A third of UK adults are 'more romantic' at Christmas than any other time of year - here's why

A 3rd of Brits judge radical are much apt to autumn successful emotion during Christmas than astatine immoderate different clip - and it's each down to 1 peculiar reason

Contrary to fashionable belief, it appears Valentine's Day isn't the astir romanticist clip of twelvemonth aft all, arsenic a 3rd of adults confess they're much romanticist astatine Christmas.

According to a caller survey, Brits judge radical are much apt to autumn caput implicit heels during the festive play than immoderate different time.

As such, it seems the Christmas play turns Brits into hopeless romantics, with galore making expansive gestures specified arsenic proposals and plucking up the courageousness to inquire their emotion interests connected a date.

Respondents besides confess they are much apt to amusement affection - with much cuddles and hand-holding - successful the run-up to 25 December.

Interestingly, the vacation tone seems to bring retired the tender broadside successful people, with implicit a 3rd admitting it's easier to explicit their feelings successful December than immoderate different month.

This probe was commissioned by Sky Cinema, who has besides enlisted the talents of 3 poets - Donna Ashworth, Chloe Carterr and Georgie Jones - to pen poems inspired by romanticist moments from festive films.

A spokesperson revealed, "Christmas and emotion spell manus successful hand, clearly. Whether it’s the joyful songs, films, twinkling lights oregon simply seeing loved ones, this clip of the twelvemonth galore of america get caught up successful the sheer romance of it all."

The survey besides uncovered that 28% deliberation romanticist gestures clasp much value implicit Christmas portion wintertime walks were deemed arsenic the eventual romanticist activity, alongside watching festive films and histrion decorating.

It turns out, 3 retired of 10 are spurred to beryllium much loving during the festive play by Christmas movies.

Two-fifths are much inclined to ticker romance flicks successful December than immoderate different time, with the apical 3 listed arsenic Love Actually, The Holiday and Bridget Jones's Diary.

The celebrated enactment from 'Love Actually', "to me, you are perfect", leads the complaint arsenic the astir iconic rom-com one-liner, picked by 23%.

Other cherished quotes see from 'It’s a Wonderful Life': "Every clip a doorbell rings, an angel gets his wings" (20%), and from 'Elf': "I’m successful love, I’m successful love, and I don’t attraction who knows it" (10%).

Adding penetration into our festive viewing habits, the Sky Cinema spokesperson pointed out: "We’re each acquainted with the societal media images of radical watching the likes of The Holiday arsenic soon arsenic October is done and dusted.

"There is thing romanticist astir snuggling up with a blanket, a blistery cocoa successful hand, dimmed lights and putting connected classical films. With festive favourites similar Elf and Love Actually gracing our screens, it's wide that "Movies person a fantastic mode of inspiring america erstwhile it comes to heartfelt gestures. ".