Christmas Day is the coldest ever with mercury plummeting to MINUS 18 as UK heads towards the biggest December freeze since 1890

Daily Mail
"Traditional family walks to help the turkey go down could be off the cards today as December 25 is the coldest Christmas ever.The mercury plummeted to -5.9C at Glenlivet in 1996, but that record was smashed last night when temperatures dropped to -17C at Worcester and -18C at Altnaharra in northern Scotland.Some areas enjoyed a traditional white Christmas, with snow falling in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and north east England.Most parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland were sunny and dry but daytime temperatures are set to remain below freezing."