Dublin Christmas: 13 best throwback presents you will always remember unwrapping on Christmas Day

• Published date: 18 November 2021
• Author: Amy Donohoe
• Publication title: DublinLive (Ireland)

You'd wake up your siblings and check to see if Santa ate what you left out for him, then you'd open the presents that he managed to bring down the chimney.

Us young ones were satisfied with a single toy and an orange wedged in the end of a stocking, but now Christmas consists of electric scooters and PS5's.

And everyone can recall at least one occasion when a wee child has ignored an expensive gift and played with the cardboard box it came in instead.

Most people will have one stand-out memory of a favourite toy they will never forget, making it the best Christmas ever.

They'll never forget the moment of excitement when they first saw it appear during the chaos of unwrapping.

We bet you'll find something in the list below that takes you back to the "best Christmas ever".

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