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Christmas Bestseller Hampers

The best Christmas hampers from MakeHampers, ranked by what people actually order, not by what we'd like to shift. Every one below has earned its place across a full festive season. Free UK delivery on all of them, and last orders for Christmas are 1pm on 22 December.

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Three Cheese Hamper

Three Cheese Hamper

Three Mouse House cheddars with oaty biscuits, oatcake bites and three Tiptree chutneys in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£34.95
The Christmas Gift Box

The Christmas Gift Box

Gingerbread, pralines, caramel popcorn and mince pie fudge in a gingerbread house gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£37.95
The Christmas Cheer

The Christmas Cheer

Reid's Santa cookies, Monty Bojangles truffles, snowman mallows and Nibnibs cheddar stars in a present bag.
Price incl. VAT
£52.95
Christmas Treats Basket

Christmas Treats Basket

Shortbread stars, a milk chocolate Christmas tree, cheddar stars and pralines in a white wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£37.95
The Joybells

The Joybells

Taste mince pies, Monty Bojangles truffles, popcorn and a chocolate Christmas tree, in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£49.95
The Redsleeves with Prosecco

The Redsleeves with Prosecco

Accademia Prosecco DOC, Grandma Wild's mince pies, Monty Bojangles truffles and Christmas jam in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£77.95
The Redsleeves with Red Wine

The Redsleeves with Red Wine

Pico a Pico Merlot with mince pies, ginger oat crumbles, popcorn truffles and Christmas jam in a festive box.
Price incl. VAT
£69.95
Classic Christmas Gift Box – Alcohol Free

Classic Christmas Gift Box – Alcohol Free

Grandma Wild's mince pies, Reid's shortbread, pralines and chocolate, an alcohol-free Christmas gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£99.95
Classic Christmas Gift Box

Classic Christmas Gift Box

Cavadorra Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc with mince pies, fudge and pralines in a Christmas gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£99.95
Frosted Gift Hamper

Frosted Gift Hamper

Salted caramel wafer rolls, snowflake shortbread, coconut truffles and wine crisps in a woven paper basket.
Price incl. VAT
£69.95
Festive Favourites Gift Bag

Festive Favourites Gift Bag

Gingerbread shortbread, Boston cream pie, fudge and gouda biscuits in a reusable present bag.
Price incl. VAT
£64.95
Silver Indulgence

Silver Indulgence

Casa Bottega Prosecco, two mini wines, Cornish shortbread, pralines and toffee popcorn, in a silver box.
Price incl. VAT
£72.95
A Cosy Christmas

A Cosy Christmas

La Deliziosa Montepulciano and Pinot Grigio with sweet and savoury treats in an open wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£119.95
The Fireside Feast Gift Box

The Fireside Feast Gift Box

Bottega Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio with mince pies, fudge and cheese wafers in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£129.95
The Fireside Feast

The Fireside Feast

Bottega Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio with mince pies, fudge and cheese wafers in a wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£134.95
Frosty Nights Gift Box

Frosty Nights Gift Box

A showstopping wicker-look gift box with red, white and sparkling wines plus gourmet festive treats.
Price incl. VAT
£129.95
Frosty Nights

Frosty Nights

Rockhopper Shiraz and Chardonnay, Serenissima Prosecco, shortbread and pralines, in a grey wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£159.95
The Excelsior Gift Box

The Excelsior Gift Box

L'Autantique Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, Casa Bottega Prosecco, caramels and an iced fruit cake in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£159.95
Festive Celebration

Festive Celebration

Six wines, Accademia Prosecco, chilli crisps, mince pies, fruit cake and pralines in a wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£374.95
Yuletide Splendour

Yuletide Splendour

Gruet Brut Champagne, ruby port, prosecco and five wines with cake and mince pies, in a wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£499.95
The Boxing Day

The Boxing Day

Pico a Pico Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, three cheeses, olives and chutney, in an open wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£99.95
The Celebration

The Celebration

Six wines, Accademia Prosecco, chilli crisps, mince pies, fruit cake and pralines in a wicker basket.
Price incl. VAT
£54.95
Wine & Treats Gift Box

Wine & Treats Gift Box

A Waters Edge Shiraz with cheddar biscuits, chilli peanuts, salted caramel fudge and shortbread in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£37.95
Beer Advent Calendar

Beer Advent Calendar

Twenty-four craft beer cans from a changing UK brewery line-up, one for each day of December.
Price incl. VAT
£129.95

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What Makes a Christmas Hamper a Bestseller

After a few seasons of watching what sells, the pattern is consistent. The hampers that do well are the ones people can picture being opened. They balance something savoury, something sweet and something to drink. They arrive looking like more than the money spent. And they suit more than one person in the room.

