Although dads insist that they are easy to shop for and that anything you give them will be appreciated, shopping for Christmas gifts for Dad is more mad than merry. So here is our sanity-saving gift to you: a few Christmas gift ideas for dads that cost less than £20. Let’s get started:

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Christmas Gifts for Dad: Calvin Klein Holiday Socks Gift Set

Everyone needs socks and dads (and most of us) usually wait until Christmas to get the gifts of necessity, such as socks. The Calvin Klein Holiday Sock Gift Set, £18, comes with four pairs of festive-coloured socks. Despite their festive colours, they can still be worn with anything. And there is one pair of the obligatory black socks included.

Christmas Gifts for Dad: John Lewis Geneva Change Tray in Black

Get Dad a proper place to put his change, instead of his trouser pocket, this Christmas with the John Lewis Geneva Change Tray in Black, £15.  Although this gift is for Dad, Mum will appreciate not having to get the change out of his trousers before a wash.

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Christmas Gifts for Dad: j-me Remote Control Holder in Black

The j-me Remote Control Holder in Black, £12, is the ultimate practical Christmas gift for the dad that has everything because chances are he probably needs one or possibly two. It can store up to four remotes and since the holder is made out of rubber, they aren’t going to slip out.

Christmas Gifts for Dad: Brookstone Wink Flex-Light in Silver

This flexible light, £15, is perfect for the dad who likes to read in bed because he can wrap it around a bedpost or he can hang it over the dresser mirror and adjust the lid cover to half for dim light so he doesn’t wake up Mum in the morning.

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By Christina Caicedo