Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsburys, Marks and Spencer, Lidl; Which shops are open over Christmas?

When are the shops open over Christmas? — When are the shops open over the Christmas period? GETTY/ Matt Cardy

The season of goodwill and supposed relaxation with the family is often preceded by running around supermarkets grabbing every form of liqueur, your body weight in panettone whilst forgetting the turkey.

To alleviate any further stress about your shopping cut-off point on Christmas Eve, as well as across the Christmas period, we have gathered the opening hours of the major supermarkets for you to save a little more time.

Marks and Spencer will have some petrol stations open over Christmas so all is not lost if you get to the big day and still have no cranberry sauce.

Of course, to be completely certain you can still check your local supermarket's specific opening hours.

Marks and Spencer - check your local store opening times here

Christmas Eve - the stores are open from 6am to 5pm and 6pm
Certain stores will be open for a limited time on Christmas day you can check which ones here.
Boxing Day: 8am-6pm
Stores open on New Years Day are listed here.

Sainsbury's - check your local store opening times here