Marks & Spencer has kicked off its Christmas range with a stream of luxury product launches.

The retailer has jumped on the hot honey hype, with new launches allowing shoppers able to pick from Halloumi in Blankets and a Brie Brûlée covered in the sweet and spicy sauce. It has also unveiled a new turkey-based sandwich, terrine, crisp combo mix, pasta pot and lasagne, following the success of its Turkey Feast Sandwich, which the retailer says sold one every two seconds on its launch in 2023.

“Forget Santa’s workshop – we all know the true magic of Christmas happens in the kitchen,” says M&S Food director of product development Kathryn Turner. “There really is no beating the magic of an M&S Christmas, and this year’s collection is even more spellbinding than ever.”

Standouts include a ‘first-to-market’ white mulled wine and a ‘Build Your Own Charcuter-Tree’ to wow guests at festive parties. With 450 products on offer, including upgraded party food in the Our Best Ever range, M&S promises a show-stopping Christmas for food lovers looking to spend a little extra for an extra tasty day

Party food

Hot Honey Brie Brûlée

M&S Christmas Cheeseboard ft Hot Honey Brie Brulee, £7

£7/288g
In stores from 27 November

A whole brie, drizzled with English Provender hot honey and sprinkled with brown cane sugar. Finish under the grill for a cracking top.

 

Halloumi in Blankets with Hot Honey

M&S Christmas Party Food ft Hot Honey Halloumi in Blankets, £5.50 and Build Your Own Charcuter-Tree, £25

£5.50/240g
In stores from 16 October

12 bacon-wrapped halloumi pieces finished with a hot honey drizzle. 

 

Build Your Own Charcuter-Tree

M&S Christmas Party Food ft Hot Honey Halloumi in Blankets, £5.50 and Build Your Own Charcuter-Tree, £25

£25/799g
In stores from 27 November

A DIY charcuterie centrepiece, made with salchichón, chorizo, gouda cheese and manzanilla and kalamata olives.

 

Turkey, turkey, turkey

Turkey Terrine

Turkey Feast Terrine

£12/365g
In stores from 27 November

 

Turkey Combo Mix

Turkey Feast Combo Crisps

£2.30/150g
In stores now

 

Turkey Feast Pasta Pot

Turkey Feast Pasta

£3.20/205g
In stores from 30 October

 

Turkey Feast Lasagne

M&S Christmas Savoury Spread ft Turkey Feast Lasagne, £10

£10/750g
In stores from 4 December

A lasagne with layers of pulled turkey, smoked bacon, plump cranberries, sautéed leek and creamy béchamel.

    

Our Best Ever Slow-Cooked Turkey

M&S Our Best Ever Slow-Cooked Turkey, £85

£85, serves 8-10
In stores from 27 November

Free-range Pembrokeshire turkey crown with legs stuffed with chestnut & pork, wrapped in dry-cured oak & applewood smoked bacon. Slow-cooked by M&S chefs, it takes less than two hours to finish in the oven and comes with a pot of Ultimate Meat Gravy.

 

Desserts

Our Best Ever Yule Log

OBE Yule Log

£15/835g
In stores from 18 December

 

Collection Nocciolato Panettone

Nocciolato Panettone

£20/1kg
In stores from 2 October

Made to an all-sourdough recipe in Fossano, Italy. With Calabrian orange peel, Piemonte AOP butter and Piemonte hazelnuts, in a colourful design tin.

 

Quattro Chocolate Panettone

M&S Quattro Chocolate Panettone, £12

£12/750g
In stores from 1 November

Last year’s Triple Chocolate Panettone has been upgraded to Quattro this year. With milk and dark choc chips, and filled with oozing chocolate sauce, coated in rich dark chocolate and scattered with white and blonde chocolate chips.

 

Collection Santa Popping Down the Chimney Dessert

M&S Collection Santa Popping Down the Chimney Dessert, £25

£25/1.1kg
In stores from 1 December

Filled with a dark and milk chocolate mousse and oozing butterscotch caramel sauce, on a white chocolate and toasted popcorn crisp base. Topped with white chocolate mousse and edible decorations. Serves 10.

 

Wine and gifting

White Mulled Wine

M&S White Mulled Wine, £6

£6, 11%

Inspired by German Christmas markets, a “UK-first” festive white wine with pear, vanilla and mulled spice flavour. Serve warm.

 

Magical Snowing Forest

M&S Magical Snowing Forest, £16

£15/200g
In stores now

Light-up chocolate box with fluttering snow. Pull open the draw to find crunchy Belgian milk and blonde ganache truffles inside.

 

Santa’s Workshop Musical Light-Up Tin

M&S Santa’s Workshop Musical Light-Up Tin, £10

£10/400g
In stores now

All-butter chocolate chip cookie stars in a Santa’s workshop-themed musical light-up tin.

 

Peppermint Bark and Caramel & Almond Muddles Tins

Peppermint Bark and Almond Muddles

£10
In stores now

 

Cocktail Party Pack

M&S Christmas Cocktails ft Cocktail Party Pack, £19.50 and original Clementine Snow Globe Gin Liqueur, £20

£19.50/8x25cl
In stores from 9 October

Eight ready-to-drink cocktails cans – each with a double measure.