katie holmes and tom cruiseTom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly planning to spend their Christmas holidays in New York instead of at their home in Beverly Hills.

Katie and daughter Suri Cruise have been based in the city since late summer, while the former Dawson’s Creek star has been appearing in the Broadway production All My Sons, but to start with, they frequent flew back to California to spend time with Tom and his children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, Bella and Connor. Increasingly though, Tom has been travelling to New York instead - and last month, the couple spent Thanksgiving in the city with the Beckham family.

A source told the Daily Mail: “She has been doing loads of travelling back and forth with Suri from New York to LA between shows and she’s tired.

“She asked Tom over to New York for Christmas and he agreed. Both their families are also coming over.”

The source added that it may be a sign of things to come though: “Katie would prefer to live in New York. She and Tom have been leading increasingly separate lives.”

In related news, Tom told E! Online recently that his Christmas shopping has been easy this year.

Two year old daughter Suri helped pick out a lorry-load of toys for a children’s charity at FAO Schwartz earlier in the month but her own presents will be simpler: “You know, she likes to color. She likes dolls, stuffed animals. She’s really easy about stuff like that.”

And sixteen year old Bella and thirteen year old Connor are as equally easy to buy for: “A cool pair of sneakers, different books that they like.

“They’re kind of like, ‘Look, it’s been a busy year and we’re just looking forward to some quiet time, just hangin’ out.’”