Parents counting the cost of fulfilling their children's dreams on Christmas Day may cast a nostalgic eye back to 1987. The bill for the top five most-wanted gifts that year came to just £35 – or £97 in today's money. Compare that to this year, when the top five presents will set families back a whopping £1,609. Researchers scoured the past 50 years to find the most popular gifts each year and uncover the cheapest and most expensive Christmases on record for parents. This year is the most expensive year while 1987 was the cheapest.

Source: Daily Mail December 20, 2020 01:05 UTC