CHRISTMAS shopping may be a drag but this week we have the perfect answer to perk up even the biggest scrooge.

Now! The Christmas Album is a double CD 40-track stunner which mixes old Christmas classics with newer festive favourites.

John and Yoko open the album with Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and features other crackers like Slade's Merry Christmas Everyone, Macca's Wonderful Christmastime, Elt's Step In Christmas and Cliff Richard's wonderful chart-topper Mistletoe and Wine.

Christmas tracks by more contemporary artists such as Kylie , Robbie, Samantha Mumba and the Spice Girls and Ronan Keating.

To be in a chance of winning Now! The Christmas Album simply draw a colourful picture of a sleigh being ridden by your favourite pop artists.

The five best entries will win a copy of the album as well as being featured in the Daily Echo before Christmas Day.

Send your entries, with your name, age and address to: Christmas Cracker, Paul Green, The Daily Echo, Test Lane, Redbridge, Southampton, by Friday 15 December - and remember to make 'em good!