So many films nowadays forget the true spirit of Christmas – where’s all the self-loathing, eating until you vomit and the endless squabbling with your relatives. “You can’t spell ‘families’ without ‘lies'”, as one of the stars from today’s Advent Calendar window might say…

It’s December. It’s 18 days until Christmas. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOURSELF, HUH? Go Christmas shopping? Wrap presents? Fill the fridge with more food than a Gruffalo could manage? Be generally conventional and inane? No! You’re too good for that! Instead, you’re going to follow the lead of the BFF family and fill your days with 10 of the bestest things to do this winter. Tis the season and all…

Can’t wait to see Meryl Streep’s invariably brilliant star turn as Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady? You don’t need to! We have four pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening at Manchester Town Hall taking place on Thursday 15th December, and goodness knows we’re not using them…

Antonio Banderas is back on our screens in a big way this year, starring in a Pedro Almodóvar film for the first time in two decades and voicing his Shrek character Puss in Boots in a high-profile spin-off. But how much do you know about his winery? EXACTLY. Thank God for you we’ve just written a Cheat Sheet…

Just as happiness isn’t happiness without a violin-playing goat, sometimes Christmas just doesn’t count until it’s filled with energetic youngsters in neon leotards. Don’t you think? CAUTION: if you don’t, you should probably steer clear of today’s Advent calendar treat.

How do some songs end up as Christmas classics despite a complete lack of festive lyrics? Maybe it’s just because there’s loads of fake snow in the alternative video. Behind today’s Advent calendar window lurks the whitest video of 1994…

Sometimes, Santa just needs to have a massive axe. Don’t you think? After opening today’s window on the Advent Calendar, you may have a few new items on your Christmas List…

What if the snowmen come for you in the night? Do you have a plan ready? Weapons? WHERE WILL THE HAIRDRYER BE WHEN YOU NEED IT? Our Advent calendar should get you adequately freaked out:

In 1848, Charles Dickens wrote a little novella about a mean-spirited man at Christmas who, after being haunted by three ghosts, discovers the true spirit of the holiday and becomes GENEROUS. Sadly for Dickens, nobody needs to read his book anymore, because now we have films. Films AND a severe lack of new material; to celebrate this sorry fact, here are the top 10 Christmas Carols. May they haunt your houses pleasantly…

The Thing is out today! Hurrah (maybe). What better way to honour its arrival than to crack open a few cold ones and settle down amidst your furs with a snowy horror film? Whether it’s 30 Days of Night, Let the Right One In or Dead Snow, BFF have you covered. Be prepared for CHILLS.