(Cover) - EN Showbiz - David and Victoria Beckham will receive a special gift from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay this year.

The Beckhams usually spend Christmas Day with their good friend Gordon and his wife Tana.

This year the Michelin-starred chef is committed to a live TV cook-along on the holiday, so the families will be unable to enjoy their annual celebration.

Gordon has prepared a hand-written guide for David and Victoria to make up for his absence.

"He and David have been talking about what they are going to do without him so Gordon has drawn up a few pointers for them and it's gone down a storm," a source told British newspaper The Mirror.

Although the Beckhams are excited about Gordon's gift, they will definitely miss sharing Christmas lunch with the Ramsays.

"It's really sad that the two families can't spend Christmas together this year, not least because having Gordon oversee things in the kitchen always resulted in an incredible meal," the source added.

"There was talk of Gordon, Tana and their kids being able to make it but it will be just too tight timings-wise. It's a shame as both families get on famously. Still, Gordon has given them some pointers so they will be in good hands."

David and Victoria will celebrate the holiday at their countryside home in England this year.

This will be the first Christmas that the family will spend with daughter Harper who was born in July.

The couple have four children together including five-month old Harper and sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, and Cruz, six.

The family will return to their Los Angeles home in early January. (C) Cover Media