“My son is a tree surgeon and gets me a lovely tree. I like to put it u...” — Mary Berry Quote

“My son is a tree surgeon and gets me a lovely tree. I like to put it up early, as I can't wait for Christmas. We dress it with decorations that have been in the family for years.”

“We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme.”

“I wasn't the brightest button in the class at school, but I enjoyed cooking and baking. I wasn't clever enough at Maths O-level to get onto the cookery teaching course I really wanted to do, so I did a catering course instead.”

“'The Great British Bake Off' is family entertainment. There aren't many programmes where all ages can sit and watch from beginning to end. Everything else is violent, cruel, and noisy. We're educational without viewers realising it.”

“I've always had a strong interest in how food is produced and in knowing where it comes from.”

“I was rather hopeless at school, but the one subject I seemed to be good at was domestic science.”

“Christmas albums are not something you do frequently.”

“I make a very special Christmas brunch. And I start early in the morning because I like the smell of the turkey cooking.”

“I remember I hadn't bought anything for my Mum for Christmas and I actually won an iron, so I was excited that I could take that home for her.”

“I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.”

“To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.”

“I love doing the tree and the Christmas decorations.”