Christmas crackers date back to the mid-1800s, when a London confectioner named Tom Smith first began adding paper mottos (originally short love poems) into packets of sugared almonds that he sold ...

CHRISTMAS crackers and posh, shiny wrapping paper should be banned over the festive period, an eco-warrior expert has warned. Single-use items like crackers are an “appalling waste” of money ...

The best Christmas crackers for 2022 are: Best overall Christmas crackers – Workshop Christmas cracker kraft set of six, personalisable: £60, Theconscious.co.uk. Best Christmas crackers for luxury ...

KILLJOY bin bosses want to put an end to Christmas crackers and wrapping paper because they’re damaging to the environment. Barmy business chiefs reckon families should “use their imagination… ...

No Christmas celebrations would be complete without them but, with rationing in post-war Britain, Christmas crackers were an expensive luxury few could readily afford. Now, after spending 60 years ...

Editor's Choice: The Little Green Cracker Company Floral Print Christmas Crackers. Cheapest price: £45 available at The Little Green Cracker Company.Also available at Selfridges.. What's inside: Ours ...