CHRISTMAS is one, if not the busiest time of the year when it comes to supermarkets.

Even though Ealing is now in Tier 4 and bubbles won't be allowed to mix over the Christmas period, households are still preparing to cook lots of delicious food.

Here are the Christmas period opening hours for some of Ealing's supermarket chains, in case anyone has some last minute food shopping they need to do.

Sainsbury's:

• Christmas Eve – 06:00-19:00

• Christmas Day - Closed

• Boxing Day - 10:00 - 17:00

• Sunday December 27 - Open as normal

• Monday December 28 - 08:00 - 20:00

• Tuesday December 29 - 07:00 - 21:00

• Wednesday December 30 - 07:00 - 21:00

• New Year's Eve - 07:00 - 19:00

• New Year's Day - 09:00 - 19:00

• Saturday January 2 - Open as normal

Waitrose:

• Christmas Eve - 07:00 - 18:00

• Christmas Day - Closed

• Boxing Day - Closed

• Sunday December 27 - Open as normal

• Monday December 28 - Open as normal

• Tuesday December 29 - Open as normal

• New Year's Eve - 08:00 - 18:00

• New Year's Day - Closed

• Saturday January 2 - Open as normal

Morrisons:

• Christmas Eve - 06:00 - 18:00

• Christmas Day – Closed

• Boxing Day - 09:00 - 18:00

• Sunday December 27 - Open as normal

• Monday December 28 - Open as normal

• Tuesday December 29 - Open as normal

• New Year's Eve - 07:00 - 18:00

• New Year's Day - 9:00 - 18:00

• Saturday January 2 - Open as normal

Marks & Spencer:

• Christmas Eve – Closed by 19:00

• Christmas Day – Closed

• Boxing Day – Closed

• Sunday December 27 - Open as normal

• Monday December 28 - Open as normal

• Tuesday December 29 - Open as normal

• New Year's Eve – Closed by 19:00

• New Year's Day – 10:00 - 18:00

• Saturday January 2 - Open as normal

Lidl:

• Christmas Eve - 07:00 - 19:00

• Christmas Day – Closed

• Boxing Day – 10:00 – 19:00

• Sunday December 27 - Open as normal

• Monday December 28 - Open as normal

• Tuesday December 29 - Open as normal

• Wednesday December 30 - Open as normal

• New Year's Eve - 08:00 – 20:00

• New Year's Day – 10:00 – 19:00

• Saturday January 2 - Open as normal

Tesco:

• Most Tesco stores in Ealing will close at 22:00 on Christmas Eve

• Except for Ealing Broadway, closes at 19:00

• Two in Greenford close at 20:00

• Acton Vale closes at 19:00

• Christmas Day - Closed