Europe : Families across the UK have the chance to see as well as speak to absent friends and relatives for the first time this Christmas thanks to video calling on 3 UK, the video mobile network.

And because Christmas is the most important time of the year for families and friends to get together, 3 is celebrating the festive season with free local and international video calls for all its customers across the 12 days of Christmas - December 22nd to January 2nd inclusive*.

So if you're celebrating Christmas in one place and your loved ones are somewhere else - be that the UK, Australia, Sweden, Italy or Austria - a video call on 3 offers you the next best thing to actually being with them this Christmas - and without costing you a penny.

Gareth Jones, COO 3 UK said: "3 is the first video mobile operator in Europe. We are offering services that customers could only have dreamed about a few years ago. This is the first video calling Christmas and our 12 days over Christmas offer, will allow our customers to see as well as speak to absent friends and family for free over the festive season. This means that our customers can give a very personal and warm message to each other this Christmas. Video calling is just one of the unrivalled services offered by 3, our customers can also watch the latest highlights from the Barclaycard Premiership, or the trailer for the latest blockbuster, watch their favourite music video, as well as a range of other exciting services on 3. Seeing is believing."