X-mas Time: No sex for Brits?!

The majority of Brits will be too drunk to have sex over the holiday period! A poll, involving of 6,000 people, found that 59 percent of them hit what was termed a sex drought during this period.

Giving reasons behind the revelations, the poll found that Brits admitted that they were less likely to have sex at this time of year because they would have consumed too much food or drink. The study conducted by the sex shop chain Ann Summers also found couples were less likely to get intimate over the festive season than at any other time of year because of stress, fights or fatigue.

Despite Yuletide's romantic tradition of kissing under the mistletoe, seven out of 10 men said the amount of sex they had over the month of December dropped to an annual low. And 90 per cent of women said their sexual appetite plunged throughout the festive holiday due to the stress of buying and wrapping presents, not to mention preparing the Christmas dinner.

According to poll, 66 per cent of lovers said they avoided having sex during the festive period in case family members heard them. 72 per cent said they had argued with their partner about their in-laws at least once over Christmas and 63 per cent felt this argument had put them off making love. Sounds reasonable considering possible damages...

But there was light at the end of the tunnel for the sexually frustrated! Some 68 per cent of couples said they planned to make up for any festive sex drought by making love on New Year's Eve. And 84 per cent of women thought there was more chance they would get intimate with their partner if Santa put some sexy lingerie in their Christmas stocking. 73 per cent said they had used it with their partner.

Jacqueline Gold, chief executive of Ann Summers, said: "I was always told that Christmas was about giving, not receiving. But the results of our survey clearly show that those who give saucy lingerie or sex toys get an awful lot in return..."