Christmas might be the season of goodwill and cheer, but it the biggest trend each year can lead to some seriously frightful moments. While it may not involve running around physical stores to see if the must-have gift is on the shelves, instead hunting online, the latest trend can be hard to secure.Â
And if you don’t want to leave your little ones disappointed, it might just get a little manic. We decided to dive back into the history books to dig out some of the best Christmas gifts that were crazy popular.Â
You might have even had some of them on your list to Santa Claus back in the day. Do you have any horror stories when Christmas gift hunting, you can email me: [email protected].Â
7. Nintendo Wii - 2006
Nintendo released its highly anticipated - and soon to be massively popular - new console the Wii in the run up to Christmas 2006. Demand was so high that not only was it a struggle to get one at launch, it was still hard to get one a year later for Christmas 2007. | YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images
8. Frozen dolls - 2014
Not a specific toy per-say, but the Frozen frenzy was well and truly in full flow over Christmas 2014. The demand for toys like Snow Glow Elsa and Frozen Sparkle Doll were huge and NY Post reported there were ‘physical fights’ over dolls in a Disney store. Guess, they couldn’t ‘Let It Go’. | JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images