Few will ever forget bolting out of bed and running down the stairs to check what Santa left you on Christmas morning, waking up the adults in the house in the process. The smell of a newly opened tin of sweets, trying on your news clothes, going to Christmas Day services, the big dinner, selection boxes and running out to the street to show your friends what you got and check out what Santa had left for them. It was magic.
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In the late 80s the coolest cats in town were those with their very own personal cassette player. Here an employee of Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the first model of Sony's stereo cassete player Walkman TPS-L2 from thew 1980s. Sony sold 50 million Walkmans within a decade. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO
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The classic Rubiks Cube has stumped many a young person and the faster you could do it, the higher your street cred. The cube has stood the test of time and is pictured here at a Toy Fair 2011 at Olympia Exhibition Centre on January 25, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) Photo: Tim P. Whitby
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Toy cars were a staple at Christmas, and a less expensive stocking filler that you could fit in your pocket. (PAUL BARKER/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: PAUL BARKER
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For generations, Barbie has been the most glamorous of dolls and the 80s were no exception. Here are some barbies as the toy turned 50 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Photo: Ian Waldie