The ones that don't sell are usually too narrow or too padded. Too narrow is a box built around a single flavour nobody's sure about. Too padded is a big box with thin contents. We've stopped making both.

Price matters less than people expect. Our best-selling hamper is not our cheapest and is nowhere near our most expensive. It sits at £36.50, and the next three fall between £42 and £48. That is roughly what people spend on someone they like but aren't related to.

Our Most-Ordered Christmas Hampers

Based on orders placed between October and December, these were the hampers that sold most.

  • Three Cheese Hamper, Our number one, and it isn't close. Three Mouse House cheddars including caramelised onion, smoked and cranberry. It outsold everything else by more than two to one. Almost every order was a single hamper. That is a lot of people landing on the same answer on their own.
  • The Celebration, A bottle of Merlot with sweet and savoury treats, and our second-best seller. The one people choose when they don't know the recipient's tastes well and want something that will land regardless.
  • Wine & Treats Gift Box, The one corporate buyers keep coming back to, and it sells just as well to individuals. Reliable and unshowy.
  • Beer Advent Calendar, Twenty-four cans from UK independent breweries, and bought one at a time by thirty different households last December. See the full range of alcohol advent calendars if you want wine or spirits instead.
  • Elegance Sparkling, Prosecco, luxury chocolates and gourmet treats in a gold gift box. The one people choose when the gift needs to look like an occasion.
  • The Celebration with White Wine, The same hamper as our number two, with La Deliziosa Pinot Grigio instead of the Merlot.

Two more sold strongly last Christmas and return in October. The Classic Christmas Gift Box had the highest average order value of anything we sold. Its alcohol-free version went almost entirely to people buying one at a time. The Joybells also returns.

Best Christmas Hampers by Budget

Our bestsellers sit around the £60 average, and the range runs comfortably past it.

  • Under £30. Focused on one theme and done properly. Better for colleagues, Secret Santa and teachers than a larger hamper padded out to hit a price.
  • £30 to £50. Where most of our bestsellers sit. A bottle plus a proper spread of food, which is the point at which a hamper stops feeling like a token.
  • £50 to £100. Bigger bottles, more of everything, and presentation that does some of the work for you.
  • £100 and over. Sharing hampers built for a household, and the advent calendars.

Delivery is free at every price, so what shows on the page is the full cost.

Best Christmas Hampers by Recipient

If you already know who it's for, that's usually a faster route than browsing by price.

Best Alcohol-Free Christmas Hampers

The alcohol-free Classic Christmas Gift Box is worth calling out. It sold to almost as many individual customers as the standard one. That surprised us, and it has changed how much of the range we build without alcohol. Use the "No Alcohol" filter above to see the current options.

When the Best Christmas Hampers Sell Out

The bestsellers are the first to sell through, usually by the first week of December, so most rarely last until the 22 December cut-off. If there is a specific one you want, order it in November. Full timings sit on our delivery and returns page.

Best Christmas Hampers: Frequently Asked Questions

Our most-ordered Christmas hamper is the Three Cheese Hamper. Three Mouse House cheddars: caramelised onion, smoked and cranberry. It outsells everything else in the range by more than two to one. Prefer to send wine? The Celebration is our second-best seller. If the recipient does not drink, the alcohol-free Classic Christmas Gift Box is the equivalent.

The average order lands near £60, and our bestsellers cluster there. Under £30 gets one theme done well, the Secret Santa end. £30 to £50 is the sweet spot, a bottle and a full spread. £50 to £100 buys a bigger box and a better bottle. The advent calendars run past £100. Delivery is free whatever you spend.

Cheese hampers sell hardest, then wine, then chocolate. Chocolate does well, but to a narrower audience. Buyers worry about giving something the recipient has already had.

Not automatically, but they tend to be the ones we have refined most. A hamper that sells well gets reviewed, re-costed and adjusted every year. So its contents are the most tested we make.

Yes, usually in the first week of December. We forecast stock in June against the previous year's orders. The popular lines are ordered deep. But they still go. Ordering in November is the safest way to get the one you want.