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This year high street Boxing Day Sales will start as usual on the 26th or 27th of December. However for those of us doing online shopping the sales are already here with many stores starting their Boxing Day sales earlier on Christmas Day for the virtual shopper.

More than ever this year big store names like Marks and Spencer, Currys and Argos are leading the way by highlighting the availability of Christmas Day shopping online.

If that's not enough some of the high street stores like Marks and Spencer will be opening their doors at some stores a few hours earlier to start their sales campaigns.

Selected Stores offering discounts and big savings.

2007 Boxing Day Sales - Online Shops & High Street Stores Guide

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Comet Boxing Day Sale

Order online from 6pm Christmas Eve. Collect instore from 9am Boxing Day

Currys Boxing Day Sale

starts online 6pm Christmas eve.
STores open 9am Boxing Day

John Lewis Clearance Sale

Up to 50% Off 1000s of products from 6pm Christmas eve
and in store from Sunday 27th December 2009

PC World SALE

Starts online 24th December.
STores open 9am Boxing Day

Dreams Bed Sale

Doors open Boxing Day 9am - Shop online at www.dreams.co.uk

Debenhams Biggest Ever SALE

Debenhams up to 70% Off Starts Boxing Day 7am - 7pm
Shop online at www.debenhams.com

Starts online 25th December Upto 70% off thousands of lines

The Wickes Bathroom Sale is NOW ON

Great range of Suites and Furniture to suit every home & budget many items Up To 50% OFF.

Oak Furniture Land January Sale

End of year clearance sale starts 26th December Boxing Day

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Expires - 31st December 2009

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Expires - 31st December 2009

A little History of Boxing Day

All about Boxing Day

As we recover from all the excitement to the run up to Christmas, Boxing Day arrives with the flurry of the Boxing Day Sales A day when stores sell their excess Christmas merchandise and offer huge savings online and in-store.

While some of us may chose Boxing Day to visit family and friends many will venture out and grab some bargains because nowadays when we think of Boxing Day the word “sales” come to mind.

For many years Boxing Day represented standing in queues to return unwanted Christmas
presents and snatching up some post Christmas bargains and the true spirit of the meaning of Boxing Day is never realised.

The exact origin of Boxing Day is not known for certain but it could date back as far as the Middle Ages. In feudal times the Lord of the manor would hand out stipends to the serfs and practical goods like cloth, tools and grain in a box after Christmas.

Another theory is that the church collected money by placing an Alms Box in every church on Christmas Day. These boxes were opened the day after Christmas and distributed to the poor.

The 26th December is also St Stephen’s Day. In Acts of the Apostles St Stephen is identified as one of the seven original deacons of the Christian Church who cared for widows and the poor, he was stoned to death for his faith shortly after Christ’s crucifixion. As he died he begged God to forgive his persecutors. Saint Stephen became the first martyr of Christianity.

It was the Victorian era that really influenced the way Christmas was celebrated. The wealthy were encouraged to redistribute their wealth by giving money to the poor. They would box up left over food and gifts and hand them out the day after Christmas.

Many poorly paid workers were required to work on Christmas Day and would have the following day off to be with family and friends. Their employers would present them with a box filled with food, clothing or money. Christmas Hampers were an offshoot from this Boxing Day tradition and are still given to employees today. This tradition can also be compared to the modern day Christmas bonus that many employees receive today.

The message from all of these theories is that Boxing Day originally was about the spirit of generosity, of giving and sharing also about charity and appreciating others.