Like a musical advent calendar, every day throughout December until Christmas Eve we are revealing our Gift-of-the-Day suggestions to help you find the perfect presents for the musicians in your life – or treats for yourself!

Here is the list so far...

Dec 24: Manchester Bee Guitar Strap (right), designed at Forsyth, £45, of which £5 goes to Musicians Against Homelessness

Dec 23: Handel and Mozart Oven Gloves, only £12.95 – for musical cooks who need to protect their fingers!

Dec 22: Vinyl Highlights: Coltrane, Perahia: Beethoven, Spalding: Junjo, Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (right) and Buena Vista Social Club

Dec 21: last-minute digital Gift Vouchers for £5, £10, £15, £20, £25, £50, £75 and £100 – redeemable in-store, by phone and online

Dec 20: Mozart & Beethoven Bears, from £8.90 – sit them on the piano or in the Christmas tree!

Dec 19: the unusual semicircular Fender Amp Mug, only £14.99 – officially-licensed Fender product perfect for guitarists and lovers of rock-and-roll

Dec 18: delicious Belgian chocolate pianos, only £5.99 – the perfect stocking-filler for a pianist or end-of-term gift for a teacher or student

Dec 17: Aerophone: Roland's brilliant digital wind instrument, from £399 – light, powerful and versatile in performance, and use headphones for silent practice!

Dec 16: a rediscovered Romantic: Joseph Marx's Nature Trilogy, was £8.50, now only £7.65 – a treat for lovers of Mahler, Richard Strauss and Korngold

Dec 15: save 20% on Musical Dominoes, were £20.00, now only £15.99 – one of our favourite musical gifts, and a fun twist on traditional dominoes: connect notes instead of dots!

Dec 14: the elegant clockwork Wittner 2181 Metronome, only £55 – a digital metronome is great on the road, but you can't beat a mechanical one at home

Dec 13: The Greatest Showman for almost every instrument, from £6.50 – the cinematic musical hit of 2018!

Dec 12: over 20% off the Korg Volca Sample digital synthesiser, was £154.80, now only £119.80 – sample, edit and sequence any sound in your music!

Dec 11: Treble clef pendants, earrings and cufflinks, from £10.95 – silver-plated jewellery, presented in lined gift boxes

Dec 10: save up to £700 on a Yamaha B1 Upright Piano, now from £2,599! The perfect first piano, available in black, white and walnut satin

Dec 9: The Music Diary 2019 – the annual best seller from Boosey & Hawkes, £7.50 – featuring musical birthdays, anniversaries, directories and glossary

Dec 8: A Star Is Born: Piano, Vocal & Guitar Songbook, £19.95 – nominated for 5 Golden Globes, including Best Song (Shallow)

Dec 7: £200 off the Casio CDP130 Digital Stage Piano, now only £279! – great entry-level stage piano with weighted keys

Dec 6: Magnetic Pencils & Pencil Magnets, from £1.99 – never lose your pencil again!

Dec 5: Mozart Concertos from Manchester Camerata, was £15.40, now only £13.75 – Bavouzet returns with "concertos which make one sweat"

Dec 4: The essential accessory! Roland Headphones, were £99, now only £87 – high-quality sound, and a light, comfortable, secure fit

Dec 3: The perfect intro to guitar: Seagull Merlin Dulcimer, £129 – a compact, portable, easy-to-play 4-string acoustic instrument

Dec 2: Build your own model instrument! Woodcraft Construction Kits, from £3.99 – pre-cut, ready-to-assemble pieces that slot together without glue

Dec 1: The Faber Music Christmas Piano Anthology (right), £20 – a beautiful, comprehensive volume of seasonal favourites

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