Christmas is the season… for worrying about your bank balance, according Manchester shoppers survey
Average Mancunian spends £292.27 on presents
Last year was Gangnam, this year is up to you! Vote HERE for Manchester’s New Year’s Eve dance song
And it’s up to our MM readers to have the final say
Review: Christmas menu @ DoubleTree by Hilton, Piccadilly, Manchester
Doubletree is located close to Piccadilly Station
Thousands join social media crusade to get James Arthur banned from X Factor performance over homophobic rant
Arthur used homophobic slurs in rap and on Twitter
‘He’s a big soft lump’: Meet Reg, the dog who will melt your heart this Christmas
Reg is at Rochdale Dog Rescue centre
James Arthur’s homophobic rant would have seen him kicked off Christmas switch-on, says Manchester council
X-Factor winner switched on this year’s lights
Review: Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol @ The Palace Theatre, Manchester
Northern Ballet’s interpretation of classic Dickens tale A Christmas Carol
Christmas is cancelled! Manchester business scraps office festivities to donate gifts to needy children
Generous WWB Recruitment staff are donating gifts to Wood Street Mission
He’s making a list and checking it twice! Disney Store makes cuddly toy pledge to Manchester children’s hospital
For every letter that is posted in-store they will donate a cuddly toy to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
All is calm, all is bright: Christmas shoppers set sail for Trafford Centre via ‘stress-free’ canal cruises
Round trips are available each week