That countdown by BBC newsreader Maryam Moshiri has been released – and it’s even better than the middle finger snippet

‘What ruined your Christmas?’ 18 absolute turkeys

Paula Abdul was really stumped on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune – and the host had the funniest response

We wish we had half the excitement of this cat trying to catch snowflakes

How to keep up with the neighbours’ extravagant Christmas lights on a very small budget

Sometimes cute, sometimes chaotic – what is it with cats and Christmas trees? 17 unexpected kitties in the bauble area

How they clear snow from the roads in Montreal is oddly mesmerising

28 good, bad and occasionally NSFW Christmas decorations

24 all-time favourite funny Advent calendar posts

James Blunt had the very best response to this guy’s tale of a beautiful woman he saw on the train

This blistering, no holds barred gun reform ad is surely the most powerful thing you’ll see this week

Our favourite funny responses to this unthinkable Greggs disaster

Martin Daubney’s hilarious GB News meltdown has been turned into a front page story and it’s even better written down

Author Marian Keyes sent this fabulous thread about working at M&S at Christmas wildly viral again and it’s simply brilliant

25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week

This anti-abortion takedown has gone into orbit again and it’s an all-time hall of famer

Viewers sent in pictures of their homemade Christmas decorations to BBC Breakfast and Naga Munchetty spoke for the nation

An Australian woman stole 10,000 doughnuts and the internet got stuck in – 16 sweet responses