But one survey has revealed the weirdest² items to turn up on Christmas lists, and they include mythical³ monsters and mega-selling popstars.

 

Conducted by GAME, the study also reveals a significant break from festive⁴ tradition when it comes to writing wish lists.

 

One in three, 29%, children now use technology such as iPads or mobile phones instead of the traditional pen and paper, while a further one in five (19%) will rely on parents to take note of all the things they point at during TV adverts⁵ and during trips to the shops.

 

With more than three million lists likely to be drafted, parents are gearing up for a flurry of requests including many that even Santa would struggle to fulfil.

 

As part of the study, parents were asked to reveal some of the weird¹ and wonderful items that made it onto their child's Christmas lists.

 

These are the top 10 most obscure items: a real dragon egg, pet unicorn⁶, iPhone 7, glasses for a cat, that daddy's job will be ok, a live walrus⁷, Taylor Swift, flight to the moon, Ferrari, and the power of invisibility.

点击收听单词发音