'Tis The Season To Be Jolly...If You're A Man

New research has identified that nearly two thirds of UK women begrudge bearing the trouble and strife of Christmas without the help of their partner.

Sixty one percent of those surveyed felt it was unfair that the role of present shopper, wrapper, chef, entertainer and general peacekeeper always fell to them over the festive season.

Furthermore, a third of females expect to get little or no credit from their other half for all their efforts.

Despite being heralded as the most wonderful time of the year, the research, undertaken by Lambrini, suggests Christmas is a time of sad not glad tidings for women, with sixty six per cent claiming they find it ‘a hassle’.

The survey also revealed that it is Mother Christmas who is ‘making a list and checking it twice’ - her own Christmas list, as a quarter of women don’t trust their partner to give them what they want on the big day, with six per cent even going so far as to buy their own gifts.

And they would be wise to; whilst twenty eight per cent of women start planning Christmas as early as September, sixteen per cent of men are happy to leave it until a fortnight or even a day before - when shop shelves are bare and most of the hard work is done.

Model and Lambrini spokesperson, Danielle Lloyd, is experiencing her first Christmas in the role of ‘Mum’. She says: "Stuff Santa, its women who have Christmas all wrapped up. They take on the challenge of producing the perfect Christmas whilst the guys claim all the glory simply by carving the turkey and serving drinks.

"It really is a case of ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen’, but don’t get too comfy on that sofa boys or you’ll wake up to find your festive fairy has fled the nest and you’re as stuffed as that turkey you’ve got to cook!"

Yet despite feeling that creating Christmas is a thankless task, only a third of women would trust the job to men. Just as well, as only one in twenty are prepared to take it on.

Danielle concludes: "It’s clear we need to put the sparkle back into Christmas and make it more of a pleasure than a chore for women."

Key National Stats From Survey

61% of women say they think it is unfair that they are tasked with the majority of jobs over the festive period.

66% of women say they would not do a job swap with their partner at Christmas.

34% of women say they don’t get the credit they deserve at Christmas.

66% of women say they find Christmas a hassle.