One solution to the Christmas cabin fever is the sublime sporting calendar so here's our guide lớn the best in soccer tip, cricket, horse racing and more this Festive season…
Premier League Football[/b]
Boxing Day football is one of Britain's finest traditions. Where other leagues take a well-earned winter break we make our teams get out there in the cold and compete.
This 26 December boasts nine Premier League matches, beginning with Tottenham's trip lớn Brighton, followed by six 3pm kick-offs, a tea-time Manchester United v Newcastle fixture and, saving the best till last, the top of the table clash - Leicester City v Liverpool at 8pm.
Fresh from winning the Club World Cup, Liverpool will stretch their lead lớn a massive 13 points - with a game in hand - over Leicester with a win at the King Power Stadium, while also moving 14 points ahead of Manchester City who don't play until the following evening when they travel lớn Wolves- According lớn the soccer betting tips pages!
Going in lớn Boxing Day's packed fixture list the Reds are just 1.17 lớn win the Premier League title ahead of Man City at 7.60 and the Foxes at 75.00.
There's also a full programme of Championship, League One and League Two football on Boxing Day, and just two days later on Saturday 28 December they all do it again with no fewer than seven Premier League fixtures being the highlight.
We will have full match previews of every single Premier League game, plus previews of the live Championship matches, divisional tipsheets, and much more, meaning we've got your festive footy all wrapped-up.
Horse racing - King George VI Chase at Kempton Park[/b]
Of course, Boxing Day isn't all about football and getting out lớn a frost tipped racecourse can be truly soul stirring. Kempton Park will be the choice of many for the Christmas highlight, the Grade 1 King George VI Chase.
The race draws incredible talent and this year's renewal is no exception, with the Exchange betting headed by the highest rated Chaser in training, Cyrname (pictured below), trained of course by Betfair Ambassador Paul Nicholls who also has last year's winner Clan Des Obeaux in the race.
Harry Cobden will ride Cyrname while Sam Twiston-Davies will be aboard Clan Des Obeaux. Full story here.
Another member of our stable, Kevin Blake, has already recommended a bet for the race, and with top class racing in England, Ireland and Wales over the festive period, he won't be the only Betfair Ambassador that you will want lớn read.
Nicholls, Gordon Elliott, Joseph O'Brien and Olly Murphy will have runners from Boxing Day into the weekend as Kempton's showcase meeting is joined by the Welsh National meeting at Chepstow and the top class Christmas Festival meeting at Leopardstown.