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Christmas adverts are hijacking the Love Actually feel-good spirit to get us spending more

By Michal Chmiel, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London

According to advertisers, at least, as soon as Halloween is over, the spirit of the bauble-decorated trees takes hold and overwhelms us with the urge to spend money.

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