Christmas 2007 is almost here. Stores are packed with harassed shoppers, overworked staff and , so I thought I would continue with this theme and list the best selling toys of the past 10 years as determined by the British Association of Toy Retailers (BATR).
1997 - The Year of the Teletubby
The Teletubbies marked a revolution in pre-school television. Anyone who was around and the time will remember the incredible launch of the Teletubbies toy range, and how near on impossible it was to get one. So it was no surprise that it became the BATR Toy of the Year in 1997. I remember being in Hamleys in London and people were grabbing as many as they could of them off of the shelves as soon as new stock was put out. I did actually manage to obtain 2 Teletubbies that year: total cost = £45. 10 years later, what do I see but Teletubbies in Woolworths for £7.50 a piece!
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Christmas always sneaks up on me. Only this year it not only snuck up on me, it also jumped out from behind a tree, forced me to the ground and jumped all over me until its bootprint was permanently rendered onto my face. Now that the panic attacks have subsided I’m getting into the Christmas spirit - the decorations are up, we’ve spent a ridiculous amount of money on party food for when we have the family over, and (some) presents have been wrapped (not by me though - I only wrap neatly when I take me time, but these presents are for this Christmas, not the next).
I’ve noticed that radio stations and music TV are already playing those “festive” Christmas songs that we hate to love, including a countdown of the last 20 years’ Christmas Number Ones. This got me thinking - I wonder what songs have slipped into obscurity just because they didn’t make the top slot, and what aural monstrosity beat it back into second place. Therefore, please find below the greatest Christmas Number Two Songs That Should Have Been Number Ones (in chronological order).
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