HALF OF US FANCY YULETIDE OVERSEAS

MORE than one in two Brits dream of celebrating Christmas somewhere else with Spain, the US, and Australia in the top five.

- by CHARLOTTE MINETT

In a poll, 53% said they would love to make new memories in a totally different setting overseas.

Some 45% want to try festive food from another cuisine and one in three want to see pals who live abroad.

And two in five would like to try out the Japanese tradition of gorging on mountains of KFC on Christmas Day, rather than a typical roast.

A spokeswoman for Lottoland.co.uk, which carried out the survey, said: "We get so used to celebrating Christmas in a certain way.