With Christmas nearly here, children will be eagerly anticipating opening their presents on Christmas morning. But how does what this generation has asked for compare to years gone by?
To find out, musicMagpie have compiled a list of the most popular Christmas presents of each year from 1970 to 2018. From Rubik’s Cubes to Super Nintendos, Furbies to Fortnite!
Explore the data and see what the most popular presents were when you were born, as well as how much they cost – https://musicmagpie.co.uk/
Out of the 48 years analysed, 1987 came out as the cheapest, with the top 5 presents costing just £35.48 (£96.70 in today’s money). At the other end of the scale, 2013 came out as the most expensive, coming to a grand total of £1,092.40 (£1,215.92 in today’s money).
You can see the full list of most popular gifts on the musicMagpie website – https://musicmagpie.co.uk/
Sadly the data only goes back to 1970, far too modern for old fogies like me. Times were hard in the olden days when I were a lad, of course … nobbut a mandarin and an apple in my Chrsitmas stocking! – ED 
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