pink Peppercorns.

IN STORE 18TH OCTOBER

• Snowmen Steamed Bao Buns, £7, 320g

Handmade steamed bao buns packed full of vegetables in a flavourful hoisin sauce.

IN STORE 31ST OCTOBER

• Tiramisu Flavour Irish Cream Liqueur, £12, 50cl, 17% vol

This stunning liqueur has all the classic flavours of traditional Italian tiramisù, with coffee, rich Belgian chocolate, and fresh cream from the Ballyrashane creamery. You can taste every layer in each sip!

• Marks & Sparkle Rosé Fizz, £10, 75cl  

A brand-new fizz comes to the shelves – elegant and fruity sparkling rosé wine with 22 carat edible gold-leaf. It is the gift that keeps on giving.

• Marks & Sparkle Fizz, £10, 75cl

SHE’S BACK… With hints of peach and 22 carat edible gold leaf foil, this fan-favourite fizz made with chardonnay wine is guaranteed to add some shimmer to your festive season.

IN STORE 15TH NOVEMBER

• Christmas Jumper Colin the Caterpillar Cake, £12, 660g

He’s been an ice skater, he’s been an elf, now – influenced by customers - Colin is getting cosy in his favourite M&S Christmas jumper! Our OG extremely chocolatey sponge roll is filled with chocolate buttercream and smothered in milk chocolate, before being dressed to impress.

IN STORE 22ND NOVEMBER

• Very Jelly Munch £9, 460g  

The cheeky sibling to our best-selling Merry Munch tin…  This year we give you the Very Jelly Munch (HELLO!) grab handfuls of jelly beans, fruit flavour jellies, white chocolate popcorn, milk chocolate pretzels and popping candy milk chocolate caramel clusters. It even contains a unique, M&S embossed jelly disc. Do not worry though – the orig is still available!

IN STORE 29TH NOVEMBER

• Passionfruit & White Chocolate Yule Log, £15, 800g

Delicious sponge coated in a white chocolate ganache and filled with passionfruit sauce and white chocolate mousse, hand decorated with white chocolate shavings white chocolate leaves gold lusted biscuit balls with a sugar dusting.

IN STORE 6TH DECEMBER

• Garlic Bread Twist with Camembert, £8, 415g

A whole French camembert cheese is wrapped in a rich and indulgent bread that’s made with garlic butter. Tear off a piece and dunk it in the creamy, oozing melted cheese centre for a little bite of heaven.

IN STORE 13TH DECEMBER 

• Trio of Christmas Liqueurs, £15, 50cl, 20% vol each

These three new glowing art deco style bottles, which light up, make gorgeous gifts, particularly for party hosts. Choose between our Very Berry Vodka Liqueur (perfect with Prosecco), Stollen Rum Liqueur (for a festive old fashioned) and our Marmalade Gin Liqueur (perfect served with tonic).

IN STORE 18TH DECEMBER

• Magical Christmas Village, £15, 249g

Last year’s Santa’s workshop chocolate box was such a hit with customers, we’ve made it even more magical this year with an all-singing, all-glowing festive village. This stunning box includes milk, dark, white and blond chocolate trees and houses. Open the lid to reveal the twinkling lights and merry tune.

Magic from start to finish, whether it’s your first bite into a mince pie or Christmas sandwich or that symbolic clink of fizz flutes at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

AND FINALLY… SOME DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

• Advent calendars, mince pies and all your store cupboard essentials - In store NOW

• Christmas Food to Order opens online - 26th September to 11th December

• Christmas sandwiches and M&S Café festive menu land - 1st November

• Last year's HIT '12 Days of M&S' returns for Sparks customers - 1st December

• Christmas Colin lands in store - 18th December

• Final orders for online gifts - 22nd December