Christmas is the season of giving - but handing over presents may be more selfish than we’d like to admit.

New research reveals that 69% of Brits admit they give festive gifts to boost their own mood while 65% buy “shared” gifts that they benefit from too. These include dining experiences, air fryers and TVs, according to the survey by retail giant Currys.

There’s also festive politics, with 38% confessing to “revenge gifting” - the act of giving someone a less generous, less thoughtful, or deliberately underwhelming gift in response to receiving a disappointing present in the past. Two fifths (41%) say they secretly compete to give the most impressive gift within their circle.

For some, the pressure to give masks more negative emotions, with one in ten saying they feel stressed about

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