1980s Christmas

Points of View - Christmas telly, 1980

"The BBC were putting out any old guff, on the principle that any old guff is good enough for Christmas eve"

Liverpool Santa evicted, 1980

"Now his days at the North Pole are numbered"

A Dame at Christmas, 1980

"Me and Joan Sutherland - we're almost deities - we're not even megastars anymore"

Recession Christmas, 1980

"There's no better place to watch the dedicated Christmas buyer than in this TV games department"

Play School - Christmas Day, 1980

"Ready to play? What's the day? Christmas Day!"

Rubik's cube revolution, 1981

"One of those fiendishly brilliant and disarmingly simple ideas that can revolutionise the games market overnight"

Ho, Ho, Hologram decorations, 1981

"We believe it's the world's first holographic, three-dimensional Christmas card"

Tinsel Man, 1982

"I make anything out of nothing"

Computer Christmas card, 1982

"It could become a very popular way to send a very festive message"

Musical cards, 1982

"The very latest one could drive you to drink"

Toys for Northern Ireland appeal, 1983

"We asked you to help and the response has been quite extraordinary"

Cabbage Patch Kids reach Britain, 1983

"I'd rather have a doll than my very own child"

Christmas toy crazes, 1983

"Every face is different - ugly, but different."

Santa's steam train, 1983

"A real Christmas, with a hint of magic and a whiff of nostalgia"

Christmas with Breakfast Time promo, 1983

"Wake up to Christmas, with Breakfast Time"

Has Santa lost his Christmas cheer? - 1983

An investigation into reports that Father Christmas has lost his jollity

Trading Places review, 1983

"As a special Christmas offer, you get two movies for the price of one"

Gifts for geeks, 1984

"Trying to decide what to buy for the computer buff in your life? Worry no more, we are here to help"

Irish customs strike Christmas shopping, 1984

"The opportunities for would-be smugglers were obvious"

Gremlins controversy, 1984

"The word the publicity avoids is 'murderous' "

Band Aid is number one, 1984

"In just one week they've raised more than a million pounds"

Bob Geldof on Pebble Mill, 1984

"The idea of Band Aid was that somehow everybody would commit whatever they were capable of doing"

Office Christmas parties, 1984

"It's not really an invitation, it's a summons"

Nerds' Noël, 1985

"The robots are a snip at about a hundred-and-seventy pounds"

Robo-Christmas, 1985

"Next year is going to be the year of the robot toy"

Oh Blimey! It's Christmas, 1985

"I will be doing a tour, when I've tidied me bedroom"

Toys for grown-ups, 1985

"Conspicuous consumption has reached new heights"

Veggie Christmas, 1985

"Not for them, the joys of turkey, sausages and ham"

Santa Claus: The Movie review, 1985

"Everyone can really dislike the film without being accused of religious prejudice"

Top 10 Christmas toys, 1986

"Teddy bears are making a comeback, games are selling well, but computers are out"

Disabled dolls, 1987

"It's a doll who's doing something, who has been active despite some sort of challenge"

Santa on a Saracen, 1987

"Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer it is not"

Top 10 Christmas toys, 1987

"Toytown is boom town"

English shop in New York, 1988

"You always see lots of English people in here buying all the junk food we can't live without"

Band Aid 2, 1989

"Stock, Aitken, Waterman added a touch of 1989 to the sounds of 1984"

"Bizarre product" Christmas records, 1989

"After a year of acid house hits: Max Bygraves, Lionel Bart and hidden talents from the TV soaps"

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