REVEALED: Your favourite Christmas smells, sounds, sights, and tastes
And now, researchers claim to have come up with a definitive list of our favourite sights, smells, sounds, and tastes.
They include the fresh scent of a real Christmas tree, the sound of classic Christmas music, the sight of snow softly floating to the ground, and the taste of turkey and stuffing.
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The top five smells:
- Mulled wine
- Cinnamon
- Log fires
- Pine
The top five sounds:
- Christmas music
- Laughter
- A roaring fire
- Someone walking on fresh snow for the first time
- The hustle and bustle of families together
The top five sights:
- Snow
- The Christmas tree going up
- Joyful faces
- The family sitting around the dinner table
- The table being laid for Christmas dinner
The top five tastes:
- Turkey and stuffing
- Mince pies
- Roast potatoes
- Christmas puddings
A spokesman for Scentsicles, which carried out the research, said: "When you think about the most powerful smells of Christmas - from mince pies to mulled wine - having these smells in the air will act as powerful triggers of the festive season, conjuring up happy memories of past Christmas times, and especially childhood, which is why they can feel safe and warm but also happy and exciting.
"Whilst sight, sound and taste can also trigger memories, smell memories are the most evocative of particular people, places and things often attached to a particular episode in our lives."