There’s nothing as scary as last minute gift panic. In the midst of cooking, cleaning and finishing up all your work at the office, if you forget a gift you don’t usually have much choice in shops. However, boosted by strengthening Christmas sales, a few London shops are keeping late hours. Here’s a list of stores to head to for late night Christmas shopping in London.

• Debenhams – Oxford Street
  Open Saturday 20th December – Tuesday 23rd December from 8.30am - 11pm, Wednesday 24th December from 8.30am – 7pm
  
  
• Fortnum and Mason - Piccadilly
  Open Thursday 18th December - Saturday 20th December from 9am - 10pm, Sunday from 12pm - 6pm, Monday 22nd December -Tuesday 23rd December from 9am – 10pm, Wednesday 24th December from 9am – 5.30pm
  
  
• Harrods - Knightsbridge
  Open Friday 19th December – Tuesday 23rd December from 10am – 8pm, Wednesday 24th December from 10am – 5pm
  
  
• Harvey Nichols - Knightsbridge
  Open Thursday 18th December - Saturday 21st December from 10am – 9pm, Sunday 22nd December from 11.30am – 6pm, Monday 23rd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 10am - 8pm, Wednesday 24th December from 10am - 6pm
  
  
• House of Fraser – Oxford Street
  Open Thursday 18th December - Friday 19th December from 9.30am – 10pm, Saturday 20th December from 9.30am – 9pm, Sunday 21st December from 12pm – 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 9.30am - 10pm, Wednesday 24th December from 9.30am - 6pm
  
  
• HMV – Oxford Street and Oxford Circus
  Open Thursday 18th December – Saturday 20th December from 8.30am – 10pm, Sunday 21st December from 11.30am – 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 8.30am - 10, Wednesday 24th December from 8.30am - 5pm
  
  
• John Lewis – Oxford Street
  Open Friday 19th December from 9.30am - 8pm, Sunday 20th December from 12pm - 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 9.30am – 9pm, Wednesday 24th December from 9.30am – 4pm
  
  
• Liberty – Regent Street
  Open Friday 19th December from 10am – 10pm, Saturday 20th December from 10am – 9pm, Sunday 21st December from 12pm – 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 10am - 10pm, Wednesday 24th December from 10am - 5pm
  
  
• Marks & Spencer – Marble Arch
  Marks and Spencers opening hours are TBC.
  
  
• Selfridges – Oxford Street
  Open Friday 19th December – Saturday 20th December from 9.30am – 9pm, Sunday 21st December from 12pm – 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December from 9.30am - 8pm, Wednesday 24th December from 9.30am - 5.30pm
  
  
• Topshop – Oxford Circus
  Open Thursday 18th - Friday 19th December 9am - 9pm, Saturday 20th December 9am - 10pm, Sunday 21st December 11.30am - 6pm, Monday 22nd December - Tuesday 23rd December 9am - 9pm, Wednesday 24th December 9am - 5pm
  
  
• Zavvi – Piccadilly Circus
  Open Wednesday 24th December from 8am – 7pm

The stores participating in late night Christmas shopping in London will be open late for Christmas 2008.

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