Taking Christmas Top Ten Lists to the Extreme!

With Christmas fast approaching it seems that every publication is posting at least one or two “Top Ten” lists, from Top Ten Christmas Movies (everyone has a favourite) to Top Ten Wackiest Christmas Decorations. So here is a rundown of the Expat Explorer Top Ten Christmas Top Ten Lists!

From Flickr

10. Top Ten tech gifts for grandparents this Christmas 

1. Senior-friendly mobile phone

2. Webcam

3. Plant sensor

4. e-Book reader

5. Digital photo frames

6. Motion Sensing Gaming Console (MSGC)

7. HD video cameras

8. GPS

9. Large print keyboards

10. Portable media player

9. Top Ten best Christmas Movies Of All Time 

1. Die Hard

2. Brazil

3. Nightmare Before Christmas

4. 1941

5. A Christmas Story

6. The Bishop’s Wife

7. Elf

8. Gremlins

9. Miracle on 34^th Street

10. A Christmas Carol

8. Top Ten Christmas markets in Europe 

1. Munich, Germany

2. Cologne, Germany

3. Vienna, Austria

4. Prague, Czech Republic

5. Copenhagen, Denmark

6. Nuremberg, Germany

7. Strasbourg, France

8. Manchester, England

9. Brussels, Belgium

10. Zurich, Switzerland

From Flickr

7. Top Ten Most Wanted Christmas Gadgets 

1. iPad2

2. iPhone 4S

3. Kindle Fire

3. Nintendo 3DS

4. Blackberry Playbook

5. LG Star

7. TiVo

8. Chromebook

9. Motorola 3.0 Tablet

10. Sony Ericsson Experia Play

6. Top Ten Unusual Christmas Decorations

1. Bah Humbug Bauble

2. Jelly Belly Baubles

3. Christmas Pudding Bin Bags

4. Cluedo Crackers

5. Cat Badge Christmas card

6. Christmas Loo Roll

7. Moscow Fur Stocking

8. Moustache Snow Globe

9. Feather Tree

10. Gisela Graham White Feather Owl

5. Top Ten Ethical Christmas Gifts 

1. Fairtrade Fun Ball

2. Kamikaze Airlines Organic T-Shirt

3. Organic Green / Pink / Charcoal Proportional Striped Socks

4. Fairtrade Organic Hi Top Trainers Black & White

5. Organic Turquoise / Aqua Affirmation Socks

6. Fairtrade Organic Low Top Trainers Red

7. Fairtrade Mini Football Ball

8. Kamikaze Women’s H20 Organic T-Shirt

9. Fairtrade Pro Football

10. Fairtrade Organic Kids Hi Top Trainers Black & White

4. Top Ten Best Childrens' Christmas Books

1. The Night Before Christmas - Clement C Moore

2. Cops And Robbers - Allan and Janet Ahlberg

3. The Snowman - Raymond Briggs

4. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

5. How The Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr Seuss

6. Letters From Father Christmas - JRR Tolkien

7. A Child's Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas

8. The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg

9. The Tailor of Gloucester - Beatrix Potter

10. Horrible Christmas - Terry Deary and Martin Brown

3. Top Ten Christmas Lists

1. The Best Christmas Books Ever

2. The Only Christmas Gifts You Should Buy This Year

3. The Coolest Christmas Card Ideas You’ll Ever See

4. Christmas Albums You Probably Don’t Own But Should

5. Best Advent Calendars EVER

6. Christmas Printables, Websites & Other Cool Online Tools

7. Handmade Christmas Gifts for Kids to Make & Give

8. Best Advent Calendars EVER

9. How To Wrap and Detangle Christmas

10. Presents Without Bows Are Just Wrong

From Flickr

2. Top Ten Best Novelty Christmas Songs 

1. “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” — Alvin & The Chipmunks

2. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” — Elmo and Patsy

3. “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” — Spike Jones and his City Slickers

4. “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” –Gayle Peevey

5. “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” — Thurl Ravenscroft

6. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” — Jimmy Boyd

7. “Snoopy’s Christmas” — The Royal Guardsman

8. “Santa Baby” — Eartha Kitt

9. “Feliz Navidad” — Jose Feliciano

10. “Frosty The Snowman” — Gene Autry

1.Top Ten Expat Christmas Posts!

1. An Expat Christmas – hungary for adventure 

2. Christmas Edition: Carols – Life of an Expat Parent 

3. A Mince Pie for Christmas – Expat Daily News 

4. Classic Displaced Writing: Dickens – A Christmas Carol – The Displaced Nation 

5. Expat Christmas: Holiday Blues to Holiday Cheer – Memoirs of a Young Adventurer 

6. Christmas Variability – Boreal Expat 

7. Happy Expat Christmas – Punchbuggy

8. Twelve Crafts of Christmas [Guest Post] Swedish Christmaswith Bailie from Expat in Training – her new leaf 

9. Christmas spirit in Lugano – Expat with Kids

10. An Expat Christmas – The Life and Times of Chantelle 

We hope you have enjoyed these Christmas Top Ten lists. Do you have a Christmas themed Top Ten list to share with us? Tweet us @ExpatExplorer or share the link in the comments box below. Merry Christmas!