Best of 2024 DIY’s Christmas Gift Guide 2024

Want that step-up to powerful, room-filling stereo sound without the hi-fi hassle? Q Acoustics M20 take a bow. Two speakers, one entire music system - thanks to a built-in amp - lets you wirelessly stream your Class of 2025 tunes from your device via Bluetooth.
RRP: £439
Buy it: qacoustics.co.uk

Fancy yourself in DIY’s next Class of… issue? Get your hands on Native’s compact beatmaking companion - a one-stop shop to make beats, play melodies and build tracks at home or on the go. Complete with Maschine 3 software, now there’s nothing stopping you.
RRP: £169
Buy it: native-instruments.com 

Want to flex your axe muscles but don’t know where to start? Fender’s got the perfect pack. Featuring their iconic, lightweight Squier Affinity Strat plus a versatile Mustang Micro amp, it’ll help you sound like a pro - even if you’re a total beginner.
RRP: £369
Buy it: fender.com

The ultimate in water-resistant, noise-cancelling headphones, featuring Quiet and Aware modes for different settings and holding a whopping 31.5 hours’ charge, these Bose buds will keep your favourite tunes sounding sharp all day long.
RRP: £179.95
Buy it: bose.co.uk

Wanna be in our Class of 2025 cover stars’ gang? Of course you do when it also involves flaunting your own cuntyness (definitely a word) and shocking any local squares while you’re at it.
RRP: £25
Buy it: lambrinigirlsband.co.uk

Get revved up for next year’s reunion shows and feel supersonic all season by wearing your favourite Gallagher on your chest. Extra points if you’ve got a brother called Noel who hates it.
RRP: £24.99
Buy it: giftdelivery.co.uk

The ‘Foundations’ singer has joined OnlyFans and the tabloid rags are predictably outraged, but if you read a little closer, Kate is actually selling pictures of her posterior to make a comment about the increasingly prohibitive cost of touring. It’s a bum deal, and we’re here for her rear.
RRP: Priceless
Buy it: onlyfans.com

Not just a nod to THE defining album - nay cultural takeover - of the year, but also a not-so-subtle declaration of how hard you want to go during the festival party season, Charli’s got you covered for those Christmas morning accidental hangovers. Don’t blame us Mum, blame the T-shirt.
RRP: £35
Buy it: charlixcx.com

Rich, creamy AND vegan-friendly, get your hands on Edmunds’ new seasonal treat - a moreish mix of Horchata cream liqueur, vodka, amaretto and festive spices - for a plant-based alternative to your classic festive glass of B*****s.
RRP: £39.95
Buy it: edmundscocktail

Nothing says ‘treat yourself’ like a wine and cheese combo, and Mouse and Grape know exactly how to excel in both. Their festive hamper includes a bottle of white Rioja, two artisan cheeses, posh crackers and honey: turn up at your family’s with this and you’ll be the chosen child forevermore.
RRP: £65
Buy it: mouseandgrape.com

Let’s be real: Christmas can often get a bit much, so if you need a bit of light relief in between feasting - or, tbh, if boozing just isn’t your thing - then south London craft beer specialists Ghost Whale have got your AF needs covered. With over 50 alcohol free beers in stock (with tons of different styles to boot), these selection boxes come with either 6, 9 or 16 cans of the good stuff - what’s not to love?
RRP: £17 - £44
Buy it: shop.ghostwhalelondon.com

The ultimate treat (OK, so we’re biased…), why not give the gift of continued musical discovery and joy throughout the whole of 2025 with a subscription to your favourite three-letter print mag! We’ve already shown you a bunch of the artists we’ll be keeping an eye on next year, so what are you waiting for?
RRP: £40 + P&P
Buy it: shop.diymag.com

Tags: Features, December 2024 / January 2025, From The Magazine