Since 1913 to 2013 childrens lists to Santa have advanced from simple, everyday things, like oranges to machine made, glamorous toys. Based on research using previous Dear Santa letters from a century ago in historical newspaper questions, a family history website called MyHeritage gathered the information of the top ten Christmas gifts from 1913 and compared them towards the gifts asked for in 2013. Back then, it’s interesting to see how children asked for basic items like food and clothing compared to fancy, high tech toys.
Top 10 Gifts in 1913
- Candy
- Nuts
- Rocking Horse
- Doll
- Mitten/gloves
- Toy Train
- Oranges
- Books
- Handkerchiefs
- Skates
Top 10 Gifts in 2013:
- Furby Boom
- Teksta Robotic Puppy
- LeapPad Ultra
- Flying Fairy
- Bugs Hug Elmo
- Barbie Dream House
- Giggly Monkey
- Nerf Gun
- Ninja Turtles
- Lego